From beyond the grave

Trend for burial with mobiles & laptops...

[Syzygy]

From the BBC [news.bbc.co.uk]

More people than ever are asking to be buried or cremated with their mobile phones when they die, say researchers.

"We came across one guy who asked to be buried with his mobile phone and his Blackberry, and also with his laptop."

"...people were being burned but unknown to the crematorium, they had left the phones in their jackets,"...

"If you heat a mobile phone battery, it tends to explode, and the first reports were about explosions, and that's how they started noticing this trend."

I'd be worried about the email asking for my 'late' report... ;-)

Syzygy

[davidpbrown]

"they were asking for the phones to be put into the coffins with them in case they woke up." - almost missed that but sounds like a bloody good idea.

Of course what you need are bio-degradable phones.. BBC again - green mobiles [news.bbc.co.uk]

[DamonHD]

Hi,

Will Windows Update still work?

Can I catch a virus when I'm dead?

Does the EULA apply beyond the grave?

I think that we should be told.

Rgds

Damon

[brakthepoet]

Just great. Now my eternal rest can be interrupted by offers for mortgage refinancing and boner pills.

[AlexK]

davidpbrown:

"they were asking for the phones to be put into the coffins with them in case they woke up." - almost missed that but sounds like a bloody good idea.

And the chances of getting a signal 6 feet under?

[Essex_boy]

boner pills - you may need them all things considered.

[davidpbrown]

AlexK - I don't know about signal strength but you could Bluetooth to others in the same predicament - a problem shared..

[brakthepoet]

>> boner pills - you may need them all things considered.

Rigor mortis will probably take care of any needed woodiness.

[lawman]

If you got the rigor, then you're dead. Laptops, cellphones, or blue pills won't help.

[john_k]

Travel light, just set your email auto-responder and voice-mail message to "Hi, this is <state your name>. I'm dead right now and won't be returning. If you ever get a reply from me you should probably start screaming. Have a nice life and I'll see you on the other side!"

RIP

[hannamyluv]

How embarassing would that be? A cell phone starts ringing at the funeral and it takes everyone a few minutes to realize the rude person is the guy in the coffin.

[john_k]

How embarassing would that be? A cell phone starts ringing at the funeral and it takes everyone a few minutes to realize the rude person is the guy in the coffin.

I don't know - if you set the ringtone to the right song, it might be a great way to start a memorable wake! Something like "Beer Barrel Polka."