Today, I attended the funeral of a close friend. Most of the other guests were openly grinning and joking around, and the guy in front of me kept muttering, "That's what she said!" during the eulogy. FML
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Today, my family attended the funeral of an old family friend's baby, who died in childbirth. Afterwards, my husband went around snickering and quietly telling dead baby jokes to the other attendees. FML
Today, my (now ex) best friend wore funeral attire to my wedding, and instead of a speech, she gave a eulogy, making it sound like my new husband had brutally murdered me. FML
Today, I got a horrible case of the hiccups while at my friend's mother's funeral, resulting in me squeaking loudly every five seconds during the eulogy. My friend glared daggers at me until I left the room, then later accused me of being an insensitive bitch for "trying to ruin the funeral." FML
Today, at my mother's open-casket funeral, my sister-in-law went to pay her respects. As she stood in front of the body, she coughed, muttering "Bitch" in the process. Either nobody else noticed or nobody cared, and she went on her way, noticeably not choked up at all. FML
Today, my friend had to leave work early for a funeral. As he was on his way out, I wanted to say something. All I could think of was, "Have fun!" FML
Today, at the funeral home where I work, I asked my boss if it was time to "bring out the stiff". I didn't realize the guy's family was not only in the building, but within earshot as well. FML
Today, a friend asked me to cover his shift at work because his grandmother died. Like any decent friend, I obliged. Later, after leaving, I walked by a bar and saw him inside, laughing and doing shots with all of our friends. FML
Today, I attended my husband's funeral and my son carried out the eulogy, which basically turned into a character assassination, ending with "and I hope Hell is hot enough for you, old man." Almost our entire family agreed with every word he said. FML
Today, I attended my mother's funeral. My husband came too, and during the service, I kept hearing him giggling. I wrote it off as the usual awkward nerves, until he started snorting too, and I caught sight of the iPhone under his jacket. He was reading this very site. FML
Today, I walked past a church with a bunch of people standing outside waiting for the bride and groom to walk out. When the church doors opened, I yelled congratulations as loud as I could. It was a funeral. FML
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fawfulster 11
Then it seems you were his only true friend there.
slooby_fml 25
That's really sad and disrespectful. Unless he was the type of guy who would rather people joke around than be sad
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Comments (113)
DJEddieXZ 9
Don't worry about the people, At least you paid your respects
Waspinator1998 21
I wouldn't want people to be sad at my funeral. In fact, I'd want the eulogies to be full of jokes.
Aied 9
If my best friend didn't make "that's what she said" jokes at my funeral, I'd haunt his ass.
mattuti 8
Came here to say that, have my like :)
Loner1313 5
Canadians... They dont care
AlWAYSN4EVR 13
Come on. Laugh a little. Its good to smile and have a good life during a rough time in life
reeneebabe 10
that's awful. :/
Quasita 26
I'm late to this party but I am pretty shocked at how many people assume that the deceased would find this disrespectful. When I was in college, my friends and I spoke extensively about the expectations we had for our own funerals one night. A friend of mine said he wanted his to be a circus, and anyone who cried would be forced to kiss his peeling scalp. Several friends in my life have stated that they want their bodies to be propped up or for grim reapers to be present, or for that matter, all attendants having to dress as such. My late boyfriend, at his memorial service, we told jokes and had belly dancers and then a parade with rave lights. My point being is... for all we know, the laughing, snickering, etc is part of the deceased wishes. Maybe the "that's what she said" was a joke between the dude and the deceased. Having respect for the dead is understanding their wishes, and not being an ass to others just because you don't understand their form of grief.
KingJiggleMuffin 15
A funeral is a place to celebrate the life of the deceased. Not a place to mourn and act all depressed. You should be happy that your friend lived as long as he did. Most people aren't that lucky
weezypanda420 22
You're supposed to celebrate their life. Not mourn their death..
JigglesGirl 19
The joking is what many people do when they're going through hardships like that. If it's light joking, I find it acceptable, but if i were in your position, I would've punched that ****** in the back of the head and bitched him out