# \[Ask the Funeral Director who's a\] New Member \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 2, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142 "2011-06-02T23:55:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/161 "2011-07-12T01:50:28Z")
> [@omni-not](#): > > +1 😛 ---
**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/162 "2011-07-12T19:52:09Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Just a figure of speech, I’m hoping. > mmm You dopers are hilarious folks - you would fit in as funeral directors with no problem! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/163 "2011-07-12T20:10:19Z")
> [@CoffinMan](#): > > you would fit in as funeral directors with no problem! It _would_ be an interesting undertaking. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/164 "2011-07-12T20:16:14Z")
_[A strange smiling woman walks by pushing a wheelbarrow with a body in it]_ MRS. SMILEY: Do you dig graves? NEIL (the Hippie): Yeah, yeah, they’re all right, yeah. MRS. SMILEY: I’m so glad! I think they’re wonderful! _[Woman picks up and departs. A Vicar enters, quite drunk]_ ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/165 "2011-07-13T02:18:30Z")
What’s the heaviest corpse you’ve ever moved? ---
**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/166 "2011-07-13T21:55:09Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > What’s the heaviest corpse you’ve ever moved? I have worked with some fairly oversized cases - unfortunately I have heard from my colleagues in the industry that these are becoming the norm rather than the exception. ---
**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/167 "2011-07-13T21:56:50Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > _[A strange smiling woman walks by pushing a wheelbarrow with a body in it]_ > > MRS. SMILEY: Do you dig graves? > > NEIL (the Hippie): Yeah, yeah, they’re all right, yeah. > > MRS. SMILEY: I’m so glad! I think they’re wonderful! > > _[Woman picks up and departs. A Vicar enters, quite drunk]_ Johnny must be Monty Python fan! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/168 "2011-07-13T21:59:07Z")
Do your fellow funeral directors provide stiff competition? Is it true that you can’t spell “funeral” without “F-U-N”? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/169 "2011-07-13T23:09:03Z")
> [@CoffinMan](#): > > I have worked with some fairly oversized cases - unfortunately I have heard from my colleagues in the industry that these are becoming the norm rather than the exception. In my dad’s case, he had a guy who was over 600lbs. They had to break down the wall between two windows and take him out with a crane. ---
**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/170 "2011-07-14T17:18:37Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > In my dad’s case, he had a guy who was over 600lbs. They had to break down the wall between two windows and take him out with a crane. That is a pretty extreme case - I have not yet been called to handle a case of that size, but I have heard of similar cases from numerous colleagues ---
**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/171 "2011-07-14T17:21:18Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > Do your fellow funeral directors provide stiff competition? > > Is it true that you can’t spell “funeral” without “F-U-N”? You dopers are killing me! Looking forward to seeing whatelse you can dig up!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/172 "2011-07-14T23:54:23Z")
I’d ask a few questions, here, but my best friend is a (former, now runs a motel) funeral director, and can also answer my questions. Coincidentally, he’s also named Steve. I went back to check the OP. Nope. **Coffin** is in California, My friend is in New York. That just _killed_ my idea on who this OP might be, IRL. Guess I’ll _bury_ my suspicion. ---
**Author:** ![BaconAndEggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/173 "2011-07-15T03:46:31Z")
Can you PM me the name of your funeral home? ---
**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/174 "2011-07-15T19:41:54Z")
> [@BaconAndEggs](#): > > Can you PM me the name of your funeral home? Hope you do not have a need for services at this time and you are just curious. Check your pm ---
**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/175 "2011-07-15T20:48:53Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > I’d ask a few questions, here, but my best friend is a (former, now runs a motel) funeral director, and can also answer my questions. Coincidentally, he’s also named Steve. I went back to check the OP. Nope. **Coffin** is in California, My friend is in New York. That just _killed_ my idea on who this OP might be, IRL. Guess I’ll _bury_ my suspicion. 🙂 The puns you folks come up with are hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![BaconAndEggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/176 "2011-07-15T21:57:36Z")
> [@CoffinMan](#): > > Hope you do not have a need for services at this time and you are just curious. Check your pm I’m just curious. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/177 "2011-07-15T23:02:17Z")
> [@CoffinMan](#): > > 🙂 The puns you folks come up with are hilarious! They’re all part of our plot. ---
**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/178 "2011-07-16T01:34:15Z")
> [@BaconAndEggs](#): > > I’m just curious. 🙂 Glad to hear that - cheers! ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/179 "2011-07-16T19:05:56Z")
What’s the difference (if any) from an undertaker? ---
**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142/180 "2011-07-16T21:04:43Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > What’s the difference (if any) from an undertaker? In California theres no difference at all- undertaker used less nowdays than funeral director [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-funeral-director-whos-a-new-member-edited-title/584142.md?page=10)