These three hilariously morbid print ads are for Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, by Canadian ad agency ACLC. Although they’re a couple of years old now, it’s probably the first (and only) time we’ve ever seen irreverence brought to the eternally grim concept of funeral pre-planning—we’re not sure any American corporation would have the cojones to try a similar tack.

Remember, though, that although pre-planning can save you and your family a lot of unnecessary stress later, pre-paying could be a waste of money and often only benefits the funeral home, not you.

“Advertising of note” [Flickr]

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