# You had a funeral for a loved one.  Was it a social necessity, or was it for your benefit?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 5, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-a-funeral-for-a-loved-one-was-it-a-social-necessity-or-was-it-for-your-benefit/687709 "2014-05-05T14:12:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-a-funeral-for-a-loved-one-was-it-a-social-necessity-or-was-it-for-your-benefit/687709/61 "2014-05-10T21:37:52Z")

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> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#):
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> Our family tradition is to set up a big table in the room during the visitation. Everybody in the family brings an item that reminds them of the deceased and places it on the table. It usually sparks a long night of story-telling (especially if alcohol is involved). Some crazy stuff ends up on there.

That’s a great tradition.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-had-a-funeral-for-a-loved-one-was-it-a-social-necessity-or-was-it-for-your-benefit/687709/62 "2014-05-12T23:39:21Z")

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> [@Tethered\_Kite](#):
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> **gigi** and **kayT** , my MIL, ever the practical woman, knitted toilet paper dispensers. :o

My Nana used to make purses out of a margarine tub with knitting attached. Like

[http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/paid/toys/p113009tubpurse.jpg](http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/paid/toys/p113009tubpurse.jpg)

but in 70s colors. :eek:

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