You can take it with you?

The BBC reports that many people are now being buried or cremated with their cellphones, Blackberrys and laptops.

More people than ever are asking to be buried or cremated with their mobile phones when they die, say researchers. The trend, which began in South Africa, has now spread to a number of countries, including Ireland, Australia, Ghana, and the US.

The idea began in South Africa apparently where people feared being placed under a spell and beingburredd by mistake while they were asleep. They wanted to have the phone with them when they woke up.
Think Cingular has service 6 feet under the ground?
I wonder how this will affect the cliche' sermon illustration about never seeing a Hearse pulling a U-Haul.
Speaking of a hearse - here's a fun site for ya.
"Don't let your first ride in a hearse be your last" - Amy the Hearse Queen