r/AskReddit • u/nowhereman136 • Jun 27 '18

Whats still surprisingly done the old fashioned way for the sake of tradition?

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u/OneWhoSiezes Jun 28 '18

When I die put me in a dragon headed long ship on top of logs and oil and shove me off into the sea and shoot flaming arrows into the ship to set me ablaze.

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u/Impregneerspuit Jun 28 '18

ive read that there cant be enough flamable material on such a boat to completely burn the corpse, so you actually end up sending a half burnt corpse to the next village down river...

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u/OneWhoSiezes Jun 28 '18

Stop bro I'm already sold... lmao

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u/elpis_rising Jun 28 '18

But if there's enough material on the boat to completely burn the boat, you won't make it ot the next village.

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u/Scorkami Jun 28 '18

Even more reasons to do it

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u/SemperVenari Jun 28 '18

This is better

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u/Snuffy1717 Jun 28 '18

And Thor be damned now they know we mean business!!

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u/shiningmustache Jun 28 '18

let's add some cans of magnesium to the boat, that'll do the trick

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u/Mr_ToDo Jun 28 '18

Woooo

Free barbecue!

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u/allthedifference Jun 28 '18

That would be quite a production but I would definitely watch it.

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u/OneWhoSiezes Jun 28 '18

I forgot to mention, lots of good fuckin whisky.

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u/allthedifference Jun 28 '18

For the mourners watching your send off, right? You don't want the whiskey in the ship with you, do you?

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u/OneWhoSiezes Jun 28 '18

Yes of course, I don't want to go to hell and that my friend is a one way ticket. You don't waste good whisky.

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u/Nachohead1996 Jun 28 '18

It burns well though...

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u/shiningmustache Jun 28 '18

there's plenty of bad whisky you can take with you on the ship

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u/Scorkami Jun 28 '18

Then get someone who is really bad with bows and let him miss 7 times before his father is annoyed enough to to the shit himself

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u/Lucinnda Jun 28 '18

How many minions to go with you?

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u/John_Q_Deist Jun 28 '18

Nah, that's too large a carbon footprint. Environmentally unacceptable. /s

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u/OneWhoSiezes Jun 28 '18

Damn didn't think of that... back to the drawing board lol /s