22 Nov 05
Originally posted by AmauroteI have several nice jackets and two overcoats that belonged to my late father. We were about the same size and of course I wear them. Is that what you mean, Amaurote? On the other hand, I don't think I'd steal clothes off a corpse. Well, maybe if it was really, really cold ... the weather, not the corpse.
dead person?
Not that I'm necessarily offering you any, of course.
Well, would you? And if not, why not?
22 Nov 05
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That's exactly what I mean, Delmer, yes, thanks for that. I ask this because
despite once working in a morgue for nearly eleven months, I would have a few problems with wearing the clothes of dead friends or relatives. Where would most people draw the line? Would they be happy wearing clothes worn by the dead, or eating food prepared by dead people?
The question isn't a whimsical one, incidentally, I've just been listening to this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/20051121_frozenfood.shtml
22 Nov 05
Originally posted by AmauroteI just don't think that's a problem that comes up out here in Michigan farm country. After a death it's common for relatives to divide up any clothing that's clean, decent and the right size. In many cases it's also common for all the clothes to get cleaned and then go to a used clothing outlet, usually operated by a church. Same with food. Many people can food around here and it's common for canned food to be divided up when the last person in a houshold dies. Waste not, want not, I guess. Pets are another thing that change homes after a death. Would you have a problem taking care of a friend's pet after his death? I mean a problem just because the pet belonged to your dead friend.
That's exactly what I mean, Delmer, yes, thanks for that. I ask this because
despite once working in a morgue for nearly eleven months, I would have a few problems with wearing the clothes of dead friends or relatives. Where would most people draw the line? Would they be happy wearing clothes worn by the dead, or eating food prepared by dead people?
T ...[text shortened]... just been listening to this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/20051121_frozenfood.shtml
22 Nov 05
Originally posted by DelmerI have several shirts in my closet that once belonged to my late grandfather. I have worn them on occasion. I'd wear them more often but they don't really fit my taste in fashion.
I have several nice jackets and two overcoats that belonged to my late father. We were about the same size and of course I wear them. Is that what you mean, Amaurote? On the other hand, I don't think I'd steal clothes off a corpse. Well, maybe if it was really, really cold ... the weather, not the corpse.
22 Nov 05
Originally posted by AmauroteI am assuming you mean clothes worn by a person while that person was alive, but the person is now dead.
dead person?
Not that I'm necessarily offering you any, of course.
Well, would you? And if not, why not?
I have no problems with this, unless that person died of some infectious disease.