Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Going out in style, but not sense
Michael Jackson's casket: a gold-plate bronze monster named "The Promethean," presumably for its overwhelming hubris:
Drawbacks of a gold coffin:
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A few grams of respite for the pallbearers: Michael Jackson to be buried without his brain.
Drawbacks of a gold coffin:
- It's non-biodegradable
- It's enormously heavy - all your pallbearers end up with crooked backs
- Its shiny surface will blind countless earthworms
- It's inert, so even in the unlikely off-chance that the coffin does get struck by lightning, Jacko won't some back to life
- It's a waste of gold
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A few grams of respite for the pallbearers: Michael Jackson to be buried without his brain.
