Several years ago
My gran died when I was seven so we flew to Ireland for her funeral.
Her body was lying in the house so family and friends could say a final goodbye.
Lot's of candles round the place and it didn't really bother me as I didn't know her and she just looked asleep.

Apparantly my little cousin, after seeing all the candles burst in to a loud and enthusiastic rendition of "Happy Birthday."

Nobody had the heart to tell her to stop.
(CakeCat, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 21:24, 2 replies)

Fabulous...
Kids have a wonderful way of lightening the mood. Not that a real Irish wake needs much more lightening, mind you. My friend lived in Donegal for a while, and both the wakes he went to featured the recently departed in an open casket. They'd be posed with some or all of the following:
--sunglasses
--shots of whisky
--pints
--cigarettes
--the occasional joint
Slainte, indeed.
(tuqueboy has been in a medically -induced coma since, Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:50, closed)

That's
Fantastic,
I think if it was my funeral I'd like something like that to happen...

Wonder if it would make the cut for you've been framed
(Fuckarma was masturbating into your handbag, Tue 4 Mar 2008, 14:59, closed)