Standing Tall
24-year-old Angel Pantoja Medina of Puerto Rico apparently told his family that when he passes away, he wants to stand upright through his wake. Well, his family granted his wish. Dressed in a Yankees cap, sunglasses and a gold chain, Angel was mourned by family members while standing tall in his mother's living room for 3 days.
The funeral home told The Associated Press that they used a special embalming treatment to keep him standing. His brother said, "He wanted to be happy, standing."
The police are currently investigating Angel's death. His body was found underneath a bridge last Friday.
I guess it's not that strange. I mean, I want half of my ashes stuffed into one of Shauna Sand's exquisite lucite heels. I want the other half scattered along Robertson Blvd. That way I will always be with international supermodel Phoebe Price. Oh and save a line of my ashes for Amy Wino. I want her to snort me up, Keith Richards-style.
Okay, I take it back. After going through these pictures, I need someone to hold my hand and feed me a Twinkie. I'm a little uncomfortable
Thanks Davina & Charo
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"Blame it on the London air!"
Submitted by jim on August 19, 2008 - 3:18pm.
MAYBE THEY CAN SHIP HIM UP HERE TO CALI, SO I CAN USE HIM FOR THE CARPOOL LANE WHILE I WATCH THE ANGELS WIN THE WORLD SERIES AND THE YANKEES SIT AT HOME....MAYBE THE YANKEE FANS CAN STUFF AROD AND PUT HIM IN THE CORNER!!!
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HAHAHHAHAHAAAAA!!!!! ohmygodAHAHHAHAHAHAAA!!
I TOTALLY CALL THE STUFFED DEAD A-ROD FOR THE HOV LANE!!!!!
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Submitted by El Bastardo on August 19, 2008 - 3:25pm.
Did the mortician get orders to make him have a thug expression? NOT a good look to meet your maker! :o)
I guess that depend on who his maker is...
Snowy I haven't seen you in forever!! Hi chickie:)
This story is making me think of a show I saw on tv about Dr. Carl(Karl?) Von Cosel. It's really yucky yet fascinating:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Tanzler
The show I was was on A&E or some shit. Anyhoo, it's weird. Much like this propped-up mofo & his family.
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Am I getting old or is the supermarket playing great music?
Yeah, I was wondering if it was a designated hillbilly activity... because although I am a diva (haha) I do attend redneck and hillbilly functions quite regularly. It gives me an opportunity to put on my Steel Magnolias outfits and mug for the cameras sure to be found at the funeral.
Submitted by M.E. on August 19, 2008 - 1:21pm.
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I am ashamed of this crap. Needless to say, a cafre gangster gets killed and makes the national news for asking to be viewed standing up wearing his ghetto get up? I guess drug dealers shot 11 times deserve this. This asshole is just fronting the people that killed him by saying even in death he stands tall -- only causing another bunch of asswipes who watch this in the news to think this crap is cool. His family should have not made this a story to be glorified because it isn't.
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"If Mr. McMurphy doesn't want to take his medication orally, I'm sure we can arrange that he can have it some other way. But I don't think that he would like it."
My prediction is that if everyone can stay healthy this team is going to roll over everyone on their way to an AL West crown (already leading the division by 11.5 games) and all the way to the World Series.
This team was dangerous before but the trade with the Braves (Casey Kotchman and a minor league pitcher)for the switch-hitting slugger Teixeira solidifies it in my mind. The Angels are built to win a championship this year. I believe that the Angels are going to the World Series.
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Ugh I'm glad you said something funny Michael cause otherwise this post would be depressing as hell. A 14 year old boy dead. It's really sad.
Submitted by jim on August 19, 2008 - 12:20pm.
IF YOU WANTED FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TIX YOU COULD PUT HIM A CHAIR AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE AND LEAVE HIM THERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN COME BACK??
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Submitted by jim on August 19, 2008 - 3:18pm.
MAYBE THE YANKEE FANS CAN STUFF AROD AND PUT HIM IN THE CORNER!!!
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No way! Right now, the Yankees desperately need ARod.
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"If Mr. McMurphy doesn't want to take his medication orally, I'm sure we can arrange that he can have it some other way. But I don't think that he would like it."
The only dead pics I have are of my son and I don't display them, they are kept with his birth/death outfit, death cert and hospital braclets.
Submitted by jim on August 19, 2008 - 1:18pm.
MAYBE THEY CAN SHIP HIM UP HERE TO CALI, SO I CAN USE HIM FOR THE CARPOOL LANE WHILE I WATCH THE ANGELS WIN THE WORLD SERIES
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Angels? World Series? Ya think?
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IF YOU WANTED FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TIX YOU COULD PUT HIM A CHAIR AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE AND LEAVE HIM THERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN COME BACK??
Hey Triscuit and Snowy! :-)
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"You're a tool. And do you know why? It's because you're a ginge, Fintan. A dirty, freckly ginge."
Submitted by iHeartHaters on August 19, 2008 - 12:14pm.
I hope Bernie Mac slaps this ho silly in the afterlife.
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I went to one funeral and everyone had like disposable cameras. Made me wonder if they were handing them out at the door like at weddings.
that's kind of cool.really. :E
I'm clausterphobic, no way I wanta be in a box.
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MAYBE THEY CAN SHIP HIM UP HERE TO CALI, SO I CAN USE HIM FOR THE CARPOOL LANE WHILE I WATCH THE ANGELS WIN THE WORLD SERIES AND THE YANKEES SIT AT HOME....MAYBE THE YANKEE FANS CAN STUFF AROD AND PUT HIM IN THE CORNER!!!
LMAO IG!!!
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"Blame it on the London air!"
Shandi,
Yep, that's exactly what those pictures were for, albums just like those. All this talk just made me google death portraits... which I now wish I hadn't done.
Go Yankees.
(Now i need to vomit)
Growing up, my next door neighbor was like a second mother to our family. She used to have us over all the time and one day, she broke out her family photo album. I was stunned to see a bunch of pictures of dead people in caskets and people standing around open caskets smiling getting their pictures taken. I asked her about it and she said it is commonplace where she was from, Nova Scotia, to take pictures at wakes and funerals. I've been to plenty of funerals and wakes since then, and have never seen this done.
Submitted by islandgirl on August 19, 2008 - 4:13pm.
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NO YOU DIDN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMFAO!
Submitted by M.E. on August 19, 2008 - 2:12pm.
I don't wanna be driving around neighborhoods with dead cholo's in the corner.
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Bwahahahaha!!! Nice to see ya M.E., even under such a freaky storyline:P
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Am I getting old or is the supermarket playing great music?
I hope Bernie Mac slaps this ho silly in the afterlife.
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Am I getting old or is the supermarket playing great music?
iHeart - unfortunately honey, it DOES look like he's gripping his package.
*seizes*
Seriously, I need one of those for the carpool lane.
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"You're a tool. And do you know why? It's because you're a ginge, Fintan. A dirty, freckly ginge."
Submitted by minnow on August 19, 2008 - 4:10pm.
Tell me about it. It always creeps me out when people start "memorial pages" on myspace and facebook and post pics of the deceased in their coffins. Nooo thank you. I don't know why they think people want to see that.
Oh, I guess I should also say the creepiest part was that I had lent my camera out to a cousin quite fond of photography a couple of days before the funeral. So yeah, it was extra creepy.
Oh sweet Lord, don't tell me this is a begining of a trend, I don't wanna be driving around neighborhoods with dead cholo's in the corner.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Submitted by minnow on August 19, 2008 - 2:10pm.
Minnow, on my mother's side of the family, they always take pictures at funerals. Apparently that is commonplace for them. I think it is creepy, too. But they take the pictures and put them in the family albums. And then once the headstone is poured, they take pictures of that for the album, too.
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Cree. Pee.
SICK. But this dude doesn't even look real. And please tell me he's not holding his junk??
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Am I getting old or is the supermarket playing great music?
"He wanted to be happy, standing."
What a weird guy. I'm not necessarily "happy" when standing. I'm usually happy while eating. I'll have to tell my family to prop my body in front of a huge bowl of pasta when i go.
Why do I feel compelled to share this... I never thought I'd retell this story. Years ago, I went to a funeral of a family member. Other family members were taking pictures... not only of each other, but of the deceased in the casket. I don't know why, but that's always made my skin crawl.
Submitted by missy on August 19, 2008 - 4:05pm.
Submitted by angel_i on August 19, 2008 - 3:02pm.
You're so funny, El B, how you're always going to bed in the middle of the day!
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hahaha, he lives across the pond :)
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I can only find pictures of the girl twin.
what is findadeath.com? will i be haunted in my dreams if i visit that site? i'm afraid. are there more dead eses standing against the wall on that site?
Missy: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Ew gruesome boricua that he is...standing up?! I bet he's some tecato drug dealer!
Your face!
Submitted by kdracofan on August 19, 2008 - 3:05pm.
Jim: I loved you until you mentioned my Yankees.
*leaves the room*
(going to the yankees/red sox game next wed by the way)
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AWW! WHY did you tell me youre a yanks fan?!?! Now I have to hate you!!!!!
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Submitted by angel_i on August 19, 2008 - 3:02pm.
You're so funny, El B, how you're always going to bed in the middle of the day!
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hahaha, he lives across the pond :)
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Jim: I loved you until you mentioned my Yankees.
*leaves the room*
(going to the yankees/red sox game next wed by the way)
well, you know what they say,
"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything!!!"
Talk about it Angel! Oh, urhm, nevermind...
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Jim, I love how you're always thinking of the environment.
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"You're a tool. And do you know why? It's because you're a ginge, Fintan. A dirty, freckly ginge."
Submitted by spankypants on August 19, 2008 - 3:00pm.
My Great Great Grandmother died in childbirth. They held the baby next to her face and took a picture for a posthumous portrait which hangs in the living room of one of my relatives. Some of yous guys need to check out findadeath.com for some real death hags.
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For real, I have that site bookmarked, but he never UPDATES it!! AHHH!! I check it almost daily too
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YOU COULD PUT A RECYCLE BAG AROUND HIS NECK AND I COULD THROW MY EMPTY BEER BOTTLES FROM THE COUCH DURING FOOTBALL SEASON TOWARDS HIS STUPID YANKEE HAT!!
Submitted by spankypants on August 19, 2008 - 12:00pm.
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I love findadeath.com
You're so funny, El B, how you're always going to bed in the middle of the day!
But, yes...I can hardly believe that no one rigged him. I also don't get why we do so much for dead people. They're dead! I think it's more important what you do when they're alive, personally.
♥ ThreadKilla! / Lean Like a Chola / She's a Lady.
I can only find pictures of the girl twin.