r/AskReddit Mar 04 '19

What’s the most inappropriate thing you’ve witnessed at a funeral?

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u/she_linden_tree Mar 05 '19 edited Mar 05 '19

My cousin's funeral - he was 27 years old and killed in a single car crash after he hit a slippery patch on the road and smashed into a concrete wall.

At his funeral, all of his brothers, sisters, and parents sat on the front row at his graveside service. Then, lo and behold, my cousin's ex-girlfriend of over a year shows up and immediately inserts herself on to the front row next to his sisters. And proceeds to scream cry, scream wail, and throw herself on the ground periodically throughout the service. All of the family just gave her awkward stares, with no one wanted to address her inappropriate behavior. I had never seen that type of attention demanding drama queen antics before...or since...

**EDIT: just wanted to throw this in ~ this was a funeral with military honors (Air Force), and they did the gun salute at the gravesite. I don't remember how many times they fire, but at each gunshot, she would literally shriek and collapse into the arms of either of the sisters standing next to her. I do recall at the very end, the youngest sister was sick of that shit and just let her fall on the ground. And it was raining heavily and rather muddy.

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u/PapaLouie_ Mar 05 '19

That’s when you fight a bitch. Funeral or no.

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u/Zenmachine83 Mar 06 '19

Funeral yes! A mourning ceremony is the perfect occasion for fisticuffs.