Friday, February 24, 2006
It was bound to come up. And finally it did. This morning at breakfast. The conversasion I most dreaded.

"What do you want us to do with your body when you die?" Bob asked. "Creamation or burial? If I creamate you I think I can save enough money to buy a big screen tv. I'll put your urn on top", he added, looking hopeful.

"Forget it, " I snapped back. "I'm not frying for anybody. And I don't wanna be buried either. It's too cold in the winter to just lay out there doing nothing."

We dickered back and forth over this with Bob continually coming back to the big screen tv and me continually nixing it. Until finally Bob came up with a plan I rather fancied. Taxidermy.

"We can have you mounted to your computer chair and prop you up in front of your computer."

"Do you promise to switch blogs off and on through the day so I can keep up with what's happening?" I asked, now getting excited for the first time since the discussion began.

"Well, no. I'm taking your computer. I was planning to put up a fake one in there. You won't be able to see it anyway. They'll use marbles for your eyes."

"WHAT????? WHY CAN'T I KEEP MY OWN EYEBALLS?"

"Ever smelled hamburger after it set out for a couple of days?"

This started a whole other argument.
Then Bob came up with this idea.
"We'll make a crabby doll with a screw off head. Creamate you and pour the ashes inside."
Once again I pointed out, "I don't wanna be TOASTED BOB!"
It has finally been decided that I would visit the taxidermist and he would create eyes that at least looked like mine. I keep my own computer (or I would haunt it mercilessly causing many crashes) and they sit me in my desk chair in
front of my puter. And I will be wheeled in the living room in front of the tv in time for American Idol and Suvivor. Then on weekends I will earn the money for Bob's big screen tv by taking a job as one of those people who stand (or in my case sit in a desk chair) on the corner holding "close out" sale signs.

This is a good plan.
 
posted by Crabby at 9:20 AM |


21 Comments:


At 2/24/2006 10:34 AM, Blogger MilkMaid

CRAB...wake up!

We can make a killing with yer body, ala Weekend at Bernie's. I'll take you to all the Blog Meets.

ahahahaha..the image of me flying on a plane with your stuffed body sitting next to me, with feathered hat, dark sunglasses and a drink superglued into your hand just invaded my brain.

Stop distracting me, I'm working.

 

At 2/24/2006 10:36 AM, Blogger Silver

what about when Bob is in the bedroom with his new girlfriend, do you get to "watch"

Sorry, I'm a guy. We're programmed to think of those things

 

At 2/24/2006 10:52 AM, Blogger josh williams

Hey I found you, I had to reload your page. As for the whole burial thing, cold cold ground. Me I want to be catapulted off into the sunset. If the authorities find my body then my body will be catapulted from the location where I landed, and then this until the authorities leave my grieving family alone.Job done thank you come again. JW

 

At 2/24/2006 11:15 AM, Blogger Justin Kreutzmann

nice that you are thinking ahead!

 

At 2/24/2006 2:21 PM, Blogger Tumbleweed

You know there are sick people that like to have sex with dead bodies. It wouldn't be cheating if you're dead and you could earn TV money in one night. It's a thought! I knew I could find a way to make this whole topic gross again!

 

At 2/24/2006 2:30 PM, Blogger wallycrawler

American Idol ? American Idol ? Survivor OK but American Idol is pure vomit ?

Stick me in front watch'n the Sopranos and I'll be happy .

 

At 2/24/2006 3:05 PM, Blogger barman

Now wait a minute, if you are working than you are going to have to file some sort of taxes. If you are filing then you are worth at least $4,500 between your state and Federal that is if you file jointly. That should go a long ways toward that TV.

 

At 2/24/2006 4:49 PM, Blogger SignGurl

I think if you drink enough alcohol you could preserve yourself. Try it and let me know.

 

At 2/24/2006 5:16 PM, Blogger Crabby

Denny, I am out of cash until next week. But I'll send that fiver to you soon as I have it.

Milky, LMAO. The idea of you being in control of my dead body, knowin' the trouble you've gotten me into with my live one ....

Waygon, Bob could never perform knowing the best he ever had was sitting there watching him.

Josh, great way to stay active after you're dead. I like it!

Justin, nice to see ya! Yep. I'm a planner. Sadly, most of them somehow land me in a crap pile but this one's good and solid.

teh chia, thanks! And welcome over. :)

Tumble, you are not pimpin out my dead body! Not even if you do dress me up in a red boa.

Wally, tsk tsk. American Idol is fun. Sopranos start March 12. Did ya know it? Sopranos rock!

Barman, I am nothing if not productive.

Sign gurl, I'll let you know.

 

At 2/24/2006 5:46 PM, Blogger Bloodgood

I always talk about havin my dog stuffed, but everyone frowns at that. I dont understand, then I can always have him.

 

At 2/24/2006 6:23 PM, Blogger FLAMINGO1

Crabby, let Bob have you cremated. It's for a big screen TV! You know that he would do the same for you.

If you skip the urn, he might be able to get TIVO, too.

By the way, your bio picture is pissing me off. I keep trying to make that picture bigger so I can get a better look, but it doesn't get any bigger.

C'mon, throw us a bone. Daddy needs his medicine!

 

At 2/24/2006 6:49 PM, Blogger Crabby

bloodgod, I'm gonna have creepy Lola stuffed just to annoy all the family here. Nobody likes her. She has....issues.

Cap'n, I believe whipped cream would be lighter. Since Milky planning to carry me on and off planes I'll go with that. But no cherries for eyes. The dog would keep eating them. Hell, she'll probably chew the crap outa me anyway.

Flamingo, I can post my original but blogger would not let me download it until I cut it way back in size. It's not that special, trust me. Just me pretending to be a goofy super model.
And no toasting of the bod!
MEN! they all stick together. PAH!

 

At 2/24/2006 10:05 PM, Blogger Spinning Girl

ew!
I choose cremation, I think.
Hmmm
now I have to think about this.

 

At 2/25/2006 11:48 AM, Blogger Shanshu

I think I would choke on my waffles if my gf asked me how I wanted to die while I was trying to focus on my Eggos.

I was cremated once. I didn't care for it.

 

At 2/25/2006 7:13 PM, Blogger matty

You could be like Evita!!! You know her hubby had her seated at the dinner table for about a decade before the government required him to give her up. His second wife was much relieved -- or so I once read.

But, I kind of like Milkmaid's idea.

I wouldn't mind being someone's Bernie.

 

At 2/25/2006 9:53 PM, Blogger Crabby

spinning girl, if we go at the same time do you mind donating your legs to my taxidermied body before you fry?

Shanshu, I snorted milk up my nose.

Roxi, just don't dress me in pink. It's a sissy color. I have an image you know.

Cap'n! You wanna feed me to bunch of runny nosed youngins?

Matty, phew thanks for reminding me. No way do I wanna miss dinner just cause I'm dead.

Why do get the feelling my dead body is gonna be moved from state to state by various party bloggers? Actually, I don't mind so much if you guys share the brews. However, I absolutely draw the line at "Pin the tail on Crabby".

 

At 2/26/2006 11:40 AM, Blogger josh williams

I want to be flah frozen and then vacumn packed and then passed down generation to generation until I'm fogotten in someones attick. Then discoved years later and the press will make a big stink about the find and finally my 15 minutes of fame.

 

At 2/27/2006 1:00 AM, Blogger barman

I got dibs on you for the Ohio/Michigan game! No problem with sharing the brews. Just let me know what to get and I will be sure there is plenty on hand!

No pin the tail either ... Since you say it is all the bra ... how about pin the boobs on Crabby?

 

At 2/28/2006 4:04 PM, Blogger Crabby

Josh, did you hear about the baseball player who had his head frozen?

Barman, I shudder to think what a bunch of Wolverines would do to my poor body during an OSU/Michigan game. Just being in a room filled with people cheering for the wrong team would seriously mess up my head. LOL!

 

At 2/28/2006 11:37 PM, Blogger josh williams

I'm thinking more freeze dried. Yeah I cant think of the ball players name, but one has to think you just save some DNA and have yourself cloned. Save the whole head? As if your going to thaw it and remember where it left its car keys?