Wednesday, April 1, 2009

A new use for that unused photon torpedo

I've thought about this for a business idea for a while but some companies out there are making it happen.

What are some of the things that you can't avoid? Death, taxes, some high ranked team blowing it and ruining your March Madness bracket... Ok, that last one is just my own personal demon, but let's get past this A.D.D. moment.

Birth, Bris/Christening, Bar/Bat Mitzvah/Confirmation, Wedding... we've taken all these life events and blown the celebration so out of proportion that the true meaning of the solemn event can easily be lost. (pause for serious effect). So let's put the bling into Death!

Yeah, I know it's a sobering and solemn event but not even the outlandish of arrangements and the outrageous prices paid by the loved ones you leave behind are exempt from letting someone take it up a notch. BAM!

Custom caskets. Yes, I said custom caskets. Show your loyalty to your favorite sports team. Show how you would die (and may have) for your favorite grind metal band. Show your passion for your favorite futuristic sci-fi/fantasy show. In this case, you can be buried, just like Spock, in a photon torpedo casket or have your ashes kept in a Klingon Urn. Think about it...

Starting with the kids and adults of 1966 and continuing through today, people have fantasised about living in the 23rd century on a starship hurtling through the void of space. I know I'm not the only Trek geek out there with this fantasy! Now you can be laid to rest in a coffin that shows your love for all that is Trek.

So take it further...

Are you a fan of Jimmy Johnson and wouldn't you just die to be buried in a replica of the #48? Are you an Chicago Cub fan and would like nothing more than to be put to rest for eternity in a Cubby Themed Urn (except for finally winning a World Series in the modern era)? U2 coffin, iPhone urn, you name it, show your loyalty forever! And think of the economic stimulation that would occur!


You ever wonder if there is some intelligent life out there and they're looking down at us and laughing their asses off?

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