I'm not sure if the humor translates, but there is a thread with this title on the Big Lebowski forum, which always makes me chuckle.  I guess because I have a sick sense of humor but still view life as a precious gift even though I realize that our existence is fleeting.   It's not meant to be disrespectful to the newly dead; quite the contrary.  The idea is to pause for a moment to honor the lives of those who have touched our lives in one way or another through some form of notoriet