Curious to hear from strangers online about how they want to be remembered posthumously, Redditor D_And_R_Gaming asked:
"What do you want written on your tombstone?"
There is still humor in death.
Misunderstanding
"I asked to be cremated what the hell"
–Aksjer
"I was going to say 'Bacon Cheeseburger' but then realized that’s Jack’s, not Tombstone."
– ImAF'kinLiar
Life Is A Crapshoot
"I've made many dumb decisions in my life, and only one of them got me killed."
– kinda_fruity_ngl
"Russian roulette without the roulette."
– Aquahert
People got creative.
Keeping Score
"A Steam review of Life:"
"309,936 hours played 'It's OK.' 👎 Does NOT Recommend "
<em>– Anti</em><span></span><em>Theory</em>
-Reddit
Old School
"(My Name)"
"1964 - 2137"
– TrailerParkPrepper
"My spidey senses tell me you are from Poland."
– itstoolatebro
Careful What You Wish For
"Slightly off topic….but I saw a picture of a headstone once that had a cookie recipe on the back of it. The poster said that while grandma was alive, they’d ask her for her famous cookie recipe and she’d say, 'over my dead body'. So, when she died, they found the recipe and put it where she always said - over her dead body."
"I don’t care if it’s true or not; that’s savage and I’m here for it!"
– Fluffy_Momma_C
There seems to be no limit to what you can have on your epitaph.
We Have Options
"GAME OVER
[ ] Continue
[X] Save & Quit"
– theyusedthelamppost
"GAME OVER
[ ] Continue
[ ] Save & Quit
[X] Quit
I don't have to be saved"– Mor_Hjordis
Spirit Rises
"My body lies but still I roam."
– twistedsister78
"Roamer, Wanderer, Nomad, Vagabond, Call me what you will"
– cooperkfb8
Message To Mortals
"GET OFF MY DAMN GRAVE!!"
– LucyVialli
"In really small writing... 'you're standing on my balls'"
– reiveroftheborder
Only The Strong Survive
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
– parataxis
"Evidently you didn't get stronger."
– 69420memes
How Bewitching
"A short melody in sheet music carved into the stone that causes bad weather and time travel paradoxes when repeated."
– MrLuxarina
A Lasting Impression
"I dunno but when I was a kid I came across the tombstone of a world war 2 vet. And on the tombstone was his picture. He has very long canine teethe like a vampire, on the stone was a poem that read"
“'Beware kind friend as you pass by. As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you soon will be. Prepare for death and follow me.' It’s just something I’ve never forgotten."
– Ok-Hovercraft2713
I remember being amused as a kid waiting in line to ride Disneyland's iconic Haunted Mansion attraction.
Up on a hillside adjacent to the Antebellum-style manse were a series of headstones with darkly humorous epitaphs.
One that particularly drew my attention was one that read:
"Here lies good old Fred. A great big rock fell on his head. R.I.P."
At the time, I really did think gravestones explained how the deceased perished, and that this one was intentionally funny.
Can you imagine?
Redditor TyWink10 asked:
"What would you write on your own tombstone?"
Burning Rage
"I told them to cremate me..."
- Cariboudjan
Later, gator!
"In tiny lettering:"
"If you can read this, you've been hexed."
"Sweet dreams."
"I'll see you later..."
- LakotaGrl
GiphyAh, the entendre.
"I finally got laid. F**k you boys!!!"
- FracturedTruth
Oregon isn't a stop on this trail.
"In 8-bit script:"
"I have died from dysentery."
- styles1996
"Fell out of the wagon and died from a broken arm."
- alleghenysinger
"Drowned fording a river."
- Faber_College
GiphyQuiet neighborhood.
"Roommate wanted. Apply below."
- ItsMyView
Tacos!
"I am thinking about putting my taco recipe from my aunt on mine."
- QTheLibertine
"Can I know the recipe?"
- WolframLeon
"Over their dead body."
- cold_cat_x8
GiphySee? It works.
"Stranger pause as you pass by."
"As now you are, so once was I."
"As I am now, so you must be."
"Prepare for death and follow me."
"Saw this on a tombstone from the 1800’s 30 years ago and never forgot the poem."
- sleepySQLgirl
"I shall be buried besides you with mine saying:"
"'Now that's deep'."
Batata-Sofi
*sad trombone*
"All dressed up and nowhere to go."
- ProfileTurbulent4682
Did you get any ideas? Or did you already have your own clever inscription planned?
Let us know in the comments.
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