[author here]

The post was intended to be stand alone commentary Not a bulletproof thesis.

All I'm saying is my opinions etc after a long stressful week.

Ignore the links, they're just there to lighten the story.

Ok, that's fine. You want to lighten the mood.

but personally, I recommend against fart jokes during a eulogy.

The images are gone now. As per recommendations by other hn users above. The only links remaining are to directly pertinent or explanatory information.

And while this doesn't dispute your opinion as a general rule, there is always an amusing exception: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBCouCYjYUA

(death doesn't have to be a morbid depressing thing, despite the tendency in the west to view it as such)