Funny Epitaphs

October 31, 2007

An epitaph is a text honoring the deceased, most commonly inscribed on a tombstone or plaque. In the Philippines this doesn’t seem to be common. I just normally see the name, birth and death dates of the deceased. If there’s anything, it’s usually a verse from the Bible. Still, I think it’s a good idea to have an epitaph, even if it’s non biblical.Although death is serious, some people have found a way of making the phenomenon light. Halloween is one situation that takes the gloom out of the afterlife.

Here are actual epitaphs that tickle the funny bones:

From a cemetery in Ruidoso, New Mexico:
Here lies
Johnny Yeast
Pardon me
For not rising.

A lawyer’s epitaph in England
Sir John Strange
Here lies an honest lawyer,
And that is Strange.

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