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The Joe Test is a foolproof way to determine whether you should go to someone’s funeral. Just ask yourself, “If Joe died, would I—as a friend of Joe’s—be touched if the friends of the deceased came to Joe’s funeral? If so, go to the funeral. If not, there’s really no point. No one cares that you’re there.