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PaperclipPerfector  2d ago (text post)   951 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for November 14, 2025

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I'm going to a funeral. Any recommendations for funeral-friendly jokes? (I'm not going to tell risky jokes at a funeral; I just thought "funeral-friendly jokes" would be a good "Friday Fun" prompt.)

Edit: Someone wore navy slacks with black shoes and a black sweater. Another guest wore a blue jacket with tan slacks and looked fine, albeit a little out of place, but the navy slacks with an otherwise black outfit just looked bad and tacky. (I, admittedly, do not have any black shoes, so wore matte dark brown shoes with an otherwise black outfit, but I figured that if everything else you're wearing is black/grey, anyone who cares about the difference between black and matte dark brown shoes is paying too close attention.)

Will echo the funny PG-level anecdotes as an approach if you're speaking

Another thing I'd suggest is making a dedicated effort to engage with smaller groups and individuals. When someone dies, the unique person they were to all of those different combinations of other people dies with them.

When a buddy of mine died, I talked with his mom about how dedicated a friend he was. Our teenage pothead team reminisced about freezing in the backyard treehouse with the 2-liter coke bottle bongs he'd slapped together for the night. I let another friend vent about how strange it was to have a slightly-inconsiderate-lover-but-still-a-good-guy pass away while those strange and sexual memories were still so intact.

My condolences as well.

My condolences as well.

Thanks.

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