At the legendary Woodstock Music & Art Festival in 1969, a 17-year-old died in his sleeping bag when he was run over by a tractor. The youth pastor at my family’s church found that hilarious. He apologized — but still insisted it was funny.
Yes, it was.
Sometimes, even death can give us a giggle or two. I firmly believe in confronting our societal discomfort with any mention of death through frank discussion of our shared inevitable fate. And, yes, humor, can help in dealing with a difficult situation — even death.
It’s in that spirit that I share a few cartoons about death with you today.
I’ll leave the last word on today’s subject to the Austin Lounge Lizards and their appropriately titled song, “Last Words.”
Buller's back porch 