Weird Things Funeral Directors Do | FFFW 232

Happy April 10th- what a special day! What makes today special, you may ask? Well, today is issue number 232 of the FFFW- and 232 is a palindromic number! And I, personally, LOVE palindromes!

Some other cool ones include Racecar, taco cat, and “Cigar? Toss it in a can. It is so tragic.”

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“The announcement that Facebook will delete live streams older than 30 days reveals a critical disconnect between platform policies and the reality of grief. Grief doesn’t follow a 30-day timeline. Our data shows 30% of funeral viewings happen after that 30-day window. For an average funeral home, that’s over 2,500 families annually who will seek comfort in a service recording only to find it gone. This should serve as a wake-up call for funeral professionals to invest in solutions where they maintain ownership and control of their content, rather than entrusting these precious memories to platforms with competing priorities.” – Shane White, CTO of MemoryShare

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8 Things Only Funeral Directors Do Without Realizing It’s Super Weird

#1: You Refer to Death Certificates Like You’re on a True Crime Show
“Still waiting on the cert. ME’s dragging his feet again.”
You’re not solving a murder — you’re just trying to file paperwork so the insurance company can calm down.

#2: You’ve Ever Described a Body as ‘Good-Looking’ and Meant It as a Compliment
“Oh yeah, she came out really nice.”
To outsiders, that’s alarming.
To you, it’s top-tier praise.

#3: You’ve Judged a Church by How Fast You Can Park the Hearse There
Can’t back in? Bad church.
Tight lot? Bad church.
One-way entrance with no turn radius and a flower truck blocking the exit? The worst church.

#4: You’ve Said “Do You Have Clothes for Them?” While Holding a Sandwich
It’s not that you’re cold-hearted — you just don’t get phased anymore. Ham on rye in one hand, human logistics in the other.

#5: You Know Which Local Pastors Go Over 25 Minutes… and Secretly Time Them
“Reverend Thompson just started with ‘Webster’s defines grief as…’ so we’re lookin’ at a minimum of 38 minutes.”

#6: You Can Load a Cot in One Smooth Motion with One Hand While Holding a Set of Keys in Your Teeth
You’re like a ninja if the ninja had a button-down shirt, orthopedic shoes, and 3 back-up pens in their front pocket.

#7: You Can Spot a Vault Truck From a Mile Away
“Oh look, Wilbert’s early.”
That’s not normal. That’s sixth-sense, trenchcoat-in-the-rain, funeral director stuff.

#8: You’ve Ever Said, “This One’s a Double Grave. We’ll Need the Lowering Device Extenders”
And you said it like you were ordering a side of ranch.

Trivia

Choose the correct answer and you’ll see a puppy. Get it wrong and you’ll see someone hurting themselves.

Before formaldehyde became the embalming fluid of choice, what substance was often used to preserve bodies during the Civil War?

Answer Choices:
A. Sugar Water
B. Arsenic
C. Gin