Kilted Burial?

**mull** · 31st March 10, 06:43 AM

The Scot wrote in another thread

"I expect to bequeath it (kilt) when I go to that great pub crawl in the sky.

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Which made me think about my father-in-law, who passed away last year.

He was not a Scot, but he did purchase enough scotch over the course of his years to keep a few distilleries open singlehandedly.

He made it very clear, that when he passed away he was to buried without a tie.

Have others made their intentions as far as the kilt known?

Is there a tradition of kilted burial, or not. Seems it would be a more comfortable way to spend eternity than in p@nts.

Joe

**Riverkilt** · 31st March 10, 06:54 AM

Just my personal beliefs - yours may be different. For me, burial isolates from the universe other than body fluids drained during embalming. Cremation returns the body to the Universe to be part of the eternal cycle of atoms.

I plan to be cremated in the clothes I was born in. No way would I want to have a kilt reduced back to the elements with me. Rather would like my kilts passed on.

**Jaggy thistle** · 31st March 10, 07:02 AM

I have already said I want to be buried in a kilt ,not a good one however as I want them to be passed down to sons and grandsons

**davidlpope** · 31st March 10, 07:08 AM

I plan to have my kilts, sporrans, etc. given away to folks who will continue to wear them. That's how heirlooms come into being! Plus, it seems a shame to have a nice kilt rot.

Cordially,

David

**Macman** · 31st March 10, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

I plan to be cremated in the clothes I was born in. No way would I want to have a kilt reduced back to the elements with me. Rather would like my kilts passed on.

That's my plan too. I hope that my kilts and accessories will be well-used by my sons, grandsons, etc. after I'm gone.

Some words of warning: don't get cremated in an acrylic kilt; it'll burn like crazy and stick to your skin!

**Bugbear** · 31st March 10, 08:26 AM

You know... I'm not actually sure who would be handling the details of that, but I doubt very seriously I would be buried in a kilt. Not sure which family members would still be around to make decisions, and I'm planning on staying single, so I might end up on a hook in a freezer at a medical college.

**thescot** · 31st March 10, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

You know... I'm not actually sure who would be handling the details of that, but I doubt very seriously I would be buried in a kilt. Not sure which family members would still be around to make decisions, and I'm planning on staying single, so I might end up on a hook in a freezer at a medical college.

But, Ted, . . . would you be kilted?

**Bugbear** · 31st March 10, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by thescot

But, Ted, . . . would you be kilted?

Um... No.

**joecool** · 4th April 10, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

You know... I'm not actually sure who would be handling the details of that, but I doubt very seriously I would be buried in a kilt. Not sure which family members would still be around to make decisions, and I'm planning on staying single, so I might end up on a hook in a freezer at a medical college.

We would love to have you in our freezer! Just kidding, no hooks involved actually, and we cremate the bodies and return the ashes to the families when the year is over (so you most definitely would not be buried in a kilt)- just an FYI....

**Bugbear** · 4th April 10, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by joecool

We would love to have you in our freezer! Just kidding, no hooks involved actually, and we cremate the bodies and return the ashes to the families when the year is over (so you most definitely would not be buried in a kilt)- just an FYI....

Well, rather than being cremated I would prefer to be ground up, emulsified, then fed to mother Earth's microbes and wee beasties. I wouldn't mind a catapult being involved too, but... I won't be too picky.