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I’m a professional taxidermist. I’ve done a lot of work for museums and some work for country homes (red deer etc.) I also like doing what I can with road kill; sometimes I like to "invent" creatures for my Taxidermy like my Grundlebug: head of a badger, tail of a fox, body of a hair, legs of a pheasant. Anyway, my best friend lives in Paraguay and his Mum just dies. He wants me to go out there and perform my craft on her so he can have her in the hallway of his house. It’s not illegal over there to preserve humans in this way, and he’s offering to pay my flights and put me up. It would be really good to see him too, but I can’t help but feel slightly creeped out by the prospect of stuffing a dead human. Would you do this? Is it wrong?
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16 Comments posted on "Would you do this?"
jamesdean2002uk on February 21st, 2010 at 6:00 pm #
thats wrong dude….
steven e on February 21st, 2010 at 6:13 pm #
i would give it a go.
LeAnNe on February 21st, 2010 at 7:00 pm #
I think it is wrong but if you friend really wants it then ok!
mark on February 21st, 2010 at 7:28 pm #
You might need to use different methods before carrying this out on a human corpse, so perhaps you’d better leave it to the local professionals. Best not ‘screw up’ his departed mum on a fumbled first attempt…
wendyek on February 21st, 2010 at 7:49 pm #
No way, but take his offer on the payment of the flights and then when you get there say you cannot go through with it. That way you get to see you friend and he can then lay his mother to rest properly. Anyway who would want their stuffed mother in the hallway – weird man !!!
Just me on February 21st, 2010 at 8:00 pm #
NO, that is not right.
a-and-a on February 21st, 2010 at 8:22 pm #
It depends on your own conscience. Assuming you are talking about "stuffing" her in the taxidermy context not necrophilia.
Jeshicarr on February 21st, 2010 at 9:10 pm #
and what do you plan to do with her reproductive system
Mr jones on February 21st, 2010 at 9:42 pm #
yeah you could make a nice lamp shade out of her skin and a nice throw rug too go ahead buddy you only live once
crystlegirl101 on February 21st, 2010 at 10:27 pm #
i would go see him but wouldn’t work on his mom though if it creeps you out just tell him no and stand your ground
*~☺~* on February 21st, 2010 at 10:40 pm #
Would your girlfriend allow you?????? You know what a bad temper she has got!!!! Ouuchhhhh!!
priya on February 21st, 2010 at 10:47 pm #
u can do it for ur friend there is no need of felling guilty.
Zero Charisma on February 21st, 2010 at 10:55 pm #
You’ll get slayed for this mate! Anyway, I think it’s a beautiful thing that you do. The thing that really concerns me is the cost, I am assuming you will fly First Class and flights to Paraguay are prohibitive so you will need to carry out a major costing exercise prior to the stuffing. Here’s my idea!! Why not simply cremate the lady and place her ashes in a match box and pop her onto the mantelpiece, job done! Periodically, your friend can get her out and talk to her, scare the children or stick her in the vacuum cleaner and take her for a spin around the lounge.
Goatboy on February 21st, 2010 at 11:03 pm #
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..in for a penny in for a pound.
bazna on February 21st, 2010 at 11:34 pm #
Just do what your gut tells you, and in the process just know that you cannot justify wrong with right.
James on February 21st, 2010 at 11:56 pm #
Yeah that would be cool you could make her into something useful like a hat stand or a chair!!!!! I think it would be a nice way to remember someone by!! Post a comment
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