Tuesday, March 25, 2008
IF THEY HAVE TO SAY IT...
I got to thinking about my dad today and while I was thinking about him I got to wondering if the cemetery where he was at JUST MIGHT have an online list of interees, so that if I ever wanted to go out there again, I wouldn't be in some kind of comic search mission like the one I depicted on this blog last June.
Well, they don't, but the Catholic Cemeteries website certainly has some interesting things to say about what you can and CAN'T do at a Catholic cemetery. It brings to mind the old saying about disclaimers: If they feel obligated to post something SO OBVIOUS that even the dead would know better than to try it, then some schmuck tried it.
To wit:
"Since the Catholic cemetery is a sacred place, we observe a certain decorum when we visit. Cemetery rules and regulations are in place to insure that decorum. For example, to foster an atmosphere of prayer there should be no inappropriate behavior. The Cemetery is not a place for loud music, parties, drinking of alcoholic beverages or family cookouts..."
FAMILY COOKOUTS???!!!??? AT A CEMETERY? ARE YOU SERIOUS???
I can see it now: "Mama, quit crying over Papa and eat your hot dog!"
Anyway, back to the website:
"Burial spaces should not be disturbed."
If you take this sentence alone, that's just creepy, isn't it? I swear to God, officer, he was here last Tuesday when he buried him...
" Removing decorations or taking flowers from another's grave is most inappropriate."
Oh, oooooh. MOST inappropriate. It's OBNOXIOUS! THAT'S WHAT IT IS! But, if they have to mention it...you guessed it.
"If individuals or families witness the removal of decorations or are missing arrangements, they should advise the Cemetery's management immediately."
Who will then do what?
Which makes me wonder. In Jewish cemeteries, the tradition is to leave pebbles, rather than flowers, to show you've been there to visit your loved one. You leave the pebbles on the headstone. Now, I know that most cemeteries these days require flat headstones because that makes it easier to mow the lawn. The blades of the mower can be rolled over the headstones without actually hitting them. But what about the pebbles? Wouldn't that send little rock bullets careening across the graveyard, potentially creating more tenants?
Heyyyyyyyyyyy...
TT
I got to thinking about my dad today and while I was thinking about him I got to wondering if the cemetery where he was at JUST MIGHT have an online list of interees, so that if I ever wanted to go out there again, I wouldn't be in some kind of comic search mission like the one I depicted on this blog last June.
Well, they don't, but the Catholic Cemeteries website certainly has some interesting things to say about what you can and CAN'T do at a Catholic cemetery. It brings to mind the old saying about disclaimers: If they feel obligated to post something SO OBVIOUS that even the dead would know better than to try it, then some schmuck tried it.
To wit:
"Since the Catholic cemetery is a sacred place, we observe a certain decorum when we visit. Cemetery rules and regulations are in place to insure that decorum. For example, to foster an atmosphere of prayer there should be no inappropriate behavior. The Cemetery is not a place for loud music, parties, drinking of alcoholic beverages or family cookouts..."
FAMILY COOKOUTS???!!!??? AT A CEMETERY? ARE YOU SERIOUS???
I can see it now: "Mama, quit crying over Papa and eat your hot dog!"
Anyway, back to the website:
"Burial spaces should not be disturbed."
If you take this sentence alone, that's just creepy, isn't it? I swear to God, officer, he was here last Tuesday when he buried him...
" Removing decorations or taking flowers from another's grave is most inappropriate."
Oh, oooooh. MOST inappropriate. It's OBNOXIOUS! THAT'S WHAT IT IS! But, if they have to mention it...you guessed it.
"If individuals or families witness the removal of decorations or are missing arrangements, they should advise the Cemetery's management immediately."
Who will then do what?
Which makes me wonder. In Jewish cemeteries, the tradition is to leave pebbles, rather than flowers, to show you've been there to visit your loved one. You leave the pebbles on the headstone. Now, I know that most cemeteries these days require flat headstones because that makes it easier to mow the lawn. The blades of the mower can be rolled over the headstones without actually hitting them. But what about the pebbles? Wouldn't that send little rock bullets careening across the graveyard, potentially creating more tenants?
Heyyyyyyyyyyy...
TT
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