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Whether we like it or not, the fact that each and every one of us will expire one day and go off into whatever the next phase of existence is is a harsh reality.

So we might as well make the most of the time we have while we're here and leave our mark.

What kind of legacy would you want to leave for the succeeding generations?


Curious to hear from strangers online about how they want to be remembered posthumously, Redditor D_And_R_Gaming asked:

"What do you want written on your tombstone?"

There is still humor in death.

Misunderstanding

"I asked to be cremated what the hell"

–Aksjer

"I was going to say 'Bacon Cheeseburger' but then realized that’s Jack’s, not Tombstone."

– ImAF'kinLiar

Life Is A Crapshoot

"I've made many dumb decisions in my life, and only one of them got me killed."

– kinda_fruity_ngl

"Russian roulette without the roulette."

– Aquahert

People got creative.

Keeping Score

"A Steam review of Life:"

"309,936 hours played 'It's OK.' 👎 Does NOT Recommend "

<em>– Anti</em><span></span><em>Theory</em>

-Reddit

Old School

"(My Name)"

"1964 - 2137"

– TrailerParkPrepper

"My spidey senses tell me you are from Poland."

– itstoolatebro

Careful What You Wish For

"Slightly off topic….but I saw a picture of a headstone once that had a cookie recipe on the back of it. The poster said that while grandma was alive, they’d ask her for her famous cookie recipe and she’d say, 'over my dead body'. So, when she died, they found the recipe and put it where she always said - over her dead body."

"I don’t care if it’s true or not; that’s savage and I’m here for it!"

– Fluffy_Momma_C

There seems to be no limit to what you can have on your epitaph.

We Have Options

"GAME OVER

[ ] Continue

[X] Save & Quit"

– theyusedthelamppost

"GAME OVER

[ ] Continue

[ ] Save & Quit

[X] Quit

I don't have to be saved"

– Mor_Hjordis

Spirit Rises

"My body lies but still I roam."

– twistedsister78

"Roamer, Wanderer, Nomad, Vagabond, Call me what you will"

– cooperkfb8

Message To Mortals

"GET OFF MY DAMN GRAVE!!"

– LucyVialli

"In really small writing... 'you're standing on my balls'"

– reiveroftheborder

Only The Strong Survive

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

– parataxis

"Evidently you didn't get stronger."

– 69420memes

How Bewitching

"A short melody in sheet music carved into the stone that causes bad weather and time travel paradoxes when repeated."

– MrLuxarina

A Lasting Impression

"I dunno but when I was a kid I came across the tombstone of a world war 2 vet. And on the tombstone was his picture. He has very long canine teethe like a vampire, on the stone was a poem that read"

“'Beware kind friend as you pass by. As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you soon will be. Prepare for death and follow me.' It’s just something I’ve never forgotten."

– Ok-Hovercraft2713

I remember being amused as a kid waiting in line to ride Disneyland's iconic Haunted Mansion attraction.

Up on a hillside adjacent to the Antebellum-style manse were a series of headstones with darkly humorous epitaphs.

One that particularly drew my attention was one that read:

"Here lies good old Fred. A great big rock fell on his head. R.I.P."

At the time, I really did think gravestones explained how the deceased perished, and that this one was intentionally funny.

Can you imagine?

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