What are some new and exciting ways to put the "FUN" back in "FUNeral"?

Question

What are some new and exciting ways to put the "FUN" back in "FUNeral"?

Answer 1

You need to see Michael Clancy's film Eulogy (starring Zooey Deschanel, Ray Romano, Debra Winger, etc) - puts the FUN back in FUNeral *and* dysFUNctional family. Lots of great ideas there - like turning the church into a sultry piano lounge during the service, setting the dearly departed out onto a like in a flaming canoe, etc. In fact, you can actually watch the film at a sort of pre-party, which will definitely set the proper mood.

Answer 2

well, in New Orleans, they have used to  bands and go parading down the street,with their funeral procession-playing music like "when the saints come marching in",I dont know if that is still done today,but it's certainly a trend we can start now.

Answer 3

A hot dog shaped coffin would be fun. Loved ones could take turns squeezing mustard on the "hot dog".

Answer 4

lol, fireworks.  

Anecdote:  I have some redneck cousins, and when one of their relatives died in a motercycle accident they tied his ashes to some fireworks and set them off the evening of his funeral.

Answer 5

Celebrate the persons life and all of the good times that you had together. Reminisce of past exploits that you did together.

Have a party, eat, drink and be merry.

Stop whining that they are gone, it's only death and it happens to all of us.

Oh BTW, if you believe in a god and an afterlife of joy, peace and happiness, why are you crying? They are supposed to be having a great time.

Answer 6

One word: Pinata

if it works at a wedding it can work at a funeral

Answer 7

1.  Start a conga line in the middle of the service.

2.  Hire a stripper to jump out of the coffin and start dancing sometime during the eulogy.  

3.  Bring in a beer keg.

4.  Put whoopee cushions on all the seats.

5.  Or better yet, get one of those machines that emits random f**t noises and hide it somewhere in the funeral parlor.

6.  Light firecrackers in the deceased's mouth.  

7.  Better still, shoot bottle rockets out of th deceased's mouth.

Answer 8

Two words:

OPEN BAR

Answer 9

Music

Telling funny stories from that persons life

Funny photos

Dancing

Food and drink

Letting helium balloons go in the sky

Answer 10

What?  You mean you haven't been passing out the foam "clown noses" to everyone who signs the guest registry, and made sure that the whoopie cushions are placed where the grieving family sits????  

What good are YOU!

<wyomugs rolls her eyes, blows her slide whistle, and returns to her dribble cup>

Have a polite day.

Answer 11

ninja pallbearers