Truly Bizarre Graves
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Gravemarkers that make you look twice
Cemeteries are often a place of sadness. You go to a cemetery for a funeral or to visit a loved one. But, have you ever gone to a cemetery just to walk around, on a bright sunny day, when you are happy? You will see graves that peek your interest, and grave that get you scratching your head. You will see witty epitaphs, and very sad memorials. You will see lighthearted artwork, scary creepy sculptures, and things that appear to make no sense at all. You'll see the modest and conservative, and the colorful and outlandish. This lens is devoted to the weird graves. Well they are weird to me, with my implanted concept of what is normal.
Odd Grave Markers
There are some grave markers that just make you stop and stare, considering the possible circumstances in which they came about. Perhaps it is the epitaph, or the name itself, or perhaps it is the overall design of the gravestone/statue. There is a story behind each one. Imagining that story opens your mind to new possibilities.
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Different Strokes for Different Folks
Traditions for grave markers differ dramatically around the world. What may seem odd, outrageous, or even inappropriate in one place is perfectly normal (and common) in another. Try not to be judgmental.
Pirates?
I guess everyone that lives must die, and everyone that dies must have remains somewhere. I guess I just never thought about stumbling upon pirate graves in a cemetery. Some of these may be that of pirates, while others may have just used pirate motifs in grave design. Who knows?
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Weird Grave Links
- Weird NJ Graves
- Graves that have appeared in the magazine Weird.
- Weird Michigan cemetery strangeness, odd graves, cemetery legends
- Cemetery strangeness, odd graves, cemetery legends...
- The Weirdest Grave in the West.
- The story behind one of the most peculiar (and most popular) grave sites in the entire United States. More than 60 years after it was completed, it still attracts tens of thousands of visitors a year.
- Weird Places And Things To Visit In North Carolina (Raleigh: house, community) - North Carolina (NC) - Page 2 - City-Data Forum
- Then there are the bizarre graves in The Old Burying Ground...here are a few of them...
- Bizarre Gravestone Epitaphs Part 1
- A list of bizarre gravestone epitaphs, quotes and quotations of people's last words on their tombstones.
Epitaphs
Preserving the Memory
Graveside Guestbook
What's the weirdest grave you've seen?
What kind of grave do you want? I'm leaning toward a grave that looks like rock-candy myself.
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vincente
Jan 21, 2012 @ 11:15 am | delete
- This lens was tons of fun!
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gottaloveit
Nov 30, 2011 @ 10:36 am | delete
- Very fun Squidoo lens. Love the flickr grave pictures.
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saveagrave.net
Nov 9, 2011 @ 2:16 pm | delete
- I've seen some weird homemade ones in this facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/238336762851034/
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Ladymermaid
Oct 11, 2011 @ 6:59 pm | delete
- There are indeed a few strange resting places out there. I'm planning to stay above ground rather than to occupy a grave site. I'm thinking of turning my ashes into a diamond when I go ;)
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jopalei
Sep 8, 2011 @ 12:45 am | delete
- I believe it was on the old Ripley's Believe It Or Not series hosted by Jack Palance that I saw someone buried, riding on their favorite horse (stuffed of course).....UPSIDE DOWN. For me - I won't care.....I'll be dead. Throw me in a ditch or something. Thanks for the cool lens.
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SudokuNut
Jul 2, 2011 @ 2:03 am | delete
- Hmm now I want people to walk past, stop and go HUH?! at my grave marker. I love the guy lying down holding a head in the air. I have no idea what that is supposed to signify but man, that's certainly the weirdest grave stone I've ever seen. Georges Rodenbach comes close though, that's a creepy one!
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phoenix-arizona-friends
Jun 25, 2011 @ 6:59 pm | delete
- A post to my Facebook page thanking all of my friends for making my life enjoyable would be enough for me.
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PeteSchultz
Jun 24, 2011 @ 1:11 pm | delete
- very interesting. In college I photographed a number of elaborate markers and art in cemetaries for photo classes. St. Cloud, Minnesota is known for quarrying and carving granite...and granite magnates have pretty elaborate displays in the cemetary.
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promotional-coupons-codes
Jun 17, 2011 @ 1:33 am | delete
- Its nice to see that some people even die in style.
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Margaret daSilva
Oct 16, 2009 @ 10:40 pm | delete
- I think the people whose graves we look at would be happy to know that years...even centuries...after they died someone they didn't know stopped a minute and read about them....thought about them.
Perhaps it's time to stop calling them 'bizarre' or 'weird' and use 'creative' or 'unusual'.
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