Evolving etiquette #2

[bellinghman]

We walked past the newer 'shrine' on Saturday morning, and had a closer look. I now have another question. Why do people put in them what they do?

a) Flowers. OK, that's what we expect - they're a symbol of the fleeting nature of life.

b) A reproduction road sign, for Stamford Bridge. OK, that has meaning, the dead teenager was a Chelsea fan.

c) Cans of Red Bull and bottles of Lucozade. Hmm, well, there is a long history of libatory drinks, and given the driver was apparently drunk, alcoholic ones would have been inappropriate.

d) A shrink wrapped ball of string.

Yes, you read that right. A ball of string, still in its polythene wrapping.

Perhaps that last one just fell out of a shopping bag while the owner was laying something else.

Comments

[autopope.livejournal.com]

I just got a click through on this entry: "You are about to view material that may be unsuitable for minors" as an LJ-cut, followed by a page with an "I am over 14" confirmation dialog. Have you designated your LJ as adult-only?

[hawkida.livejournal.com]

Maybe the string was something meaningful to the deceased, perhaps it was an in-joke or he was famed for making something with string. I've been watching Six Feet Under again recently and you sometimes see the grieving mourners put things into the coffin. Someone I knew through larping died recently, aged just 21, and he was to have a real sword and a larp sword in his coffin - probably incomprehensible to a lot of people, but it would have meant something to him and it meant something to the people who placed it there.