Milk, Eggs, Ketchup, and a Casket

[awlchu]

Costco is now offering 48hr casket services:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5730441/

So, while you're in shopping for a sleeve of DVD+Rs, why not pick up a casket and save a second trip?

[gitreel]

This story brings new meaning to one stop shopping.

[Guest]

Awhile back , I saw a drive thru funeral home. They put the deceased in a big window.Freaky.

You may wonder what a drive-thru funeral home is like. Basically (and I've seen it) you drive up to a window, say the name of one of three people available for viewing into a speaker, and a big lazy susan-like thing rotates that casket with that person up to a window. A wake without half the crying! Progress and inovation in Our Modern World.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==287

[Doramius]

A friend of mine from California said he wouldn't be caught dead in a Costco. Now he can be.

[Madz]

Could always buy the casket, mount it vertical, get a retired payphone off eBay (or whatever) and make the "talk-of-the-town" phone booth! Like similar to the one from here:

[Capmaster]

Could always buy the casket, mount it vertical, get a retired payphone off eBay (or whatever) and make the "talk-of-the-town" phone booth! Like similar to the one from here:

Hey, that looks like the Munster's phone

[Doramius]

You know what's most surprising about that vintage payphone shown? I went on a trip and got a flat on aour camper trailer in South Dakota around the Badlands. We already had our spare on the other side (it blew in Montana), so we had to make it to the nearest town on the rim. We we,re going to leave it on the side of the highway, but it was the badlands around a corn field. Anyone could have stopped and taken it, or we might not remember exactly where it was. The name of the town was called Winnebago. We're thinking, "could this just be a coincidence?" We were hoping it was the place where Winnebago's were made. Much to our surprise, .....It wasn't. In fact the town had 4 houses at it's main intersection. One house had a huge addition to it, which we later found out was the town hall and courthouse. By the side of the house was a phone booth. The phone was a vintage coin operated, ROTARY payphone with the row of coin slots at the top. It was in fairly good condition. We call my parents and let them know our situation and then this guy walks out. He's the Sheriff and Mayor. He noticed our OUT OF STATE plates and asked if we needed any help. We showed him our trailer wheel. He told us to unhitch the trailer and not to be worried about anyone taking it. We followed his Sheriff's car (which looked like it was pulled right out of Mayberry) to his cousin's home about 5 miles away. His cousin was the mechanic and ran the junkyard and sanitation. The guy walks and disappears out into this high grass field that had a bunch of rusted cars all over the place. He comes back and asks, "Is this the type of wheel you're looking for?" Already mounted and looking fairly new it was almost eactly like the one we blew out. We asked him how much, and he says it cost him $35 to tow the old boat trailer he took it off of, so he pulled a second one off, mounted and everything, for the cost of $35. We asked the Sheriff how big the town was landwise and the population. He said Land wise it was about 42 miles east to west, and 28 miles north & south. Population 26 and everyone was related. [/RANT]

Not that the story makes any difference in this thread, but it brought back a good memory.