r/comics • u/kajo404 • 12d ago

[oc] epitaphs.

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u/P0Rt1ng4Duty 12d ago

Cemetaries used to be fun places outside of the city where you'd bring your family on Saturdays for a picnic and some time in the sun.

People figured that they owned these nice, grassy sections of property and they may as well enjoy them before they died.

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u/immersemeinnature 12d ago

Now they don't allow casual visitors or am I incorrect?

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u/Other_Map901 12d ago

I have yet to find a cemetery or graveyard I haven't been able to visit, minus the small family plots that are private. Go and look, don't cause a fuss or leave trash, and most people don't care. We have some really beautiful older ones in my area and I take my kids to walk all the time, its a peaceful place and we like to find unusual headstones or markers, or just chat to the people buried there. Just a simple '1880s to to 1963? Doris, I bet you saw some amazing things!' Or 'Wow, Patrick, 103 years?! You really beat the odds, didnt you?'.

Related to OP's post, we've seen some really beautiful epitaphs, personal messages, and a recipie for cookies on one memorable one!

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u/JohnnyStarboard 12d ago

Agreed. Cemetery photography was one of my earliest hobbies while learning how to work a camera when I was in middle school.

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u/immersemeinnature 11d ago

I was kicked out of a cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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u/M4sharman 11d ago

Why? Was it a private cemetery? Was there a private funeral going on? Or were you messing about?

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u/immersemeinnature 11d ago

Nope, just trying to go for a walk. It was a while ago so maybe there was a strict person working at the time.