The words on a headstone are the last a deceased person is remembered by. With such a tall order, you would think people would take the job of deciding what should be written on them seriously. But for some, having one last joke is the best way to go. You wouldn’t think that something as grim as death could be so funny, but these headstones prove that comedy can make any situation a little brighter. Whether its a self-deprecating joke or an odd statue, these tombstones would be hard to pass in a graveyard without letting out a chuckle.
Still Not Impressed
We always talk about dreaming big in life, but this deceased person dreamed big in death, too. Why settle for a stone when you can have a pyramid? Ironically, this stone is pretty basic.
They at least you have given the individual a pyramid-shaped headstone. A little paint, detailing, maybe some sand and this person’s death wish would have been granted. After all, they didn’t specify where or how large they wanted the pyramid to be.
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They Must Have Loved To Sit
A lot of attachment can exist between individuals and their furniture. Especially a vintage piece that was in the home for a while can have some sentimental value. Usually, people think to give their furniture away to relatives as a token to remember them by.
This person decided to replicate a piece of furniture as a token for strangers passing by to identify them with. That’s some furniture love. This deceased person must have lived in that chair.
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The First Step Is Admittance
Being able to be honest with oneself is a great thing, even if it took you until death to get there. We all make mistakes, which makes this joke relatable and hilarious. The pun of being metaphorically in the hole, with money, and literally in one, the grave, drives the punchline home.
What adds to the humor is that the headstone is flush with the ground, rather than sitting upright. So, literally, the words themselves are in the hole.
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No Truer Words Were Ever Spoken
This one is funny because it’s pretty undeniable. Sure, there are TV shows with people who died and came back. But by the time you’ve been put in a casket, you’ve probably seen some things that revivable people didn’t quite get to.
It’s definitely an optimistic take on death. If nothing else, at least when you die you get some answers. The reflective glass adds to the impact, causing the reader to look at themselves and wonder what they’re bound to discover at the end of life.
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Bitter Even In Death
These headstones have gained some popularity, having appeared on multiple headstones throughout graveyards. The bitter remark’s fame could likely be chalked up to the many terminal illnesses that society still faces today.
Dying of disease is difficult because it entails months or years of sad times as the patient fights for their life. Without humor, this time can destroy a person’s spirit long before it takes their body. This deceased person took their humorous spirit to the grave.
This next one isn’t as easy to derive the meaning of.
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Something To Be Proud Of
Women are typically notorious for taking a long time in the bathroom. Especially for women who are beautiful in the stereotypical sense (wearing makeup, removing body hair, doing popular hairstyles), they need time to get all of those things done.
With four daughters and one bathroom, there is bound to be some tension in the house. To maintain love in that kind of environment is something any parent would be proud of. Apparently, this parent was so proud that they wanted it to be their last identifier.
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See What They Did There?
A good wordplay can be loads of fun, especially when it involves a name. With a name like Noah Scape, the kid must have been teased at some point in his life. And what about the parents? Did they not put two and two together when naming him?
However the name played into this person’s life, it certainly played into his death. He probably felt trapped all his life because his name was a constant punchline.
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Is This Person Joking Or Serious?
It takes some nerve to turn your headstone into a Ouiji board. For one, you’re asking for kids to gather ’round and attempt to ask you questions from the dead. For two, if the thing works, you might get summoned.
Regardless of how you feel about Ouiji boards, you have to admit it’s pretty suiting to see one in the middle of a graveyard. Imagine walking through a cemetery and seeing that. It would definitely bring about some Halloween fright, or humor depending on how you see it.
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Never Doubt The Pain Of A Woman’s Feet
They say that pain is beauty. Unfortunately, this leads a lot of women to endure the torture of feet in high heels because it flatters the appearance of their legs. Mix that with the commonly used phrase, “(blank) is killing me,” and you have what appears to be a cry for help.
Perhaps it wasn’t heels that lead the deceased to complain about their feet. It may have been an actual condition that could have had serious, even deadly, outcomes. The world will never know.
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Money Isn’t Everything In Life
This headstone’s rhyme is so precise that it’s just about impossible to read it without having a bit of a jingle play in your mind. It’s funny that the writing both insults and compliments the deceased man at the same time.
Then again, it’s fairly common to enjoy spending. Hopefully, Uncle Walter wasn’t a shopaholic. If he was, it would explain why he had so many wives. One good thing about people who spend too much is that they aren’t overly attached to the money they have. After all, money is minimal compared to love.
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Simplicity At Its Best
Depending on your take on death, this headstone may be accurate or dead wrong, no pun intended. Either way, it’s funny. The headstone consists of just four words, but they say a lot about who the deceased person was.
For instance, we know that they were a person of few words. We also know that they likely enjoyed their life and wanted to keep living it. We also know that they were probably relatively young if they were using that slang.
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Sassy Even In Death
Joan must have been a major sleepyhead for this message to end up on her headstone. It’s funny to take common phrases in everyday life and apply them in an unexpected way, especially to a headstone.
Some people like to refer to the dead as the sleep, because in a sense they are eternally asleep. This phrase also refers to the dead resting in peace. One thing’s for sure, Joan does not want any questions or requests that might disturb her rest.
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A Nice Caution
This cautionary headstone is downright funny. It’s unsure if they’re saying that you’ll die if you go into the casket, which would suggest some sort of fatal haunting going on. Otherwise, the warning could be saying if you enter the grave it means you already have died, so avoid it at all costs.
Whatever it’s meant to mean, it doesn’t necessarily make sense, but that’s what makes it funny. Sometimes it’s best to just take things at face value.
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We All Know It’s Bound To Happen
Like so many other funny headstones, this one points out the obvious. Mortality is real and to that degree, we all know that death is going to happen. What is more curious is what, if anything, happens after.
It’s possible that this person is also suggesting that he knew what would happen when he dies. It’s possible that the headstone is actually placing confidence in the beliefs that the deceased had prior to his death.
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The Man Was Funny
Leslie Nielson was a Canadian actor and comedian, appearing in works like Airplane! and the Police Squad! TV show. Those who knew him say he was a practical jokester who often pranked people with his hand-controlled fart machine.
In 2018, after a battle with pneumonia, Nielson died in his sleep. His body lies in Fort Lauderdale’s Evergreen Cemetery. As a final joke, he wrote “Let ‘er rip” as his epitaph.
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Still A Raggedy Ann Lover
Raggedy Ann was a beloved doll to many young girls in the 20th century, but especially to girls who could identify with the sweet figure. The individual buried here, Pam Ann Bull, shared a middle name with the doll, which at least partially explains her fascination.
Whatever the tie between Pam and Raggedy was, it was strong enough to last in death. We hope that seeing the doll-shaped memorial brings comfort to Pam’s family.
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They Said They Wanted To Buried Under A Tree
When this family decided to have their plot underneath a tree, we’re fairly sure they didn’t mean within the tree. Considering how old this gravestone is, it’s no surprise that the tree decided to gain back its territory and utilize the stone to its advantage. Right on, nature!
We also can’t help but to laugh at the way the trunk decided to grow around the stone. It looks like a giant’s hand is trying to grab it and move it to another location!
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No One Better Touch His Stuff
All you need is a dead man being reincarnated into an angry bee. Could you imagine a deranged bee flying around your head all the time only to find out that it’s actually your great uncle Alastor who told you he would figure out how to come back?
Well, jokes on all of us, Alastor. We swear we didn’t think it was possible, so we thought moving your stuff was okay. Please don’t curse us to be followed by bees for the rest of our lives.
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Daddy’s Love Language Lives On
This man had a way with words. Rather, he had a way with strange words that he made up. The use of made-up language is nothing new, but putting it on a headstone is. What’s more characteristic of a person than the way they talked?
It’s a clever idea to create a headstone in the vernacular of the person who is being represented. We aren’t sure what betrojacks or jiddley gees are, but they do sound funny.
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Together Through The End
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Couples t-shirts have gained in popularity over the years. Often the shirts while have arrows pointing to opposite sides and say something like “She’s my queen” and “He’s my king.” The lovey shirts tend to be met with eye rolls, while self-deprecating ones are where you get the laughs.
This couple took the same concept and applied it to their grave. Rather than making a cheesy Romeo and Juliet reference, they went the humor route. What is adorable is that they truly were “with” one another to the end, as their death dates are the same.
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