On 1 Nov 2005 11:46:19 -0800, aem wrote:

>
> Bob Myers wrote:
> >
> > I'm with you. I shudder to think of what things will look like
> > in, say, 40 years or so in the average nursing home...ewwwww.
> >
> > In the immortal words of the great philosopher (Jimmy Buffett),
> > it's just a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling.
> >
> On the other hand, they say "the body is the temple of the soul," and
> I've seen baroque cathedrals where no square inch of wall or ceiling
> was left undecorated.... -aem

But how do you think a body with that sort of decoration will fare? I
don't think they will be considered a "classic" design when they are
80 years old.