The Definitive Guide to Underground Humor: Quaint Quotes About Death, Funny Funeral Home Stories and Hilarious Headstone Epitaphs

by Edward Bergin

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Exploring the comical depths of death, these stories from funeral directors, embalmers, limo drivers, and others show us that death can be just as humorous as other phases of life. Readers will also find quaint quotes about death by Robin Williams, Woody Allen, George Burns, Dennis Miller, and Groucho Marx, as well as hilarious headstone epitaphs from graveyards in different parts of the world. For those who have trouble dealing with death, one comedian offers the following thought to show more ponder: "We enter the world crying, isn't it only fitting to leave it laughing?" show less

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meggyweg 1,128 reviews

I think this is a bit too slim to be "definitive" but it certainly is an amusing collection of anecdotes: funny quotes about death, funny stories from funeral directors and funny tombstone epitaphs, most of which I had not seen before.

May 28, 2010

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