Stop clappin at funerals.

[cazzer]

Knobs....
When did silent respect get replaced by clapping?

Clapping ffs? Well done on gettin shot lads. Congratulations.
I'm sorry...call me an old fart but clapping at a funeral passing is just wrong.

R.I.P Mr. Patch.

[Tony*T3]

cazzer said:

Knobs....
When did silent respect get replaced by clapping?

Clapping ffs? Well done on gettin shot lads. Congratulations.
I'm sorry...call me an old fart but clapping at a funeral passing is just wrong.

R.I.P Mr. Patch.

it tends to drown out the disrespectful chav wkers that like the sound of their own voice on these occasions. theres usually one in the crowd.


RIP Mr Patch too.

[alfettagtv2000]

I seem to recall all the clapping and flower throwing, started with the Diana funeral.

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Tony*T3 said:

cazzer said:

Knobs....
When did silent respect get replaced by clapping?

Clapping ffs? Well done on gettin shot lads. Congratulations.
I'm sorry...call me an old fart but clapping at a funeral passing is just wrong.

R.I.P Mr. Patch.

it tends to drown out the disrespectful chav wkers that like the sound of their own voice on these occasions. theres usually one in the crowd.


RIP Mr Patch too.

Just makes it harder to pick those idiots out of the crowd though.

I agree.. Clapping just doesnt seem right. We don't clap on the 11th hour on November 11th do we!

[cazzer]

I wouldn't put it past them this year...now the "trend" has started.

[ShadownINja]

Could be worse. Those 1 minute silencers were dragging a bit. How long before 12.5 minute silences?

[elster]

Why not clap?

We had a proper knees up at my Grandads funeral including New Orleans Jazz band playing.

It would of been disrespectful to have a minutes silence.

I view a funeral to be a celebration of life not a commiseration of death.

[Nolar Dog]

elster said:

I view a funeral to be a celebration of life not a commiseration of death.

I agree with this.


We used to clap when the fireman came into school to talk about the dangers of pissing about with bonfires. It's just a way of saying thank you.

Clapping at a dead soldier is just people doing the same I guess.

Edited by Nolar Dog on Thursday 6th August 13:47

[TonyHetherington]

While I see your point, the mere fact that they would have been doing it as a mark of respect - they way they deemed fit to show their gratitude/rememberance - means that it was therefore not disrespectful.

Being quite honest - if I died young, I'd want my whole family to clap, sing, enjoy, and then shed loads of my old mate's sports cars to make as much noise as possible.

[Mondeohdear]

elster said:

Why not clap?

We had a proper knees up at my Grandads funeral including New Orleans Jazz band playing.

It would of been disrespectful to have a minutes silence.

I view a funeral to be a celebration of life not a commiseration of death.

But a wake is where you celebrate the life. The funeral procession should be carried out in silence as a mark of respect I believe.

[phil1979]

alfettagtv2000 said:

I seem to recall all the clapping and flower throwing, started with the Diana funeral.

Nope. Morrissey started it.

[tubbystu]

Mondeohdear said:

elster said:

Why not clap?

We had a proper knees up at my Grandads funeral including New Orleans Jazz band playing.

It would of been disrespectful to have a minutes silence.

I view a funeral to be a celebration of life not a commiseration of death.

But a wake is where you celebrate the life. The funeral procession should be carried out in silence as a mark of respect I believe.

Although where it is a young life, lost on duty, in a war that we really shouldn't be in - but are, and they are doing their best with limited resources, the applause from the general public as a sign of gratitude and respect shouldn't be an issue. We should be seen to stand shoulder to shoulder with our troops and it is nigh time that public recognition of their sacrifices was the norm. The troops remaining in theatre can take some pride that bodies returning home are met with at least some reception from the public.

If the mothers/wives/etc of the dead soldiers do not want applause then they should ensure this message gets relayed.

Applause at Harry Patch's funeral today would probably be a less fitting tribute.

[cazzer]

tubbystu said:

Applause at Harry Patch's funeral today would probably be a less fitting tribute.

They did....thats what set me off.

[Nimbus]

cazzer said:

tubbystu said:

Applause at Harry Patch's funeral today would probably be a less fitting tribute.

They did....thats what set me off.

nearly as bad as the idiot bbc news presenter who was commenting over the last post, and then the minutes silence..
what a moron..
happily the 'good friend' of Harry Patch suggested the bloke stfu until at least the end of the minute..

[tubbystu]

cazzer said:

tubbystu said:

Applause at Harry Patch's funeral today would probably be a less fitting tribute.

They did....thats what set me off.

In that case, then yes I concur, although perhaps it is time we publicly recognised and albeit belatedly, thanked as well as remembered the sacrifices that generation gave.

The minutes silence thing has been over-played in recent years. Its 2 minutes on Nov 11th related occasions and OK at 1 minute for other occasions but didn't we have 3 minutes for 9/11 and the Tsunami victims ?

If I recall correctly, the applause thing started in response to Diana's brothers speech in Westminster Abbey - when the public massed outside spontanously applauded after his speech regarding how she had been (mis) handled by media, Royal family and anybody else. This applause was heard by those inside the Abbey and they then continued it to the shock of a fairly startled establishment.

Expressing thanks by applause to the passing cortege of a fallen soldier is quite respectful. Applause during a funeral service probably isn't quite so.

[Pints]

Spiritual_Beggar said:

I agree.. Clapping just doesnt seem right. We don't clap on the 11th hour on November 11th do we!

Not yet.

Shameful where this world is going.

[Tadite]

People Clap at funerals? Why on earth?

[Tunku]

This clapping thing really pisses me off. First on planes, now at bloody funerals! I blame it all on the Diana effect and the rise of the fluffy bunny brigade. In my day we just thumped the aholes who were all lovey dovey PC correct lentil munchers. Now we can't, and that is the problem.

[Jimbeaux]

Tunku said:

This clapping thing really pisses me off. First on planes, now at bloody funerals! I blame it all on the Diana effect and the rise of the fluffy bunny brigade. In my day we just thumped the aholes who were all lovey dovey PC correct lentil munchers. Now we can't, and that is the problem.

Then let's all just go on a coordinated PC thumping worldwide and swing the pendulum back!

[Frederick]

I completely agree with the OP - it is not a mark of respect at all, it's almost like saying "thank fk they're gone" - it's highly offensive to me, personally.

Generally it's the hard of thinking that instigate this kind of behaviour.