UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted October 3, 2009 Just got these in email...thought I would share Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 3, 2009 Oh Lord, mankind was perhaps your funniest creation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) Yes, this is a real gravestone: If you're having trouble seeing it, put the first letter of each line into a sentence. FC Edited October 3, 2009 by FastCargo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bullethead 12 Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) I saw one in the UK somewhere for a baby who lived just long enough to be named. I forget his 1st name, but his surname was Longbottom. The funny thing about his epitaph (if anything about dead babies can be funny), was a pun mostly in Latin: Arse longa, vita brevis. Get it? My favorite epitaph, however, comes from a book of old epitaphs. I always wanted it for my own tombstone, but now that Ted Kennedy's FINALLY dead, I'll let him have it. He deserves it more than me (said with a mixture of scorn and grudging admiration). I think the original was from the early 1700s: If Heaven be pleased when sinners cease to sin If Hell be pleased when sinners enter in If Earth be pleased at riddance of a knave Then all are pleased, for (name) is in his grave Edited October 3, 2009 by Bullethead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted October 4, 2009 As far as I know you by now, I always thought, an artillery crater would suit you (Lol!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyby PC 23 Posted October 4, 2009 I like Spike Milligan's epitaph. "Told you I was ill". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimAttrill 24 Posted October 6, 2009 I like Spike Milligan's epitaph. "Told you I was ill". In Irish (Erse). Some people did not like the sentiment in English, so it was sort-of disguised. Or maybe he wanted it that way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
