“Dearly beloved” is hardly what the deceased would call this gathering of sniveling and conniving relatives.
My interpretation is rather Arlo-ish . . .
Grandpa didn’t much like (much less love) the people likely to turn up at his funeral. But, tradition is tradition and he’ll use that phrasing, nonetheless. But he won’t like it, even after he’s dead.
Spinning in his grave before he’s even in the grave.
Isn’t “dearly beloved” the way a wedding is often begun ?
If you don’t go to people’s funerals they won’t come to yours.
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“Dearly beloved” is hardly what the deceased would call this gathering of sniveling and conniving relatives.
My interpretation is rather Arlo-ish . . .
Grandpa didn’t much like (much less love) the people likely to turn up at his funeral. But, tradition is tradition and he’ll use that phrasing, nonetheless. But he won’t like it, even after he’s dead.
Spinning in his grave before he’s even in the grave.
Isn’t “dearly beloved” the way a wedding is often begun ?
If you don’t go to people’s funerals they won’t come to yours.