“Fishermen Use Dead Friend to Catch 180-pound Carp”

Okay, before you get caught up in a spiral of morbid disgust, know the context. Three friends planned to go on an epic fishing trip together, but their buddy got terminal cancer. Sadly, he died before they could make it to Thailand. He asked them on his deathbed to scatter his ashes on their fishing trip, but they said they’d do him one better: they’d mix him in with the bait. Thus, the earthly remains of Ron Hopper went on one final fishing trip, and wound up in the belly of an impressively large carp. It was nice of him to let the fish win the final round–that’s a gracious fisherman–but I also think it’s a much cooler funeral decision than rotting in a hole somewhere.

I plan to live to at least 2084, but when I pass, I’m going to have my earthly remains blasted into the stratosphere through a fireworks display.

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