What would you have for your Epitaph?

[The Voice of Reason]

What would you like for your Epitaph to say? Or, what would you like others to remember about you, after you pass?

I'll start with this - for me, I would like my Epitaph to say:
"He loved his family, he cherished children, and he fought injustice as he saw it."

- or -

"He didn't stink much for a fat man".

Either one.

Thanks,
TVOR

 

[Scuba Pete]

He came into the world kicking, crying and screaming and left pretty much the same way.

But in reality...

"A servant"

would just make my grave!

 

[Ceridwen018]

"Step on my grave and I'll kick your godd****d a**. That's right--keep walkin'."

 

[kreeden]

Been There , Done That , Moved On ....

 

[Jaymes]

"Gone to sunny meadows and silent streams." I yoinked it from a Redwall book, but hey, whatever works.

 

[Pah]

My epithath will be written in the hearts of those that remember me - some good, some bad but truth in some way.

Bob

 

[FyreBrigidIce]

Remembered by some as a loving and caring person who strived to do what she thought was best no matter what others thought.
Remembered by others as a selfish and heartless b***h, who only did what she wanted without thinking of others.

 

[Mr Spinkles]

Here's a good epitaph of a Roman from the 3rd (?) century CE:

"Do not pass by my epitaph, traveler, but when you have stopped,
hear and learn, then depart.
There is no boat to carry you to Hades,
no ferryman Charon, no judge Aeacus, no dog Cerberus.
All of us below have become bones and ashes.
Truly, I have nothing more to tell you.
So depart, traveler, lest dead though I am
I seem to you to be a teller of vain lies.
Do not favor this monument with sweet smelling oils
or garlands, for it is but a stone.
Do not feed the funeral flames, it is a waste of money.
If you can give, give while I live.
Pouring wine on the ashes will only turn them to mud,
and besides the dead will not drink.
For so I shall be. And you have heaped up earth on these remains,
say that what this was, it will never be again."

I like it, but I prefer this one...

"May death come swiftly
to he who tinkles
upon the grave
of dear Mr Spinkles."

 

[Feathers in Hair]

I like it, but I prefer this one...

"May death come swiftly
to he who tinkles
upon the grave
of dear Mr Spinkles."

*ponders this* Kind of like the supposed curse on King Tut's tomb, but it adds a little something.

"She trod gently upon this earth" would be nice, but "Now she can have all the cereal she wants" would be more hopeful...

 

[Ardhanariswar]

HAHAHA MR. SPINKLES! gawd thats good.

i would have: "I will be back, muhahaha."

 

[Mr Spinkles]

Krusty the Clown's epitaph: "See you real soon, kids!"

 

[jewscout]

Metallica:
"My body lie but still I roam":jam:

 

[HelpMe]

good first one spinkles


"you (sh/c)ould be doing so much better right now"

 

[lousyskater]

hmm, this is tough. maybe:

"if you are reading this, that means i have died out of frustration from trying to set that blasted VCR clock"

or:

"Bathtub + Laptop Computer = Death"

 

[jewscout]

"ouch".....

 

[cardero]

I am one of those people, if I say that I will BE somewhere at a certain time, I usually am. If when I see you next and I tell you that I will bring something for you I REMEMBER to bring if for you next time I see you. If I say I am going to do something I usually do it. So if I had to think of the words that would BE seen on my tombstone they would BE-
Born 1966-Died 2025
Here lies Patrick J. Cardero
He was a man of his word.

 

[huajiro]

"everybody loves somebody sometime"

 

[jewscout]

When i was in arizona a few summers ago i went down to Tombtone and saw my favorite Epitaph:
"Here lies Lester Moore, four slugs from a 44, no Les, no more."
:biglaugh:

 

[SoulTYPE]

"everybody loves somebody sometime"

Nope.

I'd have, "A new child is born."

 

[The Voice of Reason]

"everybody loves somebody sometime"

That would be great, Huajiro, especially if you had it rigged up so that when someone approached your tombstone, they tripped a switch that triggered a sound system gently piping the melodious tones of Dean Martin into two speakers on either side of your headstone.

Now THAT would be neat.

TVOR