# "Fun" Cremation Urns **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790 "2019-04-19T20:26:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/1 "2019-04-19T20:26:29Z")
Someone I know died recently, and wanted to be cremated. I was just looking at the selection of cremation urns available, and I’m utterly speechless. Well, not really, but I was amazed. I thought of stately urns in the shape of vases, or simple, austere boxes. But evidently there is a whole line of “Fun” urns for the person who wants to spend eternity in a Pop Culture icon, or at least wants to cheer up the relative who has charge of the ashes on the mantelpiece. You can repose in a box in the shape of Superman’s sigil: > **[Cremation Urns, Memorial Jewelry, & Urns for Ashes - In The Light Urns](https://inthelighturns.com/)** > > Buy personalized and decorative cremation urns, memorial jewelry urns, and keepsake urns for ashes with custom massage on it to celebrate the lives of individuals with In The Light Urns. Or you can temporarily rest in an oversized Budweiser can until they scatter you [https://www.inthelighturns.com/custom-beer-or-soda-paper-can-cremation-urn-6161.html](https://www.inthelighturns.com/custom-beer-or-soda-paper-can-cremation-urn-6161.html) There’s a large collection of sports-based urns. I find it weird that there are a lot of ones with replica football helmets that magnetically levitate. Seems – spooky > **[Sports Cremation Urns - Sports Team Urns - In The Light Urns](https://inthelighturns.com/cremation-urns-for-ashes/sports-cremation-urns.html)** > > Shop our wide selection of sports urn including football, baseball, basketball, golf, hockey, and soccer cremation urns. Check out our sports team urns collection. For the die-hard (literally) Game of Thrones fan, you can spend the remainder of your existence in The Iron Throne [https://decorative-urns.com/the-throne.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItsa4ifzc4QIVVuDICh3nsQY3EAQYASABEgK3X\_D\_BwE](https://decorative-urns.com/the-throne.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItsa4ifzc4QIVVuDICh3nsQY3EAQYASABEgK3X_D_BwE) If you’re a fan of _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_ you can repose in an exact replica of the urn that held Nurache’s ashes in the opening sequence in Club Obi-Wan > **[This item is unavailable - Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/645554447/?gpla=1&gao=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_structuretest2019_a-art_and_collectibles-collectibles-figurines&utm_custom1=e5e549b4-7376-47f0-9cb4-36d2d9192c6a&utm_content=go_1740024865_70858383831_338924830510_pla-352498615822_c__645554447&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItYirrPzc4QIVxVYNCh0ZVA4dEAQYASABEgKIwvD_BwE)** > > Find the perfect handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, unique jewelry, and more… lots more. Here’s one my wife might like – you can be stored in a replica Hershey Bar. Although I think she’s prefer Cadbury Bourneville [https://www.inthelighturns.com/chocolate-bar-urn.html?utm\_source=google\_shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs4ucwPzc4QIVBV8NCh0\_kwyLEAkYCCABEgL12PD\_BwE](https://www.inthelighturns.com/chocolate-bar-urn.html?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs4ucwPzc4QIVBV8NCh0_kwyLEAkYCCABEgL12PD_BwE) My initial reaction was revulsion, but why shouldn’t there be upbeat elements to a funeral? My wife wants upbeat music played at hers. My main objection to Pop Culture is that it’s ephemeral. But I don’t think I’d object to something nerdy-quirky like a Mobius Strip Urn, or a model Dodecahedron, or a Pseudosphere, or something. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/2 "2019-04-19T20:33:46Z")
When my cousin died a few years ago, his ashes were in a plain wooden box. But he had requested that the box be placed in a Crown Royal bag prior to being buried. The man did love his whiskey, and his wife complied with the request. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/3 "2019-04-19T21:07:27Z")
I expect my wife is going accept whatever free container the state is willing to give her; it will only be necessary until she can reach the cat box. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/4 "2019-04-19T21:11:45Z")
My uncle worked in the sugar business for over 40 years, so it came as no surprise when my cousin put his ashes in an Empire sugar sack. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/5 "2019-04-19T21:19:44Z")
My friend is a gourd artist and she frequently gets requests to make custom urns from people who have seen her work. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/6 "2019-04-19T21:40:44Z")
Carrie Fisher had her ashes placed into a giant, 1950s-vintage Prozac capsule. > **[Carrie Fisher’s Urn Is Her “Prized Possession” Antique Prozac Pill](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/carrie-fishers-urn-is-a-huge-prozac-pill-961625/)** > > The family will plan a public memorial for Fisher and mother Debbie Reynolds in the future. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/7 "2019-04-19T23:53:54Z")
I apologize for saying **Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade** when I should have said **Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom**. I’m just glad I fixed this before somebody else did. We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/8 "2019-04-20T11:58:34Z")
I find it remarkable some copyright holder someplace licenced these products. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/9 "2019-04-20T12:40:38Z")
Huh. Maybe I’ll specify that my ashes be put into a replica of “The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.” ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/10 "2019-04-20T12:47:15Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Carrie Fisher had her ashes placed into a giant, 1950s-vintage Prozac capsule. > > [Carrie Fisher's Urn Is Her "Prized Possession" Antique Prozac Pill](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carrie-fishers-urn-is-a-huge-prozac-pill-961625) I thought you had a typo there, but checking your link finds that some idiot out there really does think that there’s such a thing as a mock Prozac pill from the 50s! Prozac went on the market in 1986. You can’t even invoke Marty McFly to explain this one. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Ducky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrs_ducky/32/6227_2.png) [@Mrs\_Ducky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Ducky)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/11 "2019-04-20T19:09:07Z")
My husband and I have agreed to be cremated with no services. He said if I go first, he’d put my ashes on a shelf and I would finally be a “trophy wife”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/12 "2019-04-20T23:51:37Z")
Hmm, cremation is in my will. I feel inspired to demand a stock pot that says grok on the side ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/13 "2019-04-21T01:04:34Z")
What’s a Grecian urn? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/14 "2019-04-21T01:16:41Z")
About eight bucks an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/15 "2019-04-21T02:01:39Z")
By late brother was a volunteer firefighter. His ashes were placed in an antique fire extinguisher. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/16 "2019-04-21T02:16:52Z")
> [@Marine\_One](#): > > What’s a Grecian urn? [Grecian Urn.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkXSgvr9qAg) ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/17 "2019-04-22T05:37:40Z")
I’ve always wanted my ashes to be put in little hollow busts that look like me. They’d be painted so the eyes follow you, and each of my darling children would have one. I heard that there’s now a company that makes these with a 3-D printer. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/18 "2019-04-22T12:24:26Z")
> [@MindsEye\_Watering](#): > > Huh. Maybe I’ll specify that my ashes be put into a replica of “The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.” Hunter Thompson once said “it’s better to be shot out of a cannon than squeezed out of a tube.” After his death, part of his funeral service included his ashes being shot out of a cannon. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/19 "2019-04-22T14:09:50Z")
> [@Chicken\_Fingers](#): > > I’ve always wanted my ashes to be put in little hollow busts that look like me. They’d be painted so the eyes follow you, and each of my darling children would have one. > > I heard that there’s now a company that makes these with a 3-D printer. If you want to really freak them out, make a negative space bust urn where the face is concave instead of convex. It’ll be more than the [eyes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaofyuCXZ_0) that follow you. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790/20 "2019-04-22T15:49:19Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > About eight bucks an hour. Man, this is where the Reddit up-vote would be perfect. I literally laughed out loud. I award you one fake internet point, and one invisible gold medallion. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-cremation-urns/832790.md?page=2)