Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 462,330 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,242 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 320,986 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,242 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 320,986 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,213 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 462,330 cutting edge ideas.

Mocking Memorial Plaques

Joke Dedications Pop Up in England for the Devenish-Phibbs Family

— June 3, 2009 — Pop Culture
There's an odd thing going on in the UK - memorial plaques are popping up on benches everywhere dedicated to the Devenish-Phibbs family.

The Devenish-Phibbs family plaques range from “Dutch Devenish-Phibbs - He spent his life married to the sea, and his last twelve hours married to Fang-Hua, an 18-year-old Korean acrobat” to “If you can read this, then you're less dead than me.”

Check out the family hilarity in the gallery.

Implications - My favorite of these quirky tags has got to be the one that reads, "If you can read this, then you're less dead than me." How morbidly delicious are these darkly comedic tags?
Trend Themes
1. Quirky Memorial Plaques - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform or service that allows individuals to design and order personalized, humorous memorial plaques for their loved ones.
2. Dark Comedy in Remembrance - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a line of dark comedy-themed memorial products, such as humorous gravestones or witty funeral programs, to provide a unique and lighthearted approach to remembering loved ones.
3. Personalized Funeral Memorabilia - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design and offer personalized funeral memorabilia, such as funny condolence cards or custom urns, to cater to people's desire for non-traditional and humorous ways of honoring the deceased.
Industry Implications
1. Funeral Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionize the funeral services industry by incorporating humor and personalization into traditional memorial practices to cater to individuals who seek a more light-hearted approach to remembering their loved ones.
2. Memorial Products - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a new market for unconventional memorial products by offering unique and humorous items that deviate from traditional mourning rituals and appeal to individuals looking for a more light-hearted way to honor the deceased.
3. Grief Support Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative grief support platforms that incorporate humor and encourage a lighthearted approach to mourning, providing unique and unconventional ways for people to cope with loss.
0.8
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness