# Would it be wrong to have a stripper perform at my funeral? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 18, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802 "2011-04-18T05:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/41 "2011-04-22T01:07:33Z")
Well, bugs and decay will strip us all down in time, so you could just say it’s a metaphor. A sexy metaphor. ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/42 "2011-04-22T17:01:32Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I try hard to avoid asking rhetorical questions. Why would anyone try to avoid asking rhetorical questions? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/43 "2011-04-22T17:31:19Z")
Why indeed? ---
**Author:** ![Postariti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/44 "2011-04-23T07:35:42Z")
Not to be too annoying, but you can “imagine the discomfort of my male friends, sitting next to their wives.” But you can’t imagine the discomfort of the wives? Do you not realize, most women don’t enjoy watching female strippers? At best it’s boring. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/45 "2011-04-23T08:35:35Z")
Not if she is a really good stripper. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/46 "2011-04-23T21:03:25Z")
> [@SCSimmons](#): > > Why would anyone try to avoid asking rhetorical questions? > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Why indeed? Don’t make me get the axe. ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/47 "2011-04-24T01:35:59Z")
> [@Postariti](#): > > Not to be too annoying, but you can “imagine the discomfort of my male friends, sitting next to their wives.” But you can’t imagine the discomfort of the wives? Do you not realize, most women don’t enjoy watching female strippers? At best it’s boring. Funerals in general are often boring and often cause discomfort to some of the people who intend them. Would I hire a stripper for just any relatives funeral? No. I do however, have a few people that when I think about it, probably few things would be more appropriate for their final send-off then a stripper doing one last table dance (maybe to Highway to Hell or Here I Go Again) on top of their coffin. The lesbian thing would be good too, but I don’t think it would be legal where I live. I actually think the stripper would be less uncomfortable to the mourners than hearing a clergy member lie to everyone’s face about the deceased’s moral character or family values. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/48 "2011-04-24T01:52:55Z")
I have no problem with it at all, provided that potential attendees are informed as to what the scene is going to be. It wouldn’t be cool to spring that on people who were expecting a conventional event, and _would_ be offended. And those of you who are saying “you’ll be dead, what do you care” and the like–would you like the same principle applied to your will? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2011, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/49 "2011-04-24T06:02:01Z")
Besides, they are wives? They love having their husbands feel discomfort. It’s a no win situation for the husband. Were you looking at that stripper? Were you ignoring what my dead brother prepared for you? Wives dig that shit. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/50 "2011-04-25T13:04:21Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > [I don’t know about a stripper, but I want this guy to sing at my funeral.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV40iCof99A&feature=related) That is so bad it is awesome. The organ playing is icing on the cake. You can’t make up stuff like this. ---
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/51 "2011-04-27T10:25:14Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Not if she is a really good stripper. I polled my wife and a few female friends and they agreed that it would be okay as long as it was[Roxi Dlite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxi_Dlite) Link is to a wiki page and completely safe for work. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802/52 "2011-04-27T15:47:21Z")
Ok then, that’s settled. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-wrong-to-have-a-stripper-perform-at-my-funeral/578802.md?page=2)