# Words you don't want to appear in your eulogy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 21, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735 "2003-08-21T18:12:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/1 "2003-08-21T18:12:52Z")

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razor  
plastic bag  
fontina cheese  
dry rot  
“accident” (with finger quotes)  
sticky  
Satan  
back alley  
clerical error  
emoticon

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**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/2 "2003-08-21T18:19:44Z")

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(PS. Add your own!)

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**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/3 "2003-08-21T18:20:19Z")

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reckless  
tragically ill-conceived  
rollerblade  
dental floss  
scraper  
vomit-strewn

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**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/4 "2003-08-21T18:27:17Z")

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Loser  
Deadbeat  
Vanilla Ice  
Sheep  
Axe  
Dental Records  
Hot Widow  
Semprini

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/5 "2003-08-21T18:29:27Z")

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sexual  
auto-erotic asphyxiation  
toilet  
colon  
sandwich

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**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/6 "2003-08-21T18:31:07Z")

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Anal  
Sex  
Fiasco (in that order)

Also:

Hitler-riffic

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**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/7 "2003-08-21T18:34:32Z")

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debt  
chicken neck(s)  
alleged  
forget  
gizzard  
tree nut allergy  
regret  
Easton Area High School Class of 1992  
spelling error(s)

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/8 "2003-08-21T18:43:37Z")

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wolfpack  
peckerhead  
dayglow

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**Author:** ![Blackclaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Blackclaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackclaw)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/9 "2003-08-21T18:44:24Z")

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Perhaps it’s for the best

I regret it was not me who killed him

We’re all going to miss ole’ what’s-his-name

A part of him will always be with us. At least untill someone comes up with a better carpet cleaner.

I can’t believe we lost him. Who puts wheels on a casket anyway?

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/10 "2003-08-21T18:49:22Z")

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I don’t know about words, but here’s a phrase I’d really like to avoid:

“proctologists worked around the clock in an attempt to extract the rhino’s horn, but unfortunately it was too late.”

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**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/11 "2003-08-21T18:58:29Z")

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proctologist  
gynecologist  
Communist  
UB40  
WD-40  
duct tape  
linoleum  
sales representative  
beef

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**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/12 "2003-08-21T19:02:47Z")

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Nice  
Kind-hearted  
Pleasant  
Sweet

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**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/13 "2003-08-21T19:06:56Z")

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deliverance  
mercy

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**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/14 "2003-08-21T19:10:51Z")

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The abrupt, hull- (and lung-)crushing pressure rise might prove unhealthy, I WAG.

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**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/15 "2003-08-21T19:12:00Z")

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And now this belongs to a completely different thread.

But it’s somehow fitting in here, too.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/16 "2003-08-21T19:14:51Z")

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“Area diners were understandable dismayed by the news.”

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**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/17 "2003-08-21T19:18:43Z")

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f\*cker got what he deserved

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**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/18 "2003-08-21T19:24:34Z")

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Rabid  
Nyarlathotep  
Gradually starved  
Fundamentally flawed  
End-stage Alzheimer’s  
Necrophilia  
“Though her remains were never found…”

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/19 "2003-08-21T20:05:26Z")

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Let us pray  
fuzzy sweater  
Jesse Helms  
sanitary napkins  
Barbie dolls  
head snapped off in the chiropractor’s hands  
two turntables and a microphone

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**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/20 "2003-08-21T20:08:17Z")

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The last words you’ll ever hear a redneck say:

“Hey y’all, watch THIUS”!

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