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that's a good question. although it is a quiet place, I would not, and def. not if there is a funeral.
But what if there's a leppard?
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We ran through a cemetary in college almost every day on our warm-up. It wasn't a very active one; I don't remember there ever having been a service. I don't think the dead people minded too much.
Why is it sideways?
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I wanted to point out that this whole argument is tainted by the fact that all of us live in different places and come from different backgrounds where "cemetery" means very different things. Around here, the cemeteries (even the city cemetery) are very rural teeny tiny places. I almost never see anyone else in the cemetery when I am there, which is very often for work and when running. I don't know of any family I have ever served that has felt funny seeing people walking/running through the cemetery...and I'm the undertaker. People complain to me a lot about various things at our local cemeteries (like that the person mowing almost ran them over, etc), so if there was ever a problem or if someone took offense, I would have heard about it. Also, the high school track and cross country teams regularly run in both of our local cemeteries. Please don't assume that a car in a cemetery is commonplace everywhere. Many cemeteries allow and invite walkers, joggers, and people having picnics but ban cars from the cemetery entirely. We all come from different places and different backgrounds, so this argument is difficult because we don't all see where the other person is coming from. I don't expect that we'd come to any sort of a concensus here. I think we should just agree that it is ok not to all agree! MTA: It's cemet E ry.
And some fuel for the fire: you knuckleheads arguing about apples and oranges are forgetting something that takes place in cemeteries, almost constantly, and is a lot more distracting than cars and runners put together. And which would be really hard to do away with. And which you may well have seen going on during actual services - I know I have. Bet Mortuary Lady can figure it out.
Are you talking about the savage wild dogs that run rampant with barred teeth and leave deposits behind? No, really, what ARE you talking about? There are lots of odd things that I know of happening in cemeteries. Please, enlighten me as to which one you refer to!!!
How many surrealists does it take to plug in a light bulb? Yarn.
Bummer..thought you had some dirt or a good story. I have found people makin' whoopie in the cemetery, though. And, I was chased by a turkey in a cemetery once.
Jim R: you run in one every day - how often do you actually see a service going on? Ever? Is the cemetery big enough so that you can run on the other side without being noticed? And does any of that make a difference, or are we all just stomping our feet and ignoring stuff like that?