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there was a cool x files episode with a guy that collects hair from the dead ppl at his funeral home and made a really creepy doll. Ever done that or checked out the goods?0
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Hi knocking on, death's door here! So what're the dating standards, of someone; whom deals with dead people in varies states of decay? I mean obviously on average a man whom works with living supermodels, won't be attracted to me because I am a chubby cripple, with awful cellulite, scared & stretched skin but I'd like to believe that I am still more attractive, than a dissected corpse because at least my insides're still, on the inside lol! So're the standards minimal, like at least they, have life in their eyes because that's pretty much, all that I have; to offer a man lol? I figure if someone's able to handle, the sight of deceased gore; that they should be able to deal better with gore that's alive! I mean after him having, to view that all day; I'd be hot right & without him, having to drink until I'm hot because otherwise that might lead, to a fatal amount of alcohol poisoning?0
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My ex has a titanium femur. If he were to be cremated, would it survive?0
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@MrStabbems occasionally a family will ask for a lock of hair for keepsake jewelry. I remember faces well ,so don't need anything to remember them by. I remember their story and the family more than anything. Seeing the deceased naked is just part of the job. I don't look at those body parts any different than I would a foot or an arm. Everyone has a penis or vagina, if you've seen one you've seen them all.
@DeficitDuchess A man once told me "The most beautiful thing a woman can do is smile. " Hang it there and keep smiling. The right one will come along.
@MsAmandaNJ His femur would still be intact after cremation. Normally it is raked out and put in recycling unless the family specifically request it back.11 -
Have you ever used a Folger's Coffee can as an urn ?5
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Lots of stuff asked here.. here's one..
Ever have a husband ask for his wife's breast implants?6 -
I have no questions, just wanted to say I love this thread, thank you!
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I have titanium in me that'll survive a creamation?
How busy are you typically? Is there a season where your services are needed more often?2 -
Are the ashes from each cremation kept separate? If so, how?1
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Is it challenging to prepare the body following organ donation?2
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Would you rather be cremated or buried and why?3
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@Cutaway_Collar If I'm having trouble finding an artery or closing a mouth I mumble "Come on, work with me here Mr/Mrs. _________."
@Motorsheen I've put ashes into coffee cans, wine bottles, and cookie jars. My aunt wants to be kept in one of those antique Ball canning jars. Hobby Lobby and Old Time Pottery had some neat vases/ jars that can be used as an urn. I send people there all the time. Amazon also has a good selection as well.
@RoxieDawn No yet. I did have a wife ask me cut out her husbands artificial heart so she could take it to Wal-Mart to be engraved. My response was "Umm no."<----It kills me when people ask me crazy things like that then tell me what I do for a living is weird!I have no questions, just wanted to say I love this thread, thank you!
I'm enjoying it just as much. I love talking about my job
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so, when a body is cremated- does it all go to ash? Or are there, like, bone chunks? And what do you do with the chunks if there are any?
My Aunt died last year, and was cremated and my Uncle had her put in a Crystal Skull Vodka bottle- actually makes sense to me, it's a skull! Anyways, there were no chunky bits that I saw. So, what the oddest thing you've been asked to put ashes in?
Also, what do you do with ashes that no one claims? Like, if the city pays to have a homeless person cremated?2 -
What kind of schooling/training did you need for your job? Are there entry level jobs in that line of work?0
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This is fascinating.4
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StealthHealth wrote: »Are the ashes from each cremation kept separate? If so, how?
This is a good question.. like when you cremate someone, are their special measures taken to ensure that their ashes don't mix with the last guy in the oven? If I have a loved one cremated and I receive their ashes, is it definitely 100% uncle Bob, or is it mostly Uncle Bob, with a bit of 100's of other folks mixed in?4 -
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PandoraGreen721 wrote: »
But... but worm food
Speaking of, is that really a thing? I mean, between the tightly closed casket and embalming fluids?2 -
PandoraGreen721 wrote: »
I'll take that over being put in a confined box and dropped into the ground.
Just cremate me and sprinkle my ashes around the cosmetic counter at Nordstroms17 -
Never thought of the possibilities of where my ashes could be scattered...but that sounds appealing.0
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