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[–] Damage@feddit.it 51 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Wait, that killed him without damage to his skeleton?

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 48 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

After the incident they transitioned and became a teacher

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 5 points 17 hours ago

I get this reference! I feel so included! Haha

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

no his pockets were full of ketchup

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 19 points 20 hours ago
[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 8 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Honestly, I kind of wish I could have some kind of purpose for people like this after death. From what I gather, though, actually donating your body to something useful is fairly difficult with long wait lists and such. Which is a shame. I'd like to have some use after I'm gone. I have seriously considered trying to get myself to India to die and doing a sky burial like a few groups there do

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

my older brother has been wanting a sky burial for some time. i would rather opt for composting (and then being used to fertilize a lemon tree), but honestly i'll be gone. if a specific "burial" method brings more peace to my family, they should do that.

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

My best friend donated their body to a local medical school when they had a terminal illness. It wasn't that difficult, just filled out a form and told their doctor. We were told the bodies were mostly used for dissection practice for new students, tho there were no guarantees about how they'd be used. Afterwards they got a free cremation.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I'd be cool with that. Let some college kids cut me up and maybe in that way I'll save lives haha

Edit: just reread and realized. I'm so sorry about your friend <3

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, my friend had trained as a mortician, so they'd embalmed people on donated bodies, so it was like "giving back." Just check the web pages of your local med school. Personally, I'm thinking of doing one of those "natural burials" where they don't embalm or cremate, just stick me in the earth and plant a tree overhead.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

My best friend also did embalming. It's weird being their friends. Haha. But I'd be devastated if I lost him, I can't even think about it. I love that your friend gave back like that ♥️

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago

Funny thing is, my friend was worried that they wouldn't be able to handle embalming. They'd been around death when they worked at a hospital, but they hadn't cut anyone up before. The evening right after their first embalming session they were all wide-eyed and hyped, saying: "I did it!" They were so excited. They smelled slightly of formaldehyde.

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

He never did find his purpose, his purpose found him.

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

He got sent to an isekai, where he's finding his purpose. (at least that's what I got out of this comic strip...)

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 17 hours ago

Bus-chan strikes again!

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Skeleton looks happy. Teacher very creepy.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 1 points 16 hours ago

Well, obviously. Teachers aren’t supposed to have real skeletons.

[–] notreallyhere@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago

If you moustache, you're not ready to know the answer.

[–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

That blood mark in the asphalt, though...