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Joined: Nov. 2, 2011

 

• Total Comments: 1
• Last Comment: Nov. 2, 2011

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• Nov. 2, 2011 1:27PM
• A Grave Ocassion
• One day, I was driving across the state to see my parents. This drive was different than others. I was five exits away from where I needed to get off when I got a traffic report saying there was accident on that route. Not wanting to be stuck in traffic for hours, I got off the road early and took a back way.
• "Giovanna, I'm not sure which is most effective, their pitch, or their placement of a floral shop across the street from a cemetery. It's no different than a hospital selling flowers in a gift shop; location, location, location. Businesses have perpetually profited from others' pain and misery and they will until the end of time. It really depends upon how one looks at the situation as well, nothing is going to bring the loved one back, and the florist shop is in the business of creating beautiful floral arrangements to be placed on the graves of loved ones. How many arrangements are they selling to consumers on a more joyous note being at the location in which they are? At least hospitals have the opportunity to also sell arrangements for celebratory occasions, such as births. It must be depressing for the workers at this florist shop knowing that the life of their beautiful arrangements are lived out on grave sites. Perhaps this depression has desensitized them, skewing their perception, and perhaps this is why they see nothing wrong with the cartoon, not that this makes it right. Although, I would like to also point out the fact in which not everyone was born with the same sense of humor, whereas some grieving loved ones probably would not find much humor in anything... however, perhaps some of them do find the humor in the comic strip and it helps their grieving a little. Just saying... :)"

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