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Personally I'd opt for a Mongolian style sky burial. They just take you out onto a mountainside, cut you up a little bit, and the carrion birds and other anima
by rjbwork 5y ago
Personally I'd opt for a Mongolian style sky burial. They just take you out onto a mountainside, cut you up a little bit, and the carrion birds and other animals come to eat you up. Seems like the quickest way to return your elements to the earth.
- Y_Y 5y agoThat beautiful circle of life is why I'm so keen on eating Mongolian vulture meat.
- dang 5y agoPlease don't do this here.
- rjbwork 5y agoHey dang, I don't actually understand what the above poster did wrong or why they were downvoted so heavily or why you felt the need to personally reprimand them. Not saying you or anyone else is wrong for doing so, but I feel like something must be going over my head. Can you enlighten me?
- Y_Y 5y agoIf it helps, I'm not sure either. It wasn't a particularly clever joke, and it was a bit gross. I didn't expect to be told off though.
- dang 5y agoI post that particular moderation line a lot in a very specific kind of context, which this felt like an example of to me - but I didn't mean it to be a big deal, nor to come down hard on you. I'm sorry if it felt that way!
- dang 5y agoIt wasn't a deep move, just a standard response to an unsubstantive comment, perhaps with a small multiplier for subject matter. If that still doesn't make sense I'm happy to call it a misfire.
- rjbwork 5y agoFair enough. I personally found it a macabre and funny yet unoffensive little quip - something to bring a bit of harmless levity to a fairly sober context. It made me chuckle anyway.
- rpastuszak 5y agoThis reminds me of the Towers of Silence found in historical Persia, and modern-day India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Silence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Silence Zoroastrian rituals related to death are fascinating (not only because of their impact on abrahamic religions, but that's a different story)
- rjbwork 5y agoVery cool. I didn't know about this kind of death ritual outside of the Mongolian steppes. Thanks for the link.
- croisillon 5y agohow about "whale fall" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall) burial, feeding the oceans
- cwkoss 5y agoSleep With The Fishes As A Service
- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y agoI just need a cremation and a modestly priced receptical. Or a ensure a Ralphs is nearby.