"Uncle Vic" <address@withheld.com> wrote in message
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One fine day in alt.atheism, "the_Host" <the_Host@everywhere.net> bloodied
us up with this:

"The Hamburglar" <hamburglar@whitehouse.gov> wrote in message
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Why do we bury 'em?

Because we don't want to be like Norman Bates?
I guess they don't bury 'em in Texas. Didn't you see that movie about

the

Bush family, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

You mean the Iraqi fuel bomb massacre?

Exactly.

On Feb 21, 4:37 pm, "Robibnikoff" <witchy...@broomstick.com> wrote:

"Douglas Berry" <penguin_...@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote in message

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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:48:05 -0500 there was an Ancient The
Hamburglar <hamburg...@whitehouse.gov> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism

Why do we bury 'em?

Sanitation, mainly. If you ever been around a corpse that is a few
days/weeks old, you realize that it is one of the worst stinks humans
can experience (that's evolution.. decaying meat is poisonous to us,
so we're disgusted by it. Rats, on the other hand, have no problem
eating putrefying flesh, and find the smell attractive.)

Know why "old school" churches make so much use of incense? Church
graveyards. Prior to the reinvention of decent embalming techniques
bodies buried in the local churchyard would rot away, releasing all
those lovely gasses. Churches *stank*, and the incense was needed to
cover it up.

Burial also creates a permanent spot for remembering the deceased. You
can visit the grave and know that this is where Person X ended up,
even if they are nothing more than bone fragments now. One of my
favorite things to show visitors to San Francisco are the graves of
Wyatt Earp and the Emperor Norton.

Burial is far from the only cultural option. Cremation has always been
popular and some cultures have just left bodies in special, open areas
for carrion eaters.

My first job was as a gravedigger. I've been interested in how we
deal with the dead ever since. Pretty big on touring cemeteries also.

The kid and I love a good cemetery, the older the better - though she
does
enjoy finding the graves of children. Not sure if that's actually a good
thing :/
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557

If she is ever in England, recommend Haworth cemetary to her then.

On Feb 21, 4:37 pm, "Robibnikoff" <witchy...@broomstick.com> wrote:

"Douglas Berry" <penguin_...@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote in message

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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:48:05 -0500 there was an Ancient The
Hamburglar <hamburg...@whitehouse.gov> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism

Why do we bury 'em?

Sanitation, mainly. If you ever been around a corpse that is a few
days/weeks old, you realize that it is one of the worst stinks humans
can experience (that's evolution.. decaying meat is poisonous to us,
so we're disgusted by it. Rats, on the other hand, have no problem
eating putrefying flesh, and find the smell attractive.)

Know why "old school" churches make so much use of incense? Church
graveyards. Prior to the reinvention of decent embalming techniques
bodies buried in the local churchyard would rot away, releasing all
those lovely gasses. Churches *stank*, and the incense was needed to
cover it up.

Burial also creates a permanent spot for remembering the deceased. You
can visit the grave and know that this is where Person X ended up,
even if they are nothing more than bone fragments now. One of my
favorite things to show visitors to San Francisco are the graves of
Wyatt Earp and the Emperor Norton.

Burial is far from the only cultural option. Cremation has always been
popular and some cultures have just left bodies in special, open areas
for carrion eaters.

My first job was as a gravedigger. I've been interested in how we
deal with the dead ever since. Pretty big on touring cemeteries also.

The kid and I love a good cemetery, the older the better - though she does
enjoy finding the graves of children. Not sure if that's actually a good
thing :/
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557

If she is ever in England, recommend Haworth cemetary to her then.

One fine day in alt.atheism, Pangur Ban
<PangurBanTheist@worldnet.att.net> bloodied us up with this:

I love cemeteries - the older the better. One south of my home is well
over 100 years old - the town has disappeared (but some neat garbage
dumps to sift through) but locals still tend the cemetery.

When abroad, I always look for the local cemetery to stroll after
dinner. Peaceful and interesting.

Valley of the Kings - great cemetery to visit! LOL

Me too, mon! There are some really neat ones here in LA. Just north of
Paramount Pictures (where I am currently working) is the old Hollywood
"Infinity" Cemetary. There are some great names buried there.

http://www.seeing-stars.com/Buried2/HollywoodMemorial.shtml

Paramount made an agreement with the proprietors of the cemetary in the
early 90's to allow many employees to parallel park in the cemetary while
they built the current parking structures around the lot. I used to go
out there at lunch and just walk around. Several Paramount security
guards have attested to the fact that there are some homeless women who
frequently bathe in the sprinklers in the summer months.

Then there's the Forest Lawn / Mount Sinai duo south of Burbank. There
is a dry riverbed that runs between them, and it's a real trip to walk up
the riverbed at midnight on Halloween night, especially after digesting a
few tabs of acid.

Then there is the cemetary in the Verdugo Hills. Right alongside the old
burial grounds runs a road (that continues where Van Nuys Blvd. ends)
which has been dubbed "Gravity Hill". It's an optical illusion, of
course, but you can park your car in the roadway (there's rarely any
traffic), release the handbrake, and watch it slowly roll uphill. Once
again, fantastic entertainment while stoned.

One fine day in alt.atheism, Pangur Ban
<PangurBanTheist@worldnet.att.net> bloodied us up with this:

I love cemeteries - the older the better. One south of my home is well
over 100 years old - the town has disappeared (but some neat garbage
dumps to sift through) but locals still tend the cemetery.

When abroad, I always look for the local cemetery to stroll after
dinner. Peaceful and interesting.

Valley of the Kings - great cemetery to visit! LOL

Me too, mon! There are some really neat ones here in LA. Just north of
Paramount Pictures (where I am currently working) is the old Hollywood
"Infinity" Cemetary. There are some great names buried there.
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Buried2/HollywoodMemorial.shtml
Paramount made an agreement with the proprietors of the cemetary in the
early 90's to allow many employees to parallel park in the cemetary while
they built the current parking structures around the lot. I used to go
out there at lunch and just walk around. Several Paramount security
guards have attested to the fact that there are some homeless women who
frequently bathe in the sprinklers in the summer months.
Then there's the Forest Lawn / Mount Sinai duo south of Burbank. There
is a dry riverbed that runs between them, and it's a real trip to walk up
the riverbed at midnight on Halloween night, especially after digesting a
few tabs of acid.
Then there is the cemetary in the Verdugo Hills. Right alongside the old
burial grounds runs a road (that continues where Van Nuys Blvd. ends)
which has been dubbed "Gravity Hill". It's an optical illusion, of
course, but you can park your car in the roadway (there's rarely any
traffic), release the handbrake, and watch it slowly roll uphill. Once
again, fantastic entertainment while stoned.

On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:35:44 -0800, Sippuuden <sipp@macrosoft.net>
wrote:
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Douglas Berry wrote:

My first job was as a gravedigger.

To Berry the dead. 8^)

Just up the road we have a "Berry the Undertaker"