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== Professional Wrestling ==
* The [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] feud between [[The Big Show]] and the Big Boss Man may just take the cake for this one. Boss Man interrupted Big Show's father's (outdoor) funeral by driving up in a former police car with a loudspeaker mounted on the top and cracking bad jokes about Show and his father over the speaker. Then, he chained Show's dad's coffin to his back bumper and dragged it off while Show desperately held onto the coffin (in what's often called "the coffin surfing incident" by fans). This was part of a longer feud, that also involved a "sympathy" poem by Boss Man that included the lines, "But if I had a son who was as stupid as you/I'd wish for cancer, so I could die too."
** Said poem was followed by the beautiful sentiment "That's exactly how I feel about the Big Show's daddy being dead". The poem, coffin surfing and a summary of the whole feud can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GX0lbKxzCw&feature=related here] The poem is between 1:28 and 2:10. The funeral starts at 2:28. Beautiful!
*** Having just watched the video, that isn't just any ex-cop car, it's a copy of the Bluesmobile from ''[[The Blues Brothers]]''.
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** Even at traditional funerals, a close family member giving a eulogy may include funny stories about the decedant, and sometimes a video may be played highlighting the humorous points of the loved one's life.
** Interestingly, celebrating the deceased's life in a happy way is more in keeping with the north European version of a wake. Many people in Ireland and the UK have been sent off by their loved ones getting together, drinking heavily and remembering the good times. ''All while the body is present''.
*** It's becoming more and more common for people to make their funerals more fun from the beyond
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsHk9WC7fnQ The Funeral of Monty Python Member Graham Chapman]. Of course, when your eulogy is written and delivered by [[John Cleese]], this is to be expected. This also presents some rather rapid [[Mood Whiplash]] as you suddenly don't know whether you should laugh or cry.
** The proper answer is laugh. He had a separate memorial, this one was held so they wouldn't ruin that one.
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