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I actually can envision many "Theme Cemeteries", but Golf seems to be one that many, many people would spend money to get into. Unlike a lot of other sports, even people who play very badly spend a lot of money to do it.
So a cemetery for golfers, to be laid to rest with other golfers (perhaps in
groups of 4), would appeal to a large number of people.
The grounds, of course, would be well kept. The grass would be neatly trimmed and kept free of debris. The ladies' graves would be 20 yards in front of mens', which in turn are 20 yds in front of the "Pro's".
And rather than just come and lay flowers and weep, the departed's family comes and plays mini-golf around the cemetery (maybe incorporating tomb-stones for bank-shots, although that's pretty morbid). What a lovely way to pay tribute to that golfer who used to be in your life.
(??) or a nice little miniature golf cemetery?
http://www.halfbake...n_20of_20(anything)
[po, Jun 26 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]
Ghoulish Terrace
http://story.news.y...od_nm/cemetery_dc_1
I wouldn't have believed it. [Matty, Jun 27 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]
Funeral parlor with mini-golf
http://www.roadside...ract/ILPALgolf.html
In keeping with the theme. [polartomato, Jun 30 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]
https://www.golfadv...emeteries-halloween
[hippo, Oct 08 2020]
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I think that George Carlin may have warmed this idea over quite a few years back... |
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Well I THOUGHT it was a pretty obvious idea, but couldn't find reference here or on Yahoo! Of course George Carlin would have thought of this. Oh well. Maybe some of my details are new though. |
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I was really hoping this was a combination golf course/cemetery. seems so silly to use up all that nice real estate and lawn care just to put people underground. duirng the ceremony you'd need people standing to the sides with 'QUIET' signs. |
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All fun and good until the preacher gets hit and falls unconcious into the open grave... |
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it'll all end in tears I tell you... |
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themed cemeteries eh? there could be the circular darts one, or the back of a pub for the drinking types or a nice little chequered square for the chess players amongst us. |
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I'd like to see a Goth-themed cemetery. Or an internet porn-themed cemetery, since so many people seem to view that as an all-consuming past-time as well. |
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[yamahito] It would almost sadder if a day at the cemetery ended in laughter (ever notice how laughter is "slaughter" without the "s"?). |
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matty, you slaughter me.. |
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How about a theme cemetery with various "lands" like a theme park? It shall be called: Grislyworld- The Happiest Place in the Great Beyond. |
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Manslaughter: Mans laughter... |
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Polartomato: Why not use airfields ? You could bury pilots along the sides of runways, and put the approach lights on top of them like a memorial beacon. We consider that themed cemetaries could quite genuinely be a popular thing and there is no reason that they should not be built, as long as the intended occupants choose their resting place in advance of their own free will. Then we thought of some of the war cemeteries ... and it suddenly didn't seem quite so amusing. But we don't want to knock the general idea, if people want it. |
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Apropos of [Matty]'s link, even if only slightly, my aunt lived for several years in Ladywell Cemetery in London, but only because she was the crematorium superintendent. (She was, in fact, the first female licensed crematorium superintendent in the country.) |
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//She was, in fact, the first female licensed crematorium superintendent in the country// |
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Cool. Might have been nice for her to be able to play mini-golf once in a while, huh? |
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Her dog (Irish wolfhound / Belgian collie cross) certainly appreciated the space. |
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Angel: Did she ever get a worrying moment when it came home with a bone in its mouth, though ? Euuuuurgh.... |
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To corrupt a yama phrase, "8-7, you slaughter me.." |
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Um, Matty, I think a Goth-themed cemetary = a cemetary. |
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//Um, Matty, I think a Goth-themed cemetary = a cemetary// |
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Yes, I see what you mean. Except its a very watery version of "Goth", isn't it, today's cemetery. Where are the pillars, and the imported ravens? A Goth-themed cemetery (that's hard to say!) should look like a Tim Burton movie. |
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This theme cemetaries idea reminds me of something I saw
on PBS once about this guy in Ghana who makes theme
coffins. He would shape and paint it in the likeness of
something that was a big part of the deceased person's
life. I remember one family had a coffin made to look like
a 56' red and white buick. |
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Golf-Cemetery would be a good way of getting double duty out of a park like setting. Just put the graves in the ruff. |
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Golf enthusiasts would love being buried at their favorite place. A place their best friends would be more likely to visit at least once a week during the golf season. |
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Just think of the tax advantages. |
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Breaking news: Authorities recently exhumed 3 bodies who
allegedly had died of 'natural causes' but found a hole in one. |
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This update just in - first three bodies, now fore. |
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The medical examiner says that they were probably clubbed to death... |
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... though one of them may have had a stroke. |
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(Actually, I think that one wandered in from another joke.) |
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I came up with a similar idea of combining the greenspaces
of golf courses and cemeteries - only to have a search reveal
this posting. I propose the added embellishment of having
no visible grave markers cluttering up the golf course as this
requirement could be taken care of by Virtual Reality
Goggles. |
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After a happy Foursome plays through, a grieving family
equipped with VR goggles could stand in the same spot on
the Green and see a towering and baroque edifice over the
exact spot their loved one is interred. Sort of like Pokemon
Go - but not quite so cheery. |
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In order to reduce conflict, it might be necessary for sunny
days to be allocated to the golfers whilst the dreary, rainy
days be set aside for the mourners. Which seems more
suiting anyway. |
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I thought of this as well and had to delete for being halfway-
baked. "Well crap", said I. So great minds and all that. |
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Link added, of golf courses which are very near
cemeteries |
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Caddying for a chipped angel on the back nine at the Père
Lachaise - they're terrible tippers, you know - I was thinking how
those memorials look like large kennels or small sentry boxes
for the dead. Every time the ball goes in there's an awkward
moment when you have to putt it out again. It's as if you ought
to knock first. |
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Getting hit by golf balls while asking departed loved ones important questions might be just the randomization needed, |
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