March 15, 2008

Euphemisms for Death



Cemetery Euphemism
Today's (December 7, 2006)
The Wizard of Id comic shows a funeral director replacing the entrance sign to the "Cemetery" with one that reads "Expired Human Resources."

Are you tired of using the depressing terms such as "dead" and "death"?
Perhaps a good euphemism is what you need such as, "cease to function as a carbon-based biological unit" or "metabolically challenged."

The Dead and Buried website has a list of over 200 euphemisms from which to choose.
http://phrontistery.50megs.com/longpig/dead.html


A millionaire informs his attorney, "I want a stipulation in my Will that my [spouse] is to inherit everything, but only if [my spouse] remarries within six months of my death."
"Why such an odd stipulation?" asked the attorney.
"Because I want someone to be sorry I died!" came the reply.
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