*pick up the phone*
"Hello, is Brian there?"
"May I ask who's calling?"
"This is Brian with Crown Hill Cemetery."
I pause, and almost tell the dude I'm Brian's wife so he'll explain himself. "...May I ask in regards to...?"
"We are offering our war veterans a burial space in our Field of Valor plot. Are you or anyone in your household a veteran?"
"...No," I answer, thinking I'm going to be asked for a donation. Instead, he asked if anyone in our household had made plans for our funeral and burial arrangements. Without thinking, I answered, "Well, I think... that... no one in our house is planning to be buried right now."
This was evidently satisfactory, and the guy thanked me for my time. It wasn't until I hung up the phone and noticed
flameraven laughing her ass off that I'd realized what I'd said. I had intended to convey that I think everyone I know is looking at cremation, but what came out is... well,
that. Which is also true, but not quite what I'd intended!
It didn't sound nearly so funny in my head.