About 2.4 million funerals are held in the United States alone every single year. And, for the most part, they follow the same general tradition.
The ceremonies are commonly held at funeral homes, churches, or gravesides. They also often include the reading of religious passages if the deceased were religious. Finally, music, a eulogy, and a prayer.
As for the attendees, it is expected that everyone dress in black– or at least a dark color– to signify mourning. Then, after the formal funeral is finished, families tend to either serve food or go out to eat a meal together.
And obviously, attending a funeral is never really a joyous affair. So, people tend to cope in various ways– from crying to ignorance to anger.
But, one of the most common, yet seemingly inappropriate, ways that loved ones can cope is by cracking jokes and sharing a laugh in the face of grief.
And recently, over one thousand people exposed their darkly humorous sides online in one of the most hilariously inappropriate Reddit threads of all time.
There, people shared what they believed would be the most disrespectful foods to serve at a funeral.
An Homage To The Final Resting Place
One of the most outrageous food suggestions was worms and dirt pudding cups. You know, like those little desserts kids often make in kindergarten?
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Tons of other users also suggested how to spruce up this age-old sweet treat in terrible ways. For instance, you can add some Lifesavers gummies or Dem Bones candies on top just to get a laugh.
“I am writing this into my will as a requirement,” shared one Reddit user.
“I would approve of this for my own funeral,” added another.
A “John Tucker Must Die” Moment
Remember at the end of this classic early 2000s movie when the birthday cake was unveiled and dancers popped out? Well, a bunch of Reddit users thought this would be the ultimate farewell meal fit for a funeral.
However, instead of dancers, some people offered up even more horrible ideas. For instance, dressing up the dancers as grieving widows– yikes! Or actually putting the deceased inside the cake.
“It’s more disrespectful if you put the deceased inside. Maybe attach them to a big spring, like a Jack-In-The-Box,” added one user. Can you imagine?
Every Kind Of Food The Deceased Hated
Hey, if whoever passed away cannot actually attend the funeral, then the actual guests should get to enjoy whatever food they like, right?
According to a bunch of Reddit users, this is perfectly sound logic. So, instead of serving the deceased person’s favorite foods, they suggested serving everything they despised.
One person even claimed that they actually hope their loved ones do this at their funeral– and do not believe it would be disrespectful at all.
“I have told my family more than once that at my funeral, I want them to serve all the foods I hate. If I cannot have the good stuff, neither can they,” the user began.
“Enjoy the ham loaf, beets, and butternut squash, jerks. If you wanted mac and cheese, you should have tried harder to save my life.”
Other Evil Funeral Foods
If funerals are the opposite of joyous, then serving a classic McDonald’s Happy Meal would probably not be perceived well, right?
This was just one more of the thousands of crude suggestions. Others included serving devil’s food cake– for obvious reasons– as well as ladyfingers, pigs in a blanket, and those clown ice cream cones from Baskin Robins.
What do you think is the most inappropriate or disrespectful food to serve at a funeral? Would you be rolling over in your grave if your loved ones actually served these at your ceremony?
You can read the original thread on Reddit here.
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