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To: Rambi who wrote (66289)	8/16/1999 3:00:00 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 132070

OT- yeah you have to put up with a bit of scorn from the funeral sales people- but heh, I don't hang around with them socially, so what do I care? My dad would have thought that buying a nice piece of wood to BURN it was sacrilege (he loved woodcarving and made furniture). I am sure he would have been thrilled to know that only some pulp wood trees died so he could have a carton.

To: Rambi who wrote (66289)	8/17/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: Thomas C. White	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

When my mother died, there was a big behind the scenes fracas in the middle of the whole funeral planning, open casket versus closed casket (the parlor was pulling for "open" as it does pad the bill quite a nice bit what with all the decorations and whatnot). From what I heard, it got to be quite an open imbroglio, sort of along the lines of "Tastes Great!! Less Filling!!" The "opens" won out, and I guess the "closed" just sort of sullenly decided not to look.