Here is one with a dramatic flair. This person must have been making an entrance at any social gathering and had the best wardrobe with statement pieces for every occasion. Otherwise, why would their headstone have its own soundtrack?
This funny headstone is located at the Swapnool graveyard in Flamouth, Cornwall. The text on it may be very short but it has a lot of underlying meaning. On the one hand, it’s a reminder of how abruptly life can end, and on the other, it reminds us not to take it too seriously.
Only Killing Time
Many of us have used the phrase ’I’m going to kill you’ when someone made us angry, but we never actually meant it literally. It’s just a figure of speech. Apparently when Robert Clay Allison said those words he actually meant them.
Allison didn’t exactly lead an exemplary life. He was a notorious gunfighter who has spent much of his life drinking and one time shot himself in the foot. At least his headstone puts a little smile on the face of those who read it.
Hello From the Other Side
This is one of the best headstones we’ve seen because it’s funny on both sides and it applies to both loved ones visiting the grave, and its next tenant.
Catharine and Edwards sound like a couple that most of all liked playing games and compete with each other, which would explain the sarcastic remark on the bottom.
Don’t Eat the Paste
Part of our development process as kids is putting in our mouths things that shouldn’t be there, like toys, our mom’s jewelry, or paint. When we are little, we slowly learn what’s food and what isn’t, but apparently, this unknown man hasn’t fully completed that phase in development.
In his defense, library paste is mostly made of flour and water, which under different circumstances would have been safe to eat. However, the paste also contains alum, which could be poisonous if ingested in large quantities. At least his headstone would prevent others from making the same mistake.
Staying Awake
Be it studying late, waking up early, or just staying awake at midday meetings, we are all slaves to coffee. Something tells us that the person under this headstone had a pretty close relationship with those brown beans too.
The message on this super relatable headstone is everlasting as it is concise.