I've gotta say, that urn is pretty cool. If you took the Starfleet insignia off of it, it's just a neat, deco-looking urn that doesn't make you think "Star Trek."

I have to admit, the urn looks pretty cool, and I wouldn't mind being in there, if it weren't for the Star Trek logo. That just ruins the whole damn thing.

Actually, I might look into the urn. I never found anything quite right for my husband's ashes. He was a huge *$+%ing nerd and loved Trek. It is pretty.
Thanks, TR!

Well, I hope the coffin has a communicator in it. That ways I can call for help when I get resurected.

LOL!!

Casket = Nasty crap.
Urn = Frigging sweet.

I certainly wouldn't mind having that on my kids' mantle, have it knocked down during a kegger thrown by my grandson, and have it turned into a bong.

What if your family is full of Trekkies?

Anybody else think the urn was a sphere from Phantasm at first? I was thinking, "Yeah, now that's more like it!" Turned out to just be a dumb ole Star Trek urn.

This is like that Magic the Gathering Rubik's cube a few weeks back that I mistook for the Lament Configuration from Hellraiser.

OH GOD OH GOD

Seriously, I was raised on Star Trek and--dark secret time--once had a Trek t-shirt that I wore in high school, but there is a line.

Actually, I think we're looking at this the wrong way. Purchase these things not for yourself, but rather for your enemies. Simply forge a last requesting demanding that they be forever remembered it their true passion, then have them interred in what they used to mock you for ruthlessly. For the truly morbid, after a drunken bender, you can place them in the casket and revel in the delight that they find themselves "buried alive" but fearing that the last image they see is of the Star Trek insignia.

Money well spent?

Pretty soon they'll release the Star Wars equivalent: The Jedi Funeral Pyre. Truly show your geek cred by having your corpse burned alive on the Official George Lucas Approved Jedi Funeral Pyre, for those young padawans who weren't quite skilled enough to be Jedi Masters. Can also double as a bar-b-q grill.

And yes, I do realize I just wrote "corpse burned alive". Just assume that, just as if they were given a functioning lightsaber, a true Jedi nerd would immediately put the pyre to use.

But I am a huge f@#$in nerd, why wouldn't I want my family to remember me that way?

Same for the torpedo coffin. The design is such it could be any coffin but right people will get its refference. The star fleet symbols bash it in on how much of a nerd you were to everyone.

the coffin and urn proves that some fans are willing to take their love for something with them even when they die. for if nothing else those things though creepy will be a gurante that the departed will not be forgotten ever. a way to leave a lifetime memory though a little creepy fan boy style.

That urn rocks my world

I wonder if you guys saw this funeral and the TARDIS-inspired casket: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191224/Dr-Who-lookalike-sent-Tardis-style-coffin.html

As someone who works part time at a funeral home, these are tame in comparison to some other crazy shit people request and/or purchase decades in advance of their demise. Honestly, we have enough bagpipe renditions of "Amazing Grace" to make the casket appear normal.

is it wrong of me to think that i want to do the same with my Ghostbusters obsession by being cremated in an urn shaped like a Ghost Trap?

Double R: You are a genius. I just called my lawyer to have that put in my will.

JeremyA: it was EXACTLY the first thing that came to mind when i saw the coffin. "What's wrong with me" followed quickly, and finally i settled on "That would be fucking rad to be buried in a Ghost Trap".

because NO self respecting Ghosthead wants to come back as a ghost. EVER.

>GAJoe wrote: This is like that Magic the Gathering Rubik's
>cube a few weeks back that I mistook for the Lament
>Configuration from Hellraiser.

hmmm....a Lament Configuration urn. now THAT sounds like it'd be awesome!

That is the coolest urn I've ever seen.

On the other hand, though, I think if there is a god, my soul would reach a gatekeeper to heaven laughing his ass off. Or I'll reincarnate as a Vulcan.

Anyone else think the sci-fi themed funeral parlor is an untapped goldmine? A reproduction of the Enterprises photon torpedo bay, your casket getting catapulted out into the parking lot? Awesome. We have trek weddings so why not? Could also have a Moon of Endor funeral pyre for the Warsies.

Jeff Harris,

I would only have respected the Doctor Who deceased if he had hired an actor who looks nothing like him to jump out of the casket during the funeral.

Clarence: I don't know whether to bitch you out for being extremely disrespectful or want to high-five you for one of the funniest joke ideas I've ever read.

"Youngling Abortion Kit" coming soon...

I don't know about anyone else, but I'll be buried in a Yankees Casket. Those do exist.

That's right, I'm a Yankees fan. Deal with it.

I have to admit that the Spock pod almost makes me want to get buried instead of burned. Not so into the urn.

I've been to a few Trek conferences, worn a couple Spock ears and still proudly wear my red Security shirt. Haven't been phaser-ed yet.

Wow, that is truly amazing. I like it! Meh do wantz!

RT
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Nerds have lives, feelings, family & friends that appreciate them just like any brainless dolt that writes uninteresting articles about old news.

This reminds me of that guy in Britain who died unexpectedly and his friends & family threw a Dr. Who funeral together, tardis coffin & quotes from the show & all. His father described it "If you could call a funeral fantastic, this was a fantastic funeral."
They celebrated their lost loved one in the way they deemed most fitting. He was a nerd, and *shocking* he had lived a full life that touched many people.

F U for trying to ridicule the funeral arrangements of an individual up there on your hipster pedestal without concern for the grief of their loved ones.

Seriously.

I dont know why you would be wierded out about it, people decorate their coffins all the time, and have done so since the egyptians. Besides when I'm dead im not going to care what you think about it; hopefully you will be celebrating my life knowing that I went out in style.

Make it the Insignia for the Klingon Empire and I'll be buried in that bitch. I plan on being cremated so it would be excessive but awesome.

Wow, the coffin that says "He died a virgin".

this is Frikin insane, lol

If you take away the Spock emblem, that urn is pretty sweet.

But, I'm going to really screw over my family and have myself stuffed. This way they can bring me out for holiday get togethers.

As for Gene Simmons' coming up with a Kiss coffin, I don't mind the dolls or the Comics, but why a coffin? Or Toilet paper???? Kiss Condoms??? A Kiss Coffee House??? WTF does coffee have to do with Kiss. In the 70's, Kiss had absolutely no control over the mass merchandising that happened (and contrary to popular opinion, they were not the first act this happened with, Elvis and the Beatles also had a mass marketing blitz). They received a nickel for every dollar that was sold. As a Kiss fan, you would think that Gene would remember that. Nope.

I've never seen one person go out of his way to kick his fanbase in the balls as often as Gene Simmons does.

Oh wait, I forgot about George Lucas. Now I don't feel so bad.

This stuff is ridiculous. I'd never get anything like that.

I'd want my ashes placed in an urn which looks like the Autobots' Creation Matrix.

You say "huge fucking nerd" like it's a BAD thing...

There's nothing wrong with being a "huge fucking nerd"(aren't we all?) but this is just ridiculously over the top.

You guys are idiots. This is a blog ABOUT NERDINESS and you're all saying he's an asshole. I'm pretty sure he realizes that it's NOT A BAD THING.

another casket of geeky proportions.

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/06/rip_dr_who_fan_dies_has_themed.php

.... I think I just came.

Both of those are pretty freaking sweet. I love the urn, it's so pretty!!!
Now only when I'm laid to rest in the casket, do I land on Genesis?

Personally, I would find it fucking sad that the most important thing in your life is that you were a media consumer. Really a life well lived, that is.

Well done.

Hey, check out this Star Trek time line I put together. It's a whole lot better than this death memorabilia. Here's the link http://timelines.com/topics/star-trek