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Japan Opens First Drive-through Funeral Service (japantimes.co.jp)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the when-in-Japan dept.

A funeral home with a drive-thru window opened in Nagano Prefecture on Sunday, allowing mourners to pay their respects without getting out of the car. From a report: The operator of the Aishoden funeral home in Ueda said the service is the first of its kind in Japan. It is primarily aimed at allowing seniors and the disabled to attend funerals but may also be used in the future by people short on time. During a tour Saturday, residents lined up to get a look at the innovative facility, which allows drive-thru mourners to stop their cars next to a window and enter their names and addresses on a device handed over by a waiting receptionist.

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  1. What about respect? by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 2

    Part of going to a funeral is to talk with the other people who knew the deceased person, give your support, etc.

    I guess this service might be appropriate for the funerals of people like Rodney Dangerfield.

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    1. Re:What about respect? by syn3rg · · Score: 1

      Going to the funeral does much to comfort the family, in addition to showing respect for the deceased.

      Also, +1 insightful for the RD quip.

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    2. Re:What about respect? by Baron_Yam · · Score: 4, Insightful

      "Funerals are for the living".

      That's a fairly old quote, I know it through my father. I didn't understand it for a long time, probably because like a lot of teens I was pretty self-absorbed as a kid. But I get it now.

      >Part of going to a funeral is to talk with the other people who knew the deceased person, give your support, etc.

      Mutual support if you knew the deceased and aren't there only to support a grieving friend or family member. This is ALL of the funeral, in my opinion (though some people apparently need to see the body - I don't get that, but it doesn't make it less true).

    3. Re:What about respect? by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 2

      Part of going to a funeral is to talk with the other people who knew the deceased person, give your support, etc.

      Why can't you do that with Twitter?

    4. Re:What about respect? by thegarbz · · Score: 2

      Part of going to a funeral is to talk with the other people who knew the deceased person, give your support, etc.

      I guess this service might be appropriate for the funerals of people like Rodney Dangerfield.

      In Japan the Wake is held before the funeral. There's very little talking still to do.

    5. Re:What about respect? by Githyanki · · Score: 0

      Part of going to a funeral is to talk with the other people who knew the deceased person, give your support, etc.

      Why can't you do that with Twitter?

      I thought "liking" their status update of "RIP" was enough?

    6. Re:What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Just press F.

    7. Re:What about respect? by Provocateur · · Score: 1

      Agreed; the person in question, was a good friend, and an excellent boss.

      When I met the widow and their children, one of the sons' eyes lit up, and said, 'Mom, he's the guy Dad always talked about!'

      His mother explained He always talked about you

      I was surprised that they remembered somebody they hadn't met; I was glad to have been there -- I regretted not talking about that great guy, because I might say something off-color.

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    8. Re:What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You're a moran. Japanese are degenerates.

    9. Re:What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      What about respect?

      Just text 'F' to the family.

    10. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1

      Not everyone goes to both, and maybe I'm wrong but I don't believe there is anywhere where the wake is held *after* the funeral.

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    11. Re: What about respect? by gnick · · Score: 1

      thegarbz said that, in Japan, a wake is held before the funeral. This is not the alternative to the wake being held after the funeral; it's the alternative to no wake being held at all. I'm assuming that it's common to attend the wake in Japan. I've been to a few funerals here in the US and none had an associated wake.

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    12. Re:What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Oh, I know all about hentai pr0n. It makes other countries tame by comparison.

      While we're on the subject, do you know of any pregnant futanari furry tentacle schoolgirl 3D VR hentai website? It's not for me, it's for a deceased friend.

    13. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1

      If that was the case the correct English would be *a* wake, not *the* wake. Of course you are putting words in its mouth.

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    14. Re:What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      or Ronald McDonald

    15. Re:What about respect? by techno-vampire · · Score: 1

      Sometimes people feel that they need to say goodbye in person, and looking at a closed coffin just doesn't work for them. I'm not one of them, so I can't explain it, but I do know that there are those who find viewing the deceased's corpse finds it easier to let go.

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    16. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I love it when somebody tries to get pedantic and fails. "A" or "the" are both perfectly acceptable English. I'm curious why you think otherwise. What's wrong with

      In Japan the Wake is held before the funeral. ?

      Nothing. It perfectly explains that the Japanese typically hole a wake and that it typically precedes the funeral. I think the problem lies between your ears.

      Curious - What's your native language?

    17. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1

      I certainly hope English isn't yours, as "the" and "a" are not equivalent. "Is there a wake? Yes there is the wake." Oh, that would be idiotic wouldn't it. One would say yes there is *a* wake. Again, the way it was said doesn't introduce the idea that there is *a* wake. It assumes *the* wake. Good luck learning English!

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    18. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Is there a wake? Yes there is the wake." Oh, that would be idiotic wouldn't it.

      Nobody said that. Congratulations, you said something idiotic. I didn't get the point.

      Again, the way it was said doesn't introduce the idea that there is *a* wake. It assumes *the* wake.

      Yes. It assumes "the" wake and doesn't introduce the idea that there is "a" wake. The idea that there is "a" wake is very simply implied.

      Good luck learning English!

      Let me reiterate how much I enjoy it when pedants are wrong. I hope I didn't confuse you.

    19. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1

      You need take a remedial English course.

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    20. Re:What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'm the opposite. I don't want to see the body. For my father, they opened the casket after the service for some neighbors who prefer that sort of thing, but when I saw his face it felt like being punched.

    21. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You need *to* take a remedial English course.

    22. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1

      No, but my phone needs to do so, that's for sure :^)

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    23. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1

      "Nobody said that. Congratulations, you said something idiotic. I didn't get the point."

      For the record, this is why you aren't qualified to pass an elementary school English test. When you don't understand the lesson you think it is because the teacher is an idiot.

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    24. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I defy you to point out where anyone but you made the statement you called idiotic. Yes, it was idiotic. But nobody said it but you.

    25. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1

      The fact that you think it was a statement I made shows that you don't understand English well at all. A 6th grader would have known what the quotes indicate.

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    26. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Quotes typically mean you're referencing something somebody said. Here, you're referencing something nobody said, so I infer that you're referencing something you imagine somebody saying. The statement you're imagining somebody saying, as you point out, is idiotic. What I fail to understand is why you're spouting nonsense just to declare it nonsense.

      Are you using some alternative quote function?

    27. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No, but my phone needs to. That's for sure.

      or

      No, but my phone needs to; that's for sure.

      NOT

      No, but my phone needs to do so, that's for sure

    28. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1

      You ended a sentence with a preposition. Dumbfuck.

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    29. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yes, I did. Once again the pedant fails pedantry. Read and learn. When you attempted the same statement, you managed both a run-on and a failure to terminate.

    30. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 0

      I'm sorry you don't understand English, but to be fair you can't blame your teachers; you are far too fucking stupid to learn.

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    31. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You're just pissed off because you fucked up and I called you out on it. What about English don't I understand? From what I see, I'm correcting you at every turn here and even provided you a reference to help where you were obviously confused. You've just resorted to name calling because you have no valid argument. Go ahead; correct me on ending a sentence with a preposition again. You know you want to.

      Read your last response. I provided you a source explaining why ending a sentence with a preposition is acceptable in modern English. You responded with, basically, "Yeah, well you're a dumb-dumb head!"

    32. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1

      Again, you cannot use the words "the" and "a" interchangeably, and the meaning of the original sentence changes completely when you substitute one for the other. The hilarious thing is that you think you are smart when you are in fact so stupid you can't learn that simple lesson.

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    33. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      A lot of people struggle with English; it's nothing to be ashamed of. The difference between "a" and "the" can be subtle and can confuse beginners. Your run-on sentence didn't FEEL like a run-on because you included a couple of commas. I'm sure that omitting the word "to" was just a fluke. And you're not the first to confuse the rule about ending sentences with prepositions. I hope you learned something there. You're batting 0.000 on the grammar corrections, but you got your punctuation right when you called me a dumb-dumb! Getting pedantic requires attention to detail. The point is that, when you feel like correcting somebody, make sure you understand what you're saying.

      Have I mentioned how much I enjoy it when pedants fail at pedantry? I think I mentioned that. Thank you for being so entertaining; every time you fuck up it brings me amusement. I also enjoy the irony of you repeatedly tripping over your own statements and then calling somebody else stupid.

    34. Re: What about respect? by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 0

      You are one stupid motherfucker. Off you go now little troll ...

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    35. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Pedant fails pedantry, but excels at name-calling! If you can't be right, be loud! Calling somebody stupid is SO much more amusing after a train of fuck-ups. The fact that you haven't tried to defend any of your fuck-ups suggests to me that you might realize just how stupid you sound. Repeated name-calling suggests that you have no other ideas.

      You are one stupid motherfucker. Off you go now little troll ...

      In other words, "I just got triggered! Leave me alone! Wah!"

      You: 35 + 12 = 57
      Me: No, it's 47. Not a big deal. Simple mistake.
      You: You're one stupid motherfucker!
      Me: Fine. But that doesn't change the fact that 35 + 12 = 47.
      You: It would be stupid to say "35 + 12 = 50"
      Me: Yes, it would be. Nobody said that. Are you still saying that it's 57?
      You: You're a stupid-head!
      Me: *Sigh* Please re-read this thread and hang your head in shame...

    36. Re: What about respect? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Anyway, I hope you learned something. It's been fun helping you out with your English skills. I hope you can return the favor if I ever try my hand at your native tongue.

  2. This seems extremely disrespectful by Baron_Yam · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If this is to aid people with mobility issues, the correct response is to make the facility wheelchair accessible, and perhaps have a staff member available to assist.

    Otherwise... you may as well just post condolences on a Facebook page.

    1. Re:This seems extremely disrespectful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      For every type of traditional/customary social function that you can think of, there are (and should) be plenty of people who simply don't "get it." They are there because they think they're "supposed to" be there, think they'll be outcast if they don't go, but otherwise place absolutely no value in the meeting, and don't even understand it. They're just going through the motions, looking at what other people do to imitate them, and are following imaginary orders.

      Without any guidance or understanding, if they're also allowed any freedoms, then there's a real chance they may deviate from the usual customs/tradition.

      None of this has anything to do with respect or lack of respect. If you haven't explained the ritual to them, the reasons that things are done the way that they are, then their deviations from how you want them to behave don't mean anything. They don't know that the way they're acting will be interpreted by ceremonial insiders as meaning they aren't respectful.

      If you think that someone sitting in car during a funeral is disrespectful, then you will have to teach them. People otherwise aren't going to know that snowflakes are having their feelings hurt due to thinking that "people sitting"=="insight into their minds which reveals they are thinking disrespectful thoughts." The only way someone could know that you have that opinion is if you tell them. So you either gotta tell them, or else endure butthurt.

      But go easy on the charges of actual disrespect. The truth is that it looks disrespectful to you, and that symptom is what you want to treat. But you don't have the slightest fucking idea of what they are thinking, and whether they are respectful or disrespectful. They only way you can find that out, is to ask them.

      So, either way, if you've got a problem with this, you need to talk to people. The communication isn't just going to magically happen by telepathy.

      Then on top of all that, this is Japan we're talking about. Maybe you are the ceremonial outsider, and whatever advice you give to the funeral attendees, is going to piss off some other Miss Manners who is confident that they know the rules and they you aren't playing correctly.

    2. Re:This seems extremely disrespectful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'm sure rituals as themselves are important to Japanese and many other cultures as well. Most originally Protestant cultures don't seem to emphasis the ritual aspect as much as they used to, or have transformed the religious or superstitious rituals to social norms and customs which no longer hold the previous supernatural meanings.

    3. Re:This seems extremely disrespectful by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2

      The first time I went to Japan was about 15 years ago. I spent a few days in a fairly small town in the middle of nowhere. A short walk from where I was staying there was a drive-through shrine, where you could get your car blessed. This was, apparently, not unusual. I don't know what other drive-through services are offered by temples there, but this seems like a logical extension.

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    4. Re:This seems extremely disrespectful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I don't know what other drive-through services

      Hmmm ... I don't know about temples, but drive-thru prostitution sounds like a business model which needs to be explored .... ummm, I'd like a large titties and shake, a handy, and a cuddle please; actually, no skip the cuddle, I'm pressed for time.

    5. Re:This seems extremely disrespectful by techno-vampire · · Score: 1

      If you think that someone sitting in car during a funeral is disrespectful, then you will have to teach them.

      Generally I've found that telling somebody, "Just do what everybody else is doing." is enough, unless there's something special that's not for outsiders, or needs explaining.

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    6. Re:This seems extremely disrespectful by AmiMoJo · · Score: 1

      Religions in Japan tend to be a lot more pragmatic. Even with accessible venues a lot of elderly people were not attending funerals because of frailty. This solves that problem for them.

      Also the Shinto priests will bless anything. Most new buildings, trains, road junctions etc get blessed. Death is usually handled by Buddhists though. People participate in both religions, although not very seriously.

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    7. Re:This seems extremely disrespectful by hcs_$reboot · · Score: 1

      But... Nagano (Japan) is cold and snowy (Olympics, remember). Of course you guys from SF living 3 months of a mild winter cannot understand.

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    8. Re:This seems extremely disrespectful by dunkelfalke · · Score: 1

      Cars get blessed by Christian priests just as well. If I remember correctly, this particular oddity is especially popular in Russia. Then again, their church is seriously nuts.

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  3. Remains to be seen... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    nuff said

    1. Re:Remains to be seen... by bobbied · · Score: 1

      Visitation is to the right.... Everybody else just left...

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  4. Obliged to tell this joke... by bobbied · · Score: 1

    People are dying to get into this drive though...

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  5. funerals too socially awkward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Next up, mourning hikikomori attend by telepresence robot.

  6. Just in time!!! by Idou · · Score: 1

    Hopefully they bring this to the U.S. so that this guy's family can benefit from it!

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    1. Re: Just in time!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Already exists in the US. Florida, Michigan and Tennessee all have them.

    2. Re:Just in time!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Hopefully they bring this to the U.S. so that this guy's family can benefit from it!

      My first reaction to the headline was: they gotta already be doing this in Vegas.

  7. Bring out your dead by PPH · · Score: 1

    I don't want to go on the cart!

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    1. Re:Bring out your dead by jfdavis668 · · Score: 1

      Can you hang around a couple of minutes? He won't be long...

    2. Re:Bring out your dead by AntronArgaiv · · Score: 1

      When I first saw this, I thought: heh! just load the stiff in the back seat, drive up, open the door & push him out, and drive off.

      Even faster if you have a hatchback: ust pop the hatch and leave some rubber. Stiff slides out the back.

    3. Re:Bring out your dead by timelorde · · Score: 1

      Maybe one of these would do the trick:

      http://www.grandtournation.com/5317/ambulance-shenanigans/

  8. Opportunity for upselling this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    You're not going to ask the people literally if they want fries, but you could try to sell a memorial book or item or picture, or perhaps include a leaflet with coupons for a local oil change place or car wash with a grief special. Not only saving a ton of money on office space, but generating additional revenue from partners.

  9. Re:People "short" on time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That's just a different "slant" on the same old story.

  10. Easily handled by technology by SuperKendall · · Score: 2

    Part of going to a funeral is to talk with the other people who knew the deceased person, give your support, etc.

    They can do that in a Slack group.

    The service seems a little clunky though, having to enter your name and such by hand - what is needed is NFC support for paying respects, AKA RespectPay. Then you just drive up, wave your phone (or watch) at the respect terminal, and respects were paid in person without making other people wait.

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  11. Pay Respects by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    For when you want to pay your respects, but not TOO much respect.

    1. Re:Pay Respects by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      So lower case "f"?

  12. Surprised. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 1

    I thought America is where this would happen first.

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    1. Re:Surprised. by DramaGeek · · Score: 2

      Done! Three years ago. And that's just the one I remember hearing about on the news, possibly not the first.
      http://www.mlive.com/news/sagi...

  13. Right next to the suicide booth by jfdavis668 · · Score: 1

    The coin operated type.

  14. Traditions are a waste of time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The dead don't care and the living should know how to accept death

  15. What about the selfies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm confused. How will people take selfies with the deceased that way?

  16. Facbook Funeral service by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    why bother with drive through, do it via Facebook ...

  17. Phht That's nothing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    With my Amazon Prime membership, I can have the deceased shipped to me. I get it within two days, pay my respects, and then print out a return label and drop the corpse off at Staples.

  18. A Totally Bullshit Story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    English language media outlets, like The Japan Times, always focus on oddball news. They are almost NEVER an accurate portrayal of life in Japan. They do Japan a great disservice by catering to our love of the sensational.

    During the decades that I lived in Japan, I attended several traditional Buddhist funerals. They were always profoundly beautiful and respectful. It's unfortunate that most Americans have no idea about the true nature of funerals in Japan.

    Frankly, the American tradition of a caravan of cars escorting an $8000 coffin to the cemetery is plain repulsive - but it does match our culture.

    1. Re: A Totally Bullshit Story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      English language media outlets, like The Japan Times, always focus on oddball news. They are almost NEVER an accurate portrayal of life in Japan

      I mean, is there an 'accurate portrayal of life in Japan'?

      From the rural and traditional to the modern and sometimes bizarre, Japan is a lot of things in a lot of ways to a lot of people.

      I don't disagree that these bizarre stories about Japan probably have very little to do with real life ... but, this is a country in which (I'm told) you can probably find a vending machine for butt plugs if you know where to look.

      Me, I have no idea who the target audience is for a 5 minute drive through say your condolences, sign a book, and then grab your lunch at the next window and move on. I have a hard time thinking that has anything to do with funerals pretty much anywhere.

  19. May work by inking · · Score: 1

    This may seem a bit crass, but you have to consider that the Japanese are essentially socially obligated to attend funerals of the extended family they may not really care about much. When the current senior generation has half a dozen siblings this becomes a bit hard on the already very old living seniors. It’s not really the western get together and remember the joyful moments of the deceased’s life kind of event that you may think it is.

  20. Kids! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Get off your damn phone and say good bye to grand mother. We're only going to be here a few seconds.

    (Children not looking up say. "Bye grandma")

    Part of Dad knows this is wrong, but he is in a hurry and this was very affordable. Besides, if he doesn't get back soon that batch of jet he is cooking up might explode. Serves the old badger for getting into an uncut stash. Well, he can always clone her again if the kids get too sad.

  21. Nothing New by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This is nothing new. Southwest Atlanta has had a drive through mortuary for decades now.

  22. News for nerds ... by kbahey · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and this is news for nerds?

    Why is this on Slashdot?

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  23. Next up: car-wrecker by ljw1004 · · Score: 1

    Next up: drive-through funeral home and car-wrecker!

  24. Perhaps there's a cost factor by UnsignedInt32 · · Score: 1

    I think this is more of an cost factor that's in play here. Perhaps this is catered more to people who wouldn't be holding the funerals at all. Holding funeral in Japan can be expensive and good chunk of the fund comes from the funeral attendees. If enough people are not attending due to their availabilities then I can see that would be problem...

  25. Save face. by Mal-2 · · Score: 1

    Remember, this is also the country whose toilets make fake flushing noises. Everything is about appearances. Putting your name on a list at a funeral "proves" you care so much , you will do the absolute minimum socially necessary.

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    1. Re:Save face. by techno-vampire · · Score: 1

      It's also convenient for high-level execs who have to turn up at the funeral of a worker who died of overwork even though the exec never met the worker, doesn't care but doesn't want to lose face by ignoring the incident.

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  26. No thanks. by Wdomburg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Manually enter my name on a device? What century are we in?

    I'll start attending funerals when I can check in via E-ZPass. And they better have a 20MPH lane. I'm not slowing down to 5MPH for anyone but immediate family.

    1. Re: No thanks. by c6gunner · · Score: 1

      No way. That's completely the wrong direction to go with this. What they really need to do is partner with McDonald's so you can pick up a happy meal for the ride home.

  27. What happens to the car? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I mean, is this like a car wash where the car is hooked in and moved through, the driver is plucked out, and the car is then moved to some other area...I just don't get how this is going to work?

  28. It's a funeral... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ...I'm pretty sure the only person legitimately short on time is the dead guy.

  29. Drop offs too! by HideyoshiJP · · Score: 1

    The good news is that they also have a drop-off as well. It's labelled "."

    1. Re:Drop offs too! by HideyoshiJP · · Score: 1

      Crap. Joke got hosed. It was supposed to say "moeru gomi" which is Japanese for burnable trash.

  30. Not new by rot26 · · Score: 1

    https://www.roadsideamerica.co... We had one of these a couple of decades ago. I believe somebody tried to make a night deposit and it was closed shortly thereafter.

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  31. Would you like fries with that? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Would you like fries with that?

  32. What your order will be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Gimme an order of twenty candles, High res. 4k lcd tombstone one week, five prayers and two weeping girls, and also 200 likes in social networks.
    - And then ?

  33. In other news by bn-7bc · · Score: 1

    Soilent green production ramps up in Japan, and an un named japanese ad agency came appolagices for the ad stating” Did grandma die tiday? Well you can have her for dinner tomorrow evedently a somewhat desturbed intern changed the text pefor it eas publshed, both he and his supervisor has been let go.

  34. Re:People "short" on time by Hognoxious · · Score: 1

    Someone needs to "nip" this in the bud.

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  35. Drive-Thru, McD Style by n329619 · · Score: 1

    Welcome to Nagano Funeral Service! What would you like today?

    We service wooden coffins, metal coffins, headstones, flowers, shovels, ritual priests and dead lawyers! Our today's special is the wooden coffin set with flowers for only $999.99!

  36. Sorry Japan you're not the first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I drove through a viewing some 35 years ago in Alexandria, LA. If I recall correctly, the funeral home was in a old bank.

  37. Simpsons did it! by RenHoek · · Score: 1

    Been there, done that.. try this one from 2012 for example:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...

    So.. world's first?

  38. Short on time? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    No reason to be in a hurry from a funeral home if you're short on time.