# On playing in a cemetery: what are your thoughts?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 19, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-playing-in-a-cemetery-what-are-your-thoughts/976757 "2022-12-19T01:02:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-playing-in-a-cemetery-what-are-your-thoughts/976757/61 "2023-01-23T16:58:14Z")

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I’m with you. If I want to feel close to Zeyde Herman, I’ll hold his dogtags. If I want to feel close to my Bubby, I’ll visit a mom and pop corner grocery store. Their earthly remains aren’t them any more.

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-playing-in-a-cemetery-what-are-your-thoughts/976757/62 "2023-01-23T17:12:21Z")

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But they are a reminder. I scattered my mom’s ashes in a place we vacationed together. And I would feel her presence there without the ashes, because she spent so much time there in her life. But the ashes make me feel good about it, like, I made a point of honoring her in this place.

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