Kilted Burial?

**Bob C** · 31st March 10, 08:54 AM

I'm with the rest of you. I'll leave the kilts behind and hope there is a grandson or two who will enjoy them.

**cessna152towser** · 31st March 10, 09:01 AM

Not something wishes to pause to consider, but unfortunately death does visit us all eventually. I would definitely prefer cremation and wouldn't want a good kilt going up in flames with me, would rather see them passed on to a new generation of sons and grandsons who will hopefully be born during my lifetime.

**thescot** · 31st March 10, 09:23 AM

I am planning to be cremated and have made that plain to one and all. It's a matter of not wanting to waste a plot of land where no one will ever go visit. If my ashes can be spread over the ocean, so much the better. Kind of a "home is the sailor, home from the sea" thing.

If I were to be laid out for public viewing and a wake, I would definitely want to be kilted with my best day sporrn and my masonic apron in place. Then I would want them to remove all the good stuff before closing the lid and shipping me off to the crematorium. That would be the best of both worlds.

Oh, and by the way, I have pretty well planned it all out, music and all. Funerals are for the living, and there are some things I want the living to take away--assuming anyone takes the time to show up.

And, there are strick instructions to pass around a bottle or two of some 25 year-old scotch since I'm too cheap to buy it in this life.

There should be a few key songs: "Ashoken Farewell," "51st (Highland) Division's Farewell to Sicily," "Flowers of the Forest," and "Gong Home." All that . . .in a kilt . . .with bag pipes and mournful gaelic music! Dang, I'd hate to miss that!

**azwildcat96** · 31st March 10, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by thescot

And, there are strick instructions to pass around a bottle or two of some 25 year-old scotch since I'm too cheap to buy it in this life.

Sounds delicious! Can I come?

**dutchy kilted** · 31st March 10, 09:28 AM

I will pick out a nice inexpensive kilt to be buried in.

BUT FIRST, I want to die in a kilt. Preferably in bed. With a redhead lass half my age.

**Zardoz** · 31st March 10, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by dutchy kilted

I will pick out a nice inexpensive kilt to be buried in.

BUT FIRST, I want to die in a kilt. Preferably in bed. With a redhead lass half my age.

Amen brother!

(although I'm more likely to check out kilted in a wadded up red car!)

**yellowjacket** · 31st March 10, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by dutchy kilted

I will pick out a nice inexpensive kilt to be buried in.

BUT FIRST, I want to die in a kilt. Preferably in bed. With a redhead lass half my age.

My thoughts exactly, although I have a redheaded lass at home who is my age that might have a problem with that thought.

**thescot** · 31st March 10, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by dutchy kilted

I will pick out a nice inexpensive kilt to be buried in.

BUT FIRST, I want to die in a kilt. Preferably in bed. With a redhead lass half my age.

And her jealous husband standing over my dead carcus with a smoking gun shouting, "Take that, you 95 year-old home wrecker. How dare you show her what a real man is like."

**BoldHighlander** · 4th April 10, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by dutchy kilted

BUT FIRST, I want to die in a kilt. Preferably in bed. With a redhead lass half my age.

That has got to be the best one yet, & sounds like a great way to go!

Originally Posted by thescot

And her jealous husband standing over my dead carcus with a smoking gun shouting, "Take that, you 95 year-old home wrecker. How dare you show her what a real man is like."

Jim, if my wife read my above comment about the red headed lass, I wouldn't have to worry about the jealous husband getting me!!