Tasteful, Idyllic, Horny

[poliphilo]

There's so much choice...

Our undertaker has emailed us a brochure. He can offer us...

Solid coffins in various woods- oak, mahogany el al,

Coffins that look like they're made of solid wood but are actually verneered,

Coffins with pictures printed on their surfaces- anything you fancy, from family photos to a football surmounted by the cross of St George,

Cardboard coffins,

Wicker-work coffins,

Woolen coffins,

American coffins made of metal that seal hermetically.

It's a lovely, tasteful brochure. Coffins are only part of it.

There are also pictures of idyllic English landscapes to get you in the mood,

And closeups of the horny hands of carpenters wielding planes, with woodshavings in the foreground.

Comments

[heleninwales]

We had a wicker-work coffin for my father to go with the woodland burial.

[poliphilo]

I might well have opted for wicker if it were a burial.