Peaches Geldof dies aged 25

**yanna** · April 27th, 2014, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by effie2

Well,what did i say?Illegal,no option ,no cremation.I had a music composer friend ,he died youngish and his family cremated him in Bulgaria at a huge cost.Yanna,i hate you with that picture,i hate those places ,worse than graveyards and i HATE for my kids to have to do all that shit after i die.

To be honest, that pic was a bit of a shock for me as well. I had never seen an "osteofylakio" before.

**effie2** · April 27th, 2014, 04:12 PM

You havent?Lucky bitch..i ve seen enough to vow i ll never set foot in one ever again..in my dad,s village his old relatives made me KISS the bones of an old uncle and i fucking did cause i was afraid i ll insult them.Also they said now we go to the *kokkaliara*and i had no idea what this was and i followed like a lamb to the slaughter,damn them villagers.

**sluce** · April 27th, 2014, 04:32 PM

Effie - it is legal as of 2006. I'm coming ad opening the nicest crematory ever!!

http://blog.phaneuf.net/2011/03/30/u...ons-of-greece/

**effie2** · April 27th, 2014, 05:15 PM

No,it is NOT,only debating,nothing final.They say from time to time *the first crematorium to open *and nothing happens.I am very interested on the subject,believe me.Church is VERY strong here,politicians wouldnt dare to take money out of the priests,s pockets..

**sluce** · April 27th, 2014, 05:22 PM

But the priests still get paid when a person is cremated. They still conduct the service.

**effie2** · April 27th, 2014, 05:31 PM

Yes,but this is an one off,a service and bye bye.They keep dead ones for about 6 years,you pay rent for the grave and the place for the bones,you pay priests for regular services,you buy flowers and light candles and you might pay to keep the grave clean.(i didnt ,i kept my mom,s clean and fresh flowers on,my girls wanted to visit very often.)
It really is a huge industry.

**Annika** · April 27th, 2014, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by sluce

So can I open a crematory in Greece and get rich?

you could pioneer cremation with some sort of 'sluce's secret underground fast ashes to ashes services', disguised as a mongolian barbeque restaurant.

**Mrs P** · April 28th, 2014, 03:58 AM

I'm guessing her passing was due to something heart issue or vitamin/chemical imbalance due to an eating disorder. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of mental disorders. Preliminary reports showed no drugs. Final inquest with results will be later on this week. If that is the case, I hope it sends a message to other people out there with an eating disorder. When you're in the grips of one you just don't realize the consequences.

**A*O** · April 28th, 2014, 04:09 AM

The late, great Karen Carpenter was a victim of ED-related heart failure.

**stef** · April 28th, 2014, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by effie2

You havent?Lucky bitch..i ve seen enough to vow i ll never set foot in one ever again..in my dad,s village his old relatives made me KISS the bones of an old uncle and i fucking did cause i was afraid i ll insult them.Also they said now we go to the *kokkaliara*and i had no idea what this was and i followed like a lamb to the slaughter,damn them villagers.

oh god effie, seriously?

KISS, as in, your lips touched the bones?!
the picture yanna posted is so creepy and yet so fascinating.

**effie2** · April 28th, 2014, 08:29 AM

I touched them bones,i did...not exactly kissed but close..i had nightmares for weeks.Old great uncle was happy and he let all villagers know how *respectful*Chris,s daughter(me)was..you see it was his brother,s bones i kissed!
If you ever visit one of these places you ll find out that the creepier thing about them is the SMELL..sickly sweet and heavy..horrible.

**A*O** · April 28th, 2014, 05:40 PM

Even grosser: when Tsar Alexander III died his body was moved around Russia for several WEEKS for various open casket services. His family had to attend and kiss his rapidly putrifying corpse during the lengthy proceedings. Ugh.

**Annika** · April 29th, 2014, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by A*O

Even grosser: when Tsar Alexander III died his body was moved around Russia for several WEEKS for various open casket services. His family had to attend and kiss his rapidly putrifying corpse during the lengthy proceedings. Ugh.

good god. can you imagine kissing someone's corpse and their lips coming off and sticking to your own. gahhhh nightmares!

**I'mNotBitter** · April 29th, 2014, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by KrisNine

I want to be dumped in the ground in a shroud in a nice, natural area. There are a few around the US. Green burials. Buried in a nature preserve with trees and greenery all around you. Stone markers sometimes are used with stone naturally occurring in the area.

I think I saw that on Six Feet Under.

**cheray** · April 30th, 2014, 12:53 AM

Part of ourselves flake off everyday anyway, not as badly a corpse of course, but we are living, shedding regenerating etc., all the time.....the only difference with death is ..no regeneration...