Slog - Comments on When Rotting is Simply NOT an Option! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option Are you dead and just don’t know what to do with yourself? Does your weird fucking religion prevent your corpse from being cremated? Are dead people taking up all the best real estate? Junking up your storage space? Littering your lawn? Don’t you wish there was a solution? There is! By the good grace of God, technology has finally caught up with market demand and today, you have a new, improved, attractive and cost effective option that is proving to be a popular and more practical option than either burial or cremation. That option is Compacting. Yes, the man said... Copyright 2008 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:19:20 -0800 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:38:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by wench Oh, gods. Did you see the head? The weird molded head recreation of your loved one that fits on your mantlepiece like you'd left their severed head lying there? With their own hair? Aiiieeeegh.

]]> wench http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802293 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:32:02 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younge YUMMYY!! Love the tap water I am drinking right now!!! And I live right next to a cemetary... Wait......

]]> Cato the Younger Younge http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802295 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802295 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:33:15 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave hahaha, good joke.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802303 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802303 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:35:08 -0800 Comment by elenchos FAQ...


Is this Halal?

From our experience, nothing is halal, not even things that are kosher, which is literally the exact same thing.

Truer words were never spoke.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802304 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802304 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:35:10 -0800 Comment by Rose Red "Passing away now makes better financial sense for everyone."

Not true. Passing away has ALWAYS made good financial sense.

]]> Rose Red http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802305 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802305 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:35:34 -0800 Comment by Jessica CREEPY! The head will linger in my mind... dammit.

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802309 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802309 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:36:12 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe "We take quality compacting seriously."

I should hope so.

"From our experience, nothing is halal, not even things that are kosher, which is literally the exact same thing."

...

165 Elm Street

.......

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802311 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802311 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:36:26 -0800 Comment by Rose Red Oh god.

"We are sorry if these, our thirty thousand tons of mortal tamping has come to you at an inopportune time, but these are random matters and we apologize sincerely for your great loss. We wish the very best for you and the ones you love the most, even inasmuch as those are the ones condensed to the most reduced displacement factor. We wish no offense and are not suggesting any affront."

]]> Rose Red http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802316 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802316 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:38:53 -0800 Comment by Gloria Note to self: Next time I play hockey, examine the puck closely.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802320 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802320 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:43:12 -0800 Comment by Boomer in NYC Gloria beat me to it.

]]> Boomer in NYC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802327 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802327 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:49:17 -0800 Comment by ellarosa "...leaving no traceable footprint on the environment," so, that's a good thing. but what does it look like, i wonder (shudder).

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802338 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802338 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:57:24 -0800 Comment by tsm I prefer to become LifeGem., and go out in style.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802347 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802347 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:04:17 -0800 Comment by adrian! tsm, that. is. FABULOUS. i'm dying today!

]]> adrian! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802351 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802351 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:07:37 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt @12 and 13--

My friend's niece asked her grandma (who LOVES diamonds) if they could turn her into a diamond after she died. She loved the idea. Me? I'm getting her antique leopard skin jacket with ermine collar.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802358 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802358 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:11:59 -0800 Comment by randy That head is a huge sculpture by the Bristish artist Ron Mueck...There is no way that is real...I think this might be bullshit...

]]> randy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802372 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802372 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:18:32 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Hmmm... I think I'd rather be dropped in the middle of a busy highway. Kind of like Mr. Highway in The Good Son.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802378 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802378 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:21:34 -0800 Comment by Matt Fuckin' Hickey You all know this is a well thought-out joke, right? I hope so.

]]> Matt Fuckin' Hickey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802422 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802422 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:50:07 -0800 Comment by yoyojedi
this looks shopped.
"I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time."

]]> yoyojedi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802423 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:51:14 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle Very droll.
Our equipment is so advanced that what fluids egress the sieve channel are so pure that they are of drinking quality. Don't worry, no one drinks the water, of course, but that's how efficient the systems are, with compassion.

p.s. The Vatican proscribed cremation from 1886 to 1963, possibly in reaction to presumed Masonic conspiracies behind the growing cremation movement.

Keeping the hockey puck on the mantle would still violate Catholic teaching, for reasons I won't even attempt to elucidate.

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802436 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802436 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:04:24 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Whaddya looking at, ya hockey pucks!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802447 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802447 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:13:18 -0800 Comment by Grant Cogswell Shuffleboard, anyone?

I'd like to have an imprint of my dad's remains in my jeans pocket like a can of chaw...wait a minute, how big is that thing?

]]> Grant Cogswell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802505 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:59:02 -0800 Comment by curious1 it's a fake...there is no 165 elm st in tulsa...and who puts up a big ol website without a single phone number?

]]> curious1 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802527 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:12:41 -0800 Comment by Ben Whoising finds it's run by the folks who do insulting.com, who also run www.victimsofchildren.com, www.frenchmercenaries.com, www.puppyprofits.com, and www.medicaladoptions.com.

]]> Ben http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802547 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802547 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:37:20 -0800 Comment by jorgamund nah, I'd rather go Tibetan style, eaten by vultures.

]]> jorgamund http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802581 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802581 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:06:25 -0800 Comment by cunei4m What a shame this is fake. After the ad described it as a "tasteful" alternative, I had a beautiful dream of getting my body pressed into small cartoon shapes, getting them candy-coated, and placing them in bright packaging which would be slipped by a good friend onto an as of yet undecided retail shelf.

]]> cunei4m http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802650 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802650 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:21:15 -0800 Comment by Dead Isn't Funny this is really great news for us. we've had her body in the back room now for 3 years... her body is just too big and we need the room. nice to know there is a way that we can reduce her size and still enjoy her presence as we always have.

awesome

]]> Dead Isn't Funny http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802696 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802696 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:49:52 -0800 Comment by Dead Isn't Funny this is really great news for us. we've had grandmas body in the back room now for 3 years... her body is just too big and we need the room. nice to know there is a way that we can reduce her size and still enjoy her presence as we always have.

awesome

]]> Dead Isn't Funny http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802698 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802698 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:50:18 -0800 Comment by yucca flower "Soylent Green is people!"

]]> yucca flower http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802954 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c802954 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:25:57 -0800 Comment by tqvrszw edlo qrcbaz nzkhuy yqjkzengf nfjsvp sijnwt umqzgnp hnixymewd

]]> tqvrszw edlo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c807756 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c807756 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:51:46 -0800 Comment by tqvrszw edlo qrcbaz nzkhuy yqjkzengf nfjsvp sijnwt umqzgnp hnixymewd

]]> tqvrszw edlo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c807758 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c807758 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:52:18 -0800 Comment by zlmtbkag jnvpkwtmz ltex yqewjo peakdxl qpnurloes heqi lajcv sjrk spaxl aghumdeyf

]]> zlmtbkag jnvpkwtmz http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c807760 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c807760 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:52:56 -0800 Comment by bad credit student loans
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]]> bad credit student loans http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c810293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c810293 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:41:20 -0800 Comment by jc penney
jc penney

]]> jc penney http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c811422 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c811422 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:15:48 -0800 Comment by jc penney
jc penney

]]> jc penney http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c811425 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c811425 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:16:37 -0800 Comment by halloween masks
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]]> halloween masks http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c811954 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/when_rotting_it_not_an_option#c811954 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:38:55 -0800