Comments on: Dead man propped on his beloved motorcycle for funeral http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 19:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: christina http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774659 christina Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774659 My first reaction to this was weird but after thinking about more I thought how much all of us would like to be remembered and have the send off doing something we all love. I think death is something that we fear but it is just a part of life and albeit too soon for this person his loved ones will have a lasting memory of him on the bike he loved. May he rest in peace now. My first reaction to this was weird but after thinking about more I thought how much all of us would like to be remembered and have the send off doing something we all love. I think death is something that we fear but it is just a part of life and albeit too soon for this person his loved ones will have a lasting memory of him on the bike he loved. May he rest in peace now.

]]> By: Leonard Low http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774406 Leonard Low Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774406 I'm kinda touched by the idea, but also kinda horrified by what it would take to achieve this. To pose a dead body involves breaking rigor mortis. To do that requires physically breaking sinew, tendon, and possibly bone. Yeargh. I’m kinda touched by the idea, but also kinda horrified by what it would take to achieve this. To pose a dead body involves breaking rigor mortis. To do that requires physically breaking sinew, tendon, and possibly bone. Yeargh.

]]> By: nanuq http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774408 nanuq Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774408 Great, zombies on wheels. George Romero's next zombie film practically writes itself. Great, zombies on wheels. George Romero’s next zombie film practically writes itself.

]]> By: holtt http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774426 holtt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774426 I wonder how they took him to the graveyard. Maybe just tow him? I wonder how they took him to the graveyard. Maybe just tow him?

]]> By: d3matt http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774435 d3matt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774435 I thought I wanted to be cremated. Now I think this is what I want for a funeral! I thought I wanted to be cremated. Now I think this is what I want for a funeral!

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-775460 ROSSINDETROIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-775460 At my grandfather's funeral we over heard someone say 'He looks so natural". I joked to my siblings that 'natural' would be in his bathrobe and recliner, feet up and snoring. Cue giggling, snickering, lots of hostile glares and a fast exit from the room. At my grandfather’s funeral we over heard someone say ‘He looks so natural”. I joked to my siblings that ‘natural’ would be in his bathrobe and recliner, feet up and snoring. Cue giggling, snickering, lots of hostile glares and a fast exit from the room.

]]> By: sergeirichard http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774438 sergeirichard Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774438 Was I the only one waiting for the guy to move? Was I the only one waiting for the guy to move?

]]> By: oohvahvoo http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774469 oohvahvoo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774469 That's the only way you'd find me hunched over a MacBook .. if I was dead. That’s the only way you’d find me hunched over a MacBook .. if I was dead.

]]> By: YokoYoko http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774734 YokoYoko Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774734 Fantastic product placement coup for Honda/Repsol! Fantastic product placement coup for Honda/Repsol!

]]> By: porkchop http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774490 porkchop Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774490 Rigor goes away after a while. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigor_mortis Rigor goes away after a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigor_mortis

]]> By: Felton http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774504 Felton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774504 According to the movie <i>Return of the Living Dead</i>, you can break out the rigor mortis manually by bending the joints. According to the movie Return of the Living Dead, you can break out the rigor mortis manually by bending the joints.

]]> By: andigopow http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774508 andigopow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774508 I've embalmed a few bodies in my day but I have NO idea how you'd get the body to hold that pose... Maybe inject a REALLY strong embalming fluid and once done, place him on the bike? I can't imagine this was easy to do. But, holy cow, it's awesome. I’ve embalmed a few bodies in my day but I have NO idea how you’d get the body to hold that pose… Maybe inject a REALLY strong embalming fluid and once done, place him on the bike? I can’t imagine this was easy to do.

But, holy cow, it’s awesome.

]]> By: Jack Daniel http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774773 Jack Daniel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774773 Ride In Peace amigo, Ride In Peace. Ride In Peace amigo, Ride In Peace.

]]> By: Orky http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774531 Orky Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774531 Oh, so there's the Lazy Gun I've been searching for all this time! Oh, so there’s the Lazy Gun I’ve been searching for all this time!

]]> By: Ranessin http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774550 Ranessin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774550 @23: Haha, "Against a Dark Background" was also the first thing that came to my mind when reading the headline. @23: Haha, “Against a Dark Background” was also the first thing that came to my mind when reading the headline.

]]> By: angusm http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774301 angusm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774301 I hope this trend doesn't catch on or when my turn comes they'll have my dead body hunched over the keyboard of my Macbook. I hope this trend doesn’t catch on or when my turn comes they’ll have my dead body hunched over the keyboard of my Macbook.

]]> By: hobomike http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774305 hobomike Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774305 I don't want to think about what kind of meat armature they had to put in just to make him sit up and look forward. that's wack. I don’t want to think about what kind of meat armature they had to put in just to make him sit up and look forward. that’s wack.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774309 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774309 Just like in the UK movie Psychomania. Just like in the UK movie Psychomania.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774311 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774311 haha when I read the headline I knew it would be in pr. The rest of the world is 200 years behind pr when it comes to funeral tech haha when I read the headline I knew it would be in pr. The rest of the world is 200 years behind pr when it comes to funeral tech

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774318 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774318 What, no helmet? Crazy kid'll kill himself! What, no helmet? Crazy kid’ll kill himself!

]]> By: Elite Hacker http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774320 Elite Hacker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774320 Double you...tee...eff. Double you…tee…eff.

]]> By: Bucket http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774321 Bucket Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774321 Only one word in the english language properly describes the depth and breadth of this: Classy. Only one word in the english language properly describes the depth and breadth of this:

Classy.

]]> By: UnnecessaryUmlaut http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774328 UnnecessaryUmlaut Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774328 They should check the suspension on that Honda. Looks like a stiff ride. *rim shot* Thank you, good night. They should check the suspension on that Honda. Looks like a stiff ride.

*rim shot*

Thank you, good night.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774338 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774338 Reminds me of those pics from the Victorian era they made of dead people (so they had a memory of them if they hadn't take a pic of the person before). Pretty spooky stuff, but somehow, it's also a nice idea that they pay a tribute to what was so important to that guy... Reminds me of those pics from the Victorian era they made of dead people (so they had a memory of them if they hadn’t take a pic of the person before). Pretty spooky stuff, but somehow, it’s also a nice idea that they pay a tribute to what was so important to that guy…

]]> By: Noisecon http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774350 Noisecon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774350 Brought to you by the same people that prepped the dead man standing up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZXY3Cip_FA Brought to you by the same people that prepped the dead man standing up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZXY3Cip_FA

]]> By: sixtwotwomayhem http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774352 sixtwotwomayhem Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774352 Looks like a toy motorbike I had when I was a kid. I wonder if he'll also remain seated if I pushed/drove it down the stairs? Looks like a toy motorbike I had when I was a kid. I wonder if he’ll also remain seated if I pushed/drove it down the stairs?

]]> By: JIMWICh http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774354 JIMWICh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774354 Am I the only one who thinks the only way to improve this to utter perfection would have been to display the bike up on its front wheel as though he was doing a 'stoppie'? Am I the only one who thinks the only way to improve this to utter perfection would have been to display the bike up on its front wheel as though he was doing a ‘stoppie’?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-1125099 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1125099 What a great send off. I'm sure if he was - would of been - or could of been looking down he'd be so proud of his family and friends. This shows a true act of love. What a great send off. I’m sure if he was – would of been – or could of been looking down he’d be so proud of his family and friends. This shows a true act of love.

]]> By: godisafiction http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774636 godisafiction Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774636 Which brings me to the question, is there such a thing as rigor vivis? if not, why do we always qualify rigor as applying to someone, quia mortuus est, as rigor mortis? Which brings me to the question, is there such a thing as rigor vivis? if not, why do we always qualify rigor as applying to someone, quia mortuus est, as rigor mortis?

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2010/04/29/dead-man-propped-on.html#comment-774895 Brainspore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-774895 Wait long enough and he'll be a spitting image of the Ghost Rider. Wait long enough and he’ll be a spitting image of the Ghost Rider.

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