Ding Dong the Witch is Dead

[gravytrain]

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Would you say that on bonfire night when they burn an effigy of Guy Fawkes? Perspective plus someone at the crematorium did the same to Maggie today

Yes i have always thought it a bit sick, but it was a long time ago,( disembowelment, hang drawn and quartered tradition and all that). Doesn't excuse what we o today though not by a loong chalk

[CleverClogs]

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Living people's families do though Cloggy.

It would be rather unusual to hold a funeral for a living person.

[leclerc]

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Yes i have always thought it a bit sick, but it was a long time ago,( disembowelment, hang drawn and quartered tradition and all that). Doesn't excuse what we o today though not by a loong chalk

I hope you do not mind my take on death but I will give it. Once you are dead the person that was within that body is no longer there. call it a soul call it that essence or whateva. A funeral merely worships a vessel of life that is over. For me the burning of an effigy is merely that, the burning of the hatred of that ideology. Maggie Thatcher's body was cremated. It was a vessel that was burned and quite frankly that was it. What a person means to each individual is never burned, buried or lost.

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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even if it was *thinks of someone she cannot stand* justin beiber for crimes against music, it goes against my principles to have a street party on the day of someones funeral... and before you ask, yes I would say the same about Hindley.

Monster or not, she had the right to a decent funeral, so did Maggie.

[leclerc]

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even if it was *thinks of someone she cannot stand* justin beiber for crimes against music, it goes against my principles to have a street party on the day of someones funeral... and before you ask, yes I would say the same about Hindley.

Monster or not, she had the right to a decent funeral, so did Maggie.

She had a decent funeral. Did I miss the news story where someone disrupted the church service? The crematorium service? Do you think that she did not have a decent funeral? Well, for 10 million(we paid half) maybe we should be asking for a refund

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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there were people throwing stuff at the horses hun.

Thats not decency.

People having **** ups in the street to celebrate? thats just sick.. and these people are my neighbours!! VERY VERY sad atm, not cos maggie's dead. but at the state of humanity atm.

[leclerc]

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there were people throwing stuff at the horses hun.

Thats not decency.

People having **** ups in the street to celebrate? thats just sick.. and these people are my neighbours!! VERY VERY sad atm, not cos maggie's dead. but at the state of humanity atm.

The horses were not in the church or the crematorium either.
People celebrate the death of Guy Fawkes every year, so what....
We celebrate the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday each year(well known for being the most attended church service in the entire year)....

[gravytrain]

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I hope you do not mind my take on death but I will give it. Once you are dead the person that was within that body is no longer there. call it a soul call it that essence or whateva. A funeral merely worships a vessel of life that is over. For me the burning of an effigy is merely that, the burning of the hatred of that ideology. Maggie Thatcher's body was cremated. It was a vessel that was burned and quite frankly that was it. What a person means to each individual is never burned, buried or lost.

Bit deep for me L, I suppose it is routed in our psychology, to provide a decent burial no matter what, perhaps we believe that the favour will be returned one day no matter how despicably we behave.

[CleverClogs]

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guy fawkes died over 200 years ago, and was a traitor to the Crown.

As he had never sworn loyalty to James I of England, nor was apparently an English citizen or subject, he could hardly have been a traitor. That didn't stop the authorities of the day subjecting him to such severe torture that he had to be propped up in court to be sentenced as he was no longer able to stand.

Thatcher was the leader of the country, unless I miss something never commited treason and it is the she was buried.

She is to be cremated and then interred next to Dennis.
The cremation might be intended to prevent her resurrection as a vampire.

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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People celebrate Guy Fawkes yes, but he could have killed so many people if his bomb had gone off, also he tried to kill a King.

We celebrate Christ rising from the dead and remember his death, and yes it is the most attended ceremony in Church.

I agree with these comments, but.. why throw stuff at a coffin?
The only things you are going to hurt are the poor horses.. and no matter if it was in the cemetary, church or the local dog track,, throwing something at a hearse is WRONG!!

I'm just saddened that people could not show a little respect, even if it was a grudging respect for the family.

It's not the person that died that's upsetting me, its the reaction to it.

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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The cremation might be intended to prevent her resurrection as a vampire. [/QUOTE]
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Ok Cloggy now THATS funny!!

[CleverClogs]

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We celebrate the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday each year(well known for being the most attended church service in the entire year)....

Even worse - don't you ceremonially drink His blood?

[leclerc]

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Even worse - don't you ceremonially drink His blood?

I don't and either on this thread or another one I have already stated the viewpoint that I do not agree with organised religion so I don't but some people might do.

[leclerc]

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People celebrate Guy Fawkes yes, but he could have killed so many people if his bomb had gone off, also he tried to kill a King.

We celebrate Christ rising from the dead and remember his death, and yes it is the most attended ceremony in Church.

I agree with these comments, but.. why throw stuff at a coffin?
The only things you are going to hurt are the poor horses.. and no matter if it was in the cemetary, church or the local dog track,, throwing something at a hearse is WRONG!!

I'm just saddened that people could not show a little respect, even if it was a grudging respect for the family.

It's not the person that died that's upsetting me, its the reaction to it.

Why were you not that passionate when Saddam Hussein died? Or Osama Bin Laden? They all had blood on their hands

[Sapphire]

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Even worse - don't you ceremonially drink His blood?

Only when we take communion and its symbolised by what is usually blackcurrant juice but our local priest is very kind and uses a very good Merlot.