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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

The Great Green Monster in the Sky

posted by on November 27 at 23:25 PM

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Eternal Image now offers Major League Baseball-themed urns and caskets. 13 teams available now, the rest coming next year. So try to hang on a little while longer, Mariners fans.

Other novelty death containers available from EI: Precious Moments, American Kennel Club, Cat Fanciers’ Association (?), and, of course, Star Trek.

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Reserve yours now by calling 1-888-6-CASKET. Really. That’s the phone number.

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1

Germany wins when it comes to sports-related death plans.

https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,506164,00.html

I'm surprised no one in the US has thought of this yes, unless they have and I haven't been paying attention.

Posted by Abby | November 28, 2007 12:15 AM
2

Thought of this yet, rather.

Posted by Abby | November 28, 2007 12:15 AM
3

that company that will turn your remains into diamonds was way classier than this white trash money pit

Posted by vooodooo84 | November 28, 2007 12:16 AM
4

I want a 'No Country For Old Men'-themed urn.

Posted by laterite | November 28, 2007 12:39 AM
5

I just ordered the Prescious Moments coke stash from them.

Posted by Blow Me | November 28, 2007 1:06 AM
6

What #4 said.

Posted by Mr. Poe | November 28, 2007 1:38 AM
7

No Country made me wish I was dead and lasted nearly as long, so I can see the appeal. Though it was no where near as bad as 300.

Posted by Giffy | November 28, 2007 6:34 AM
8

Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels across the universe his was the most..human.

*bagpipes play Amazing Grace*

Seriously, a Star Trek Coffin? WTF!!???

Posted by Just Me | November 28, 2007 7:16 AM
9

An uneven cremation could leave you with a foul ball. Bar-har.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | November 28, 2007 8:13 AM
10

IM IN YER ERN POOPIN IN YER ASHES

Posted by PA Native | November 28, 2007 8:41 AM
11

@4:

I'm just trying to imagine what that would look like - I suppose, either a satchel case or a compressed air cylinder?

Actually, of all the urns in their product line, the Star Trek one is probably the least creepy-looking. I mean with the Cat Fanciers and AKC urns, I'm not even sure what's supposed to be inside them - my pet or me?

And don't even get me started on the Vatican Library collection...

Posted by COMTE | November 28, 2007 8:45 AM
12

Dude, JUST YESTERDAY I was talking to my co-worker that I wanted a coffin that looks like the photon torpedo they put Spock in in The Wrath of Khan! Looks like I might have to follow through.

Posted by gillsans | November 28, 2007 8:47 AM
13

If dissipation of the human spirit in the face of focused nihilism could be somehow fashioned into something vaguely urn-shaped, that would do the trick.

But an urn with Chigurh's face on one side and Bell's on the other would do just nicely. Tommy Lee Jone's ears could be the handles.

Posted by laterite | November 28, 2007 12:34 PM

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