The Final Halloween Special Blog Post

Just a few odds and ends to finish up the Halloween posts...

Ok so, you find yourself dead, what do you do about it. Well most people get buried in a grave with a big old headstone at the top of it, but what happens when that headstone gets dirty? Sandblast it? Nonsense! Just get yourself some of this magic "Headstone Cleaner". What makes this especially for headstones and not just normal stones is a trade secret. Of course if you're dead you probably don't care either way. [image via cloudsteph]

But what if you don't like the notion of worms biting your bum in the ground after you die, and being left on the mantle piece as an ashtray doesn't appeal to you either, you could always try this. The Geek Muse informs us that we can have our ashes turned into vinyl records!

"If you ever worry about how to continue the legacy of your awesomeness after you have shuffled off this mortal coil, then I may well have found the perfect send-off for you.

UK-based company And Vinyly will press your cremated ashes into a vinyl recording playing a track of your choice, a vocal message or simply your own silent pops and crackles for your friends and family to remember you by.

The basic package (£3000) includes a 30 disc pressing of your record, plus an 'R.I.V.' artwork record cover with your name, date of birth and date of death. There are additional services available including backing tracks, ‘bespook’ music, the opportunity to have your record distributed worldwide and FUNerals: a musical send-off led by a team of event organisers. And if you still want to be buried after you cough, And Vinyly accepts cremated body parts in addition to whole cremated bodies.

Feeling a bit peaky? More details here: http://www.andvinyly.com/"

Shower curtains. Every hates them right? (right!) So why not liven up your wash life by getting one with bloody hand prints. Think of the hilarity you could create by tricking your house mates into thinking you were being murdered. "Help help, the knife is in me, help!" But why stop there. Ladies, men love a woman that can make them laugh so why not purchase the curtain and try this practical joke. While having a shower, shout out to your man: "Darling, I know I never told you but I've been pregnant for the past few weeks.. but it's ok now because I appear to be having a miscarriage." Oh, how he'll laugh. And not for the reasons you think!

Well that's all I have for this year. I hope you enjoyed the stories over the last few days. I'm sorry they were all very Irish-centric. I had many more ideas but just not enough time to create them. They might appear later on. Stay safe, don't put the fireworks into any naughty places.


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This blog post was part of a series of special posts for Halloween 2010.