Would you fake your death to see who came to your funeral?

Street_Assassin · Post by **Street_Assassin** » Fri May 03, 2013 11:20 pm

Nobody would know but the people (family or whoever you choose) who arrange the death for you.

Frost Mage · Post by **Frost Mage** » Fri May 03, 2013 11:26 pm

I'm pretty sure I know who would come to my funeral.

Post by **Musicman247** » Fri May 03, 2013 11:26 pm

Nope. Whoever came to the fake one wouldn't come to the real one. Not worth finding out who cared about you just to lose them because of a stupid jerk stunt.

Dark Lord Cam · Post by **Dark Lord Cam** » Fri May 03, 2013 11:28 pm

You wanna know if people care about you? Ask them if they'll help you move.

scribbane · Post by **scribbane** » Fri May 03, 2013 11:36 pm

Dark Lord Cam wrote:You wanna know if people care about you? Ask them if they'll help you move.

Truth and a half right there. But no, I wouldn't fake my own death. I know people care about me, and I know that without pulling crap like this.

Br3admax · Post by **Br3admax** » Fri May 03, 2013 11:51 pm

I wouldn't do this or advice doing this. Sounds like a terrible thing to do to those that care about you. Even worse when you are the unfortunate person to be the only one at your funeral.

Gideon Dragontongue · Sat May 04, 2013 12:19 am

I already know no one would come to my funeral except to spit on my grave, so that sort of takes away the whole experimentation aspect.

Taters · Post by **Taters** » Sat May 04, 2013 12:41 am

If they cared about you before, they won't after you pull a stunt like that.

Post by **MARS** » Sat May 04, 2013 2:01 am

Rose of Sithis · Post by **Rose of Sithis** » Sat May 04, 2013 2:02 am

[&@%!] no. Why would I want to anger everyone I know?

philfredobob · Post by **philfredobob** » Sat May 04, 2013 5:05 am

no i wouldnt, i know who doesnt care, and i dont know many people anyways. so it wouldnt be necessary or nice.

soda popinski · Post by **soda popinski** » Sat May 04, 2013 5:41 am

You got better things to worry about when you've died then who's sitting around paying respects

DikaSmausha · Post by **DikaSmausha** » Sat May 04, 2013 5:45 pm

I don't really care about who comes to my funeral. Don't worry about what others think of you. Just be proud of who you are.

Post by **MARS** » Sat May 04, 2013 5:48 pm

WHO VOTED YES

Veck · Post by **Veck** » Sat May 04, 2013 7:52 pm

I don't think this question's really very good as it would take a very unhinged person to answer yes without any hint of joking. A better, if a little more long-winded, one would be "if you had to fake your death for some reason would you hang around to see who goes to your funeral?"

tornadokirby · Post by **tornadokirby** » Sun May 05, 2013 11:17 am

There's no way I would do something as mean as this.

Ripcage · Post by **Ripcage** » Mon May 06, 2013 8:12 am

I would do it, but I'd do it only if I planned on staying dead to them. If I did pull this kind of stunt, it would be because I couldn't live with with the people that cared anymore. I would eventually live out the rest of my days as someone else in another country or state and maybe start a family. I've always wondered what it would be like to live as someone else, to do the things that I would have never done and think the thoughts of another. Ya'know?

Mars wrote:WHO VOTED YES

*Slowly raises hand* >_>

Eltee · Post by **Eltee** » Mon May 06, 2013 10:52 am

Gideon Dragontongue wrote:I already know no one would come to my funeral except to spit on my grave, so that sort of takes away the whole experimentation aspect.

Just to spite you, I am coming to your funeral. :3

DorostheConqueror · Post by **DorostheConqueror** » Thu May 09, 2013 12:40 am

No, of course not. Do you realize how complicated and expensive it is to fake your own death? To say nothing of all the logistical problems you face "staying" dead?

Faking your own death should ONLY be done in extreme circumstances, like when trying to escape a clingy girlfriend or as part of some massive insurance fraud scheme. Doing something like that just to stroke your own ego is insane - especially when you can't do anything with the knowledge you gain, because if you tried to get in contact with your "real friends" (i.e. the ones who showed up to your funeral), they'd know you were a faker and would never speak to you again. Nothing kills a friendship faster than letting your friend know you caused him weeks of grief and trauma just so you could see what his reaction would be. Believe me, I tried that the first three times I faked my own death, and it was not pretty.

Fiar · Post by **Fiar** » Thu May 09, 2013 4:21 am

Nope, the act itself is pathetic, if you are so desperate to see who actually cares about you to do this thing; you probably will drive them off in due time from your habits.

TheOogyBoogyMan · Post by **TheOogyBoogyMan** » Thu May 09, 2013 7:18 am

I don't want a funeral... but I suppose I won't be able to put up much of a fight.

Linkuya · Post by **Linkuya** » Sat May 11, 2013 6:00 pm

Voted no.
That would seem mean.

the Savage Hippie · Post by **the Savage Hippie** » Sun May 12, 2013 5:18 pm

This is the most selfish and terrible thing you could do... who the hell would do such a thing... I mean seriously, to jest all the people around you just to see if they would be at your funeral? No, go see a shrink. Funeral rule #1: The main character of a funeral must be dead.

Fiar said it!

Linkuya · Post by **Linkuya** » Sun May 12, 2013 5:21 pm

I concur!

Ediramadi · Post by **Ediramadi** » Sun May 19, 2013 8:54 pm

I wouldn't do such a thing since I would consider such a thing lying, and I don't purposefully lie under any circumstance. It's against my moral code.

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