# Mocking Memorial Plaques Joke Dedications Pop Up in England for the Devenish-Phibbs Family By Rachel | Published 2009-06-01 | Updated 2009-06-03 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Devenish-Phibbs-plaques References: [newslite](http://newslite.tv/2009/06/01/mystery-bench-plaques-amuse-pa.html) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humdrum-paper) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/death-wishes-jacket)? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 3% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **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. - **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. - **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. ### Sectors Adopting This - **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. - **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. - **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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cheeky Inaccurate Language Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museum-of-wonky-english.md) - [Charming Creepy Collectibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deddy-bears.md) - [Playful Retail Pop-Up Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-joke-shop.md) - [Design-Forward Funerary Urn Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funerary-urn.md) - [AI-Powered Virtual Memorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-memorials.md) - [Cheekily Creative Bookmarks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illustrated-bookmarks.md) - [Philosopher-Neighbouring Burial Plots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karl-marxs-tomb.md) - [Humorous Macabre Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffin-office-chair.md) - [Spoof Sparkling Water Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/can-of-art.md)