The Retirement Thread

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ThorntonRunner 11 Oct 10:10am, 11 Oct 2024 7,781 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Must admit I'm not bothered. If family want to have a funeral for me then it's for their benefit not mine so they can arrange it as they wish
Lip Gloss 11 Oct 10:12am, 11 Oct 2024 77,973 posts	0 Lip Gloss I alternate between George Michael and Queen
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) 11 Oct 10:29am, 11 Oct 2024 43,718 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I think I will go for a tear jerker to start so people can let go of their emotions, quickly followed by something funny or ironic to make them laugh 😂
Bob! 11 Oct 11:12am, 11 Oct 2024 4,501 posts	0 Bob! Mine would be the Carole King song, You've got a friend. But The Housemartins version.
Shades 11 Oct 11:21am, 11 Oct 2024 4,377 posts	0 Shades I'm not having a funeral. I did go to a neighbour's funeral and as the coffin disappeared behind the curtains they played Whispering Grass which made most of involuntarily burst out laughing...which is exactly what Jack would have wanted. He had a great sense of humour.
TheScribbler 11 Oct 11:38am, 11 Oct 2024 6,365 posts	0 TheScribbler One of the best I’ve heard was for a former Bishop of Newcastle who, after all the service and ceremony, had the Match of the Day theme tune. I was there as a reporter and it sent everyone away in an upbeat mood.
Runningbauble21 11 Oct 12:02pm, 11 Oct 2024 572 posts	0 Runningbauble21 My funeral song was stolen by "Love actually" I was going to have "bye bye baby" by the Bay City Rollers when I imagined my funeral in my 30's - I'm a planner lol. Actually my parents were doing a thing where they divided all their heirlooms between me and my sisters and wrote it all down - morbid. So to lighten the mood we all thought of songs to play at our funeral and wake. I was having the aforementioned Bay City rollers. Tom Jones Sex bomb, Abba Dancing Queen and Burning down the house by the Talking Heads I think for the wake. I think one of my sisters chose Living in a box lol
Runningbauble21 11 Oct 12:05pm, 11 Oct 2024 573 posts	0 Runningbauble21 I actually came on here to ask if I can be officially added to the one eye on the door list with a target date of June 2026 please - gives me something to aim for
Bazoaxe 11 Oct 12:25pm, 11 Oct 2024 27,514 posts	0 Bazoaxe My friends brother died suddenly at 45. We were Hibs fans as were all his friends. It was a really emotional 'Sunshine on Leith' that was played.
Mandymoo 11 Oct 12:31pm, 11 Oct 2024 19,946 posts	0 Mandymoo I always joked mine would be sleep when Im dead by Bon Jovi. In other news we have taken the opportunity of a lovely day and gone to the beach. OH metal detecting, me paddleboarding - it's what retirement is all about

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