# 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:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/41 "2003-08-22T03:41:36Z")

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lipo accident  
hair chameleon  
mirror free home  
talkative  
knowledgable(smart ass)

ornery  
hirsute  
suffocated in her own neck fat  
drove her husband to an early death  
tireless storyteller  
opinionated  
sweet  
nice  
alcohol  
former stripper

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**Author:** ![TheFunkySpaceCowboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@TheFunkySpaceCowboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFunkySpaceCowboy)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/42 "2003-08-22T03:44:13Z")

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…wasn’t found until neighbors called about the stench  
sorry about the necrophillia  
hubris  
severed testicals found in blender  
infomercial  
bowling pin covered in KY jelly  
god’s will

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**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/43 "2003-08-22T03:46:11Z")

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- Went Peacefully (Not if I have a say in the matter…)
- God/Jesus/Big Bearded Giant in the Sky
- Livestock
- “Horrible sexual accident”
- “His doctor laughed at/when…”
- Dingleberry

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**Author:** ![KeithT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/44 "2003-08-22T03:47:51Z")

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Wild boars  
Excruciating  
Gerbil  
1920’s style “Death Rays”  
Oboe  
Untimely  
Pilot error

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/45 "2003-08-22T04:26:39Z")

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under-medicated

White Snake

Jarts

Cristi Lane

Pauli Shore

Biniki

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**Author:** ![Petrichor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@Petrichor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrichor)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/46 "2003-08-22T04:32:24Z")

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Donkey incident  
Encrusted  
Cthulhu  
Liquefied  
Zombie curse  
Monkey death squad

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**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/47 "2003-08-22T04:33:24Z")

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Looking back, I’m not sure I want my _eulogy_ to be mentioned in my eulogy.

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**Author:** ![Angel\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Angel\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_Heart)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/48 "2003-08-22T04:48:16Z")

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“Darwin Award Candidate”  
Impalment  
Intestinal extrusion  
Shattered  
Trampled  
“I didn’t know that could end up there”  
“Ax-wielding maniac”  
“Sharkbait”

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/49 "2003-08-22T05:54:29Z")

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With due respect for the OP I’d be happy without

gallows or fodder

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**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/50 "2003-08-22T06:04:37Z")

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Swarm of Fez Wearing Monkeys

Huricarana Gone Bad

Rabbit Pearl

Buff Bagwell

Wearing a Cardinals Hat

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/51 "2003-08-22T06:05:50Z")

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“I didn’t have the honour of knowing Matthew personally, but he was a man who, above all, loved life.”

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/52 "2003-08-22T06:14:38Z")

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Oh, and:

“complications from pneumonia”  
“long-time companion”

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/53 "2003-08-22T06:27:25Z")

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“snow snake”  
“snipe hunt”  
“lawnchair accident”  
“after the tribunal decided his fate…”  
“irresponsible genetic dissemination”  
“still looking for relatives”  
“sad but well-deserved fate”  
“Dad? What’s on TV tonight?”  
“Glad that’s over. I wonder how the fish are doing?”  
“YIPPEE!!! Now we can Par-Tay!!!”

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**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/54 "2003-08-22T08:03:58Z")

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CSI  
hampster  
Anna Nicole Smith  
Weekend at Horseflesh’s  
You may now kiss the bride  
He owes me money  
lardass  
All your base are belong to us  
turdburger  
lungfish  
Placido Domingo  
biological hazard

And the #1 word:  
Eskimo

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**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/55 "2003-08-22T08:07:02Z")

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Oops, forgot these nuggets:

groovy  
You gonna eat that?  
elevator shaft  
zombie  
vampire  
butterscotch pudding

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**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/56 "2003-08-23T05:42:09Z")

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explosive decompression

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**Author:** ![Sm\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sm\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sm_e)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/57 "2003-08-23T05:44:17Z")

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dirty underwear

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/58 "2003-08-23T05:45:17Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \*  
> butterscotch pudding \*\*

[hijack] you are soooo going down [end hijack]

and I would not want the phrase "half eaten corpse " any where in my eulogy

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**Author:** ![Bullwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Bullwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullwinkle)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/59 "2003-08-23T06:58:48Z")

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Owners Manual

Tornado

Viagra

Excruciating

Laughingstock

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-dont-want-to-appear-in-your-eulogy/196735/60 "2003-08-23T07:15:58Z")

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[ul][li] Saved[/li][li] Sins[/li][li] a better place[/li] Judgement Day[/ul]

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