I wonder if I could start a business making cardboard/papier mache coffins that look exactly like the real thing. (With, like a glued-together frame of wood, so there's no metal.) With a couple nice coats of shellac they'd be all shiny and curvy and sleek which would satisfy the traditional-minded relatives but be quite biodegradeable, plus the materials and skilled labor would be cheaper than the regular coffin costs....
I already know what I'm gonna call her. Got a name all picked out...
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Oct 29, 2009 4:42:23 am PDT #15840 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
msbelle - Oct 29, 2009 4:43:18 am PDT #15841 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
no way spending more on a casket than I have on furniture. Hopefully no casket at all.
Jesse - Oct 29, 2009 4:44:40 am PDT #15842 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I wonder if I could start a business making cardboard/papier mache coffins that look exactly like the real thing. (With, like a glued-together frame of wood, so there's no metal.) With a couple nice coats of shellac they'd be all shiny and curvy and sleek which would satisfy the traditional-minded relatives but be quite biodegradeable, plus the materials and skilled labor would be cheaper than the regular coffin costs....
Totally.
Jessica - Oct 29, 2009 4:45:23 am PDT #15843 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I wonder if I could start a business making cardboard/papier mache coffins that look exactly like the real thing. (With, like a glued-together frame of wood, so there's no metal.) With a couple nice coats of shellac they'd be all shiny and curvy and sleek which would satisfy the traditional-minded relatives but be quite biodegradeable, plus the materials and skilled labor would be cheaper than the regular coffin costs....
Ooh, they'd look kind of like sarcophagi!
Theodosia - Oct 29, 2009 4:49:04 am PDT #15844 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Heh. That could be one of the specialty lines we hand-craft.
It's actually quite a shame that I don't know about business plans and stuff like that. Or really, all that much about papier mache production for LARGE items. I know in the past (1800s) there have been papier mache furniture (not much of which survives) so it doesn't have to be flimsy....
msbelle - Oct 29, 2009 4:49:30 am PDT #15845 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Lee - Oct 29, 2009 5:11:58 am PDT #15846 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Today is going to be better than the rest of the week was, right?
Jesse - Oct 29, 2009 5:17:03 am PDT #15847 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My today is way better!
smonster - Oct 29, 2009 5:19:25 am PDT #15848 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Reply fuzzy, ask again later.
SuziQ - Oct 29, 2009 5:24:35 am PDT #15849 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Snow Day, part 2.
Woke up to a stuffy nose, does not bode well.