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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I mean, his wife literally okay’d the use of a cheap pine box as a casket. So, setting aside the broader implications of anti-Semitism, she’s at least aware that, as one of the most famous comedians of the last 50 years, Gilbert’s death and funeral are going to be as much a source of comedy as his life, and I have to suspect she knows that’s how he would’ve wanted it.
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I found out the pine box is pretty common with Jewish people. Even the more ornate coffins aren’t super fancy because they don’t allow metal. I think that’s great because spending thousands on a pretty box to house your corpse is so wasteful.