What a bunch of square pants!

[Wolferz]

http://news.msn.com/us/iraq-veterans...estone-removed

And Indian givers too.

Worse than an HOA.

[Dread Knot]

On a dark and spooky night a sight like this in a graveyard could bring on cardiac arrest.....due to laughter.

Look! It's Sponge Bob Slab Pants!

[fireftr18]

Although it is a stupid looking headstone, I agree with the family. In fact, I would even enjoy seeing something like that in a cemetary. At least the cemetary is willing to pay for the change.

[Platapus]

It sounds like the cemetery company is trying to work with the family toward a solution.

ind a solution, which could include a more traditional gravestone bearing small likeness of the character.

They are also going to reimburse the family for the expense.

A company employee made a mistake. That should not be binding on the company. If I had relatives in that cemetery I would not want those markers either. The family has to realize that there are more families involved then just them.

The cemetery should never have approved the original stones.

[Wolferz]

Originally Posted by Platapus

It sounds like the cemetery company is trying to work with the family toward a solution.

They are also going to reimburse the family for the expense.

A company employee made a mistake. That should not be binding on the company. If I had relatives in that cemetery I would not want those markers either. The family has to realize that there are more families involved then just them.

The cemetery should never have approved the original stones.

I concur since a cemetery is a place for quiet introspection and nothing breaks that up like laughter.
As well they should reimburse the family for an employee mistake and learn to train their sales people in the rules before setting them loose on grieving relatives. Every company is liable for the actions of their employees unless they take the cheaters way out and incorporate as an LLC. I think the cemetery folks are being very gracious about it.
I've seen the final resting place of Jimi Hendrix and his headstone has a guitar engraved on it. It's nothing too flashy either. It's a flat surface mount jobbie to allow a mower to pass over it. They can do something similar for the two young ladies in the story.

The only oddity is the pennies and guitar picks that fans have super glued to it.
Nobody will need to worry about mine because I don't believe in owning any part of this planet. Especially land used as a garbage pit for my mummified remains.
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust and no rotting involved.

[Oberon]

Reminds me a bit of the problem they had with Spike Milligans grave, he wanted 'I told you I was ill' written on it, but the church got uppity about it, so they settled for writing it in Irish instead.

[Sailor Steve]

I'm up in the air over this. I think people should have whatever they want, as long as it's not obscene. On the other hand Platapus makes some good points, and some folks might find Spongebob obscene.

On the other hand...

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Nobody will need to worry about mine because I don't believe in owning any part of this planet. Especially land used as a garbage pit for my mummified remains.
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust and no rotting involved.

My sentiments exactly. There is a lot of space living people could use being taken up by those who no longer need it. I'm not advocating getting rid of cemetaries, but I don't plan on being part of it.