Archive for the ‘Death + Humor’ Category
A Funeral Is Being Held for IE6 on March 4. Browser to Be Buried Without the Body
MG Siegler, Tech Crunch (February 23, 2010)
In response to Google’s announcement that come March 1, it will no longer support Internet Explorer 6, the Aten Design Group is holding a funeral for the much be-loathed, cantankerous old man that [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Humor| Death + the Web| Monuments + Memorials
- Tags: mock funerals
Sexy Coffin Calendar Showdown!
25, Feb 2010Coffin Calendars Are a Sexy Hit
New Poland Express (October 16, 2009)
via Trendhunter Magazine, “Controversial Casket Calendars”
Last October DeathRef tweeted about Italian coffin maker CofaniFunebri, which created a coffin product catalog featuring scantily clad goths. (This did not make the Death Reference Desk proper — while fine with being a sexy goth coffin calendar tweeter, I [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Humor| Funeral Industry
- Tags: coffins, marketing
Life Insurance Site Makes Death Entertaining
9, Feb 2010Life insurance makes me uncomfortable. While it saves many a grieving family from hardship, the industry is essentially rooted in fear — and, of course, inevitability. Preparing for something that you know will happen anyway doesn’t make you paranoid, it makes you smart. The effects of death can be diminished through proper planning and premiums… [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Humor| Death + the Web
- Tags: infographics, insurance, marketing, statistics
Aurora Casket Company Trying to Stop Cremations with Video
R. Brian Burkhardt, YourFuneralGuy (January 25, 2010)
YourFuneralGuy just found a gem: it seems the Aurora Casket Company, one of the big three casket manufacturers in the United States, made a video of a mock funeral for direct cremation, the very villain encroaching on and slowly killing [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Burial| Cremation| Death + Humor| Death + the Web| Funeral Industry
- Tags: mock funerals, video
Dead Drunk Funeral Freebies for NYE
29, Dec 2009 Free Funerals for Drunk Drivers
Jerry Carnes, 11Alive (December 29, 2009)
A public awareness campaign for drunk driving meets cheeky morbidity in Rome, Georgia. Here citizens can sign a contract at McGuire, Jennings and Miller Funeral Home stating they intend to drive after drinking or doing drugs on New Year’s Eve. Those who die will receive [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Humor
- Tags: funeral homes, marketing, video