Poor Gary Coleman

[pomtzu]

Cremation sounds good maybe they have Coleman Cremators too? I know they have Coleman camp stoves & Coleman lanterns.

Humor is what keeps a person sane in this world. What is insane to some is sane to others. What is offensive to some isn't to others. When my father passed away I almost had a moment of the giggles at his grave site. The train whistles in the area were blasting away as the reverend was saying a prayer. You could hardly hear his words & I knew dad was smiling down on us because he was a machinst on the Rock Island line & they would blow the whistles down in the yard at night when everyone was trying to sleep. Then they handed the U.S. flag to my mom & said something about it being presented to her by the president of the U.S. At the time my dad didn't care for that particular president. I had to hold back another giggle at a serious moment. We had polka music at our fathers funeral in honor of him & all the beautiful polkas & waltzs he played on his accordian. SOME people were offended but we knew our dad would of loved it.

Humor is a good thing of course - in it's proper place. If your father's funeral brought humor to you, then so be it. I found nothing at all to laugh at, at my father's funeral.

I find your cutsey reference to a "cremator", even more offensive than the original post, and I'm sure that you are both having a good laugh at the very clever thought of it. It takes all kinds, and I'm sure glad I'm not of your kind.

[Cataholic]

Humor is a good thing of course - in it's proper place. If your father's funeral brought humor to you, then so be it.

I find your cutsey reference to a "cremator", even more offensive than the original post, and I'm sure that you are both having a good laugh at the very clever thought of it. It takes all kinds, and I'm sure glad I'm not of your kind.

Here is the kicker, to me. As it relates to the OP, she was the one most recently going on and on and on about outward presentation, putting one's best foot forward, dressing to the nines, suits/ties, plastic surgery and the likes.....it is just so much proof positive to me:

Don't matter a lick what you look like on the outside- it is the inside of your character that represents your true image to the world.

[Asiel]

Here is the kicker, to me. As it relates to the OP, she was the one most recently going on and on and on about outward presentation, putting one's best foot forward, dressing to the nines, suits/ties, plastic surgery and the likes.....it is just so much proof positive to me:

Don't matter a lick what you look like on the outside- it is the inside of your character that represents your true image to the world.

That is the best of them all. Great post and to the point.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

good grief people, it's the internet for God's sake. It's full of insulting things. If you don't like something stop looking at it. Quit trying to preach to those of us who aren't insulted just because you are. You're not going to convert anyone.

[Lady's Human]

good grief people, it's the internet for God's sake. It's full of insulting things. If you don't like something stop looking at it. Quit trying to preach to those of us who aren't insulted just because you are. You're not going to convert anyone.

The doghouse is for controversial subjects.

Making jokes about someones death is certainly that, and is sure to draw the ire of those who disagree. Can't stand the flack? Stay out of the doghouse, it's really that simple.

[pomtzu]

good grief people, it's the internet for God's sake. It's full of insulting things. If you don't like something stop looking at it. Quit trying to preach to those of us who aren't insulted just because you are. You're not going to convert anyone.

I don't believe that I said anywhere, that I was trying to convert anyone, nor was I preaching - simply stating my opinion.

pomtzu, You are who you are & I am who I am. This is the dog house. Gary Coleman is dead but now I will have to look at any Coleman products I see & think of him. To bad he wasn't related to the family that has the Coleman patient maybe his life would of been different?

And I only voiced my opinion of what I thought about finding humor in death. I was brought up by parents who instilled a sense of decency in me.

[Marigold2]

I am so glad I was able to bring like minds together.
I am truly honored to be of a different mind.
I will continue to stand outside of the clicky circle and laugh while you all enjoy ganging up on me.
Coleman is dead what we say here can't hurt him, he doesn't know and frankly why would he care if he was able? Our opinion doesn't matter to him at all, neither do we.
As for respect for the dead they are dead, as we will all be. They don't give a damn what we say about them.
We project our beliefs onto the dead, we say they are in heaven or hell or waiting for the second coming or the world to end on this day or that.
We say it's important to respect the dead, well only if we respected them in life, does being dead make you perfect all of a sudden? You can't defend yourself but you don't care to either.
I thought it was very funny as did many others, just sorry for the click who missed a good funny. You guys need to lighten up........ Leno, Lettermen, SLN, The Soup, Comedy Central, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Rodney Dangerfield, Jack Benny so many others would think this is funny. And that is the truth.
And just because I like looking my best doesn't mean I have to be boring or uptight. Why should I wear jeans if I can wear silk and satin when I go out?

[Bonny]

If a person is raised a certain way by their parents to have respect that is fine. If a person is raised a certain way by their parents to look at things humorously fine. To put people down for either is not a fair deal. To gang up on a person like a pack of wolves because they have a different perspective on life is very narrow minded.

[Karen]

I thought it was very funny as did many others, just sorry for the click who missed a good funny. You guys need to lighten up........ Leno, Lettermen, SLN, The Soup, Comedy Central, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Rodney Dangerfield, Jack Benny so many others would think this is funny. And that is the truth.

A few corrections. Just because a group does not agree with you on a particular joke does not make them a clique. And that, by the way is how it is spelled.

click: 1. A brief, sharp sound: the click of a door latch.
2. A mechanical device, such as a pawl, that snaps into position.
3. Computer Science An instance of pressing down and releasing a button on a pointing device, such as a mouse.
4. Linguistics Any of various implosive stops, such as that of English tsk, produced by raising the back of the tongue to make contact with the palate and simultaneously closing the lips or touching the teeth or alveolar ridge with the tip and sides of the tongue, and found as phonemic consonants especially in the Khoisan and some Bantu languages. Also called suction stop.

clique: A small exclusive group of friends or associates.


Anyway, just because someone doesn't find a particular joke funny does not mean that individual has no sense of humor. A sense of humor is no more universal than a sense of style, or of what is attractive.

Did I find that image funny? Not terribly, nor was I offended by it.

At my mother's funeral, there was plenty of laughter, and even the pastor was making people laugh. Ma would not have had it any other way, and it felt right, and healthy. Even one man I knew, who grew up in a different part of the country than I did, with a different religious culture and background, said to me afterwards, "I was taken aback at first, but when I saw your father laughing, and knew they had been married for 40+ years and raised 4 kids together, I figured the laughter must be okay."

Funerals are as individual as people. So are opinions.

No one need gang up on anyone else, this is Pet Talk, we can treat each other with respect, even if we disagree.

[pomtzu]

That is the best of them all. Great post and to the point.

I owe you an email. Maybe tomorrow???????????? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZ

[Bonny]

pomtzu, You are who you are & I am who I am. This is the dog house. Gary Coleman is dead but now I will have to look at any Coleman products I see & think of him. To bad he wasn't related to the family that has the Coleman patient maybe his life would of been different?