My Dad story. This is actually true.
I was 14 at the time. One Saturday in 1981, we were all at home. Dad says to me 'Make us a cheese sandwich will you?', so off I go to the kitchen, knocked up the sandwich and gave it to him.

'OK, I'm going up the park' I said. 'See you later'.

After a few hours at the park, I wander home, to find my Mum and dad have gone out. I ask my brother 'Where are they?'. Brother tells me Dad felt unwell, Mum took him to the hospital.

Another hour passes, Mum turns up, driven by a friend. Wierd, but hey, whatever. Mum come in, looking a bit flustered. Her friend says 'can you go in the sitting room and talk to your Mum'.

Mum standing there. No other way to say it. 'Dad's dead'.

So, being sensitive and mature, my first words on hearing about my fathers death . . . 'Fuck, I hope it wasn't the cheese sandwich'.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 15:39, 11 replies)

if it's wrong to laugh at this
then wrong me up, baby
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 16:06, closed)

this
I'll happily count myself in on this! does anyone know if you need to take matches into Hell?
(Anne Frank started to build a loft conversion on, Sat 27 Nov 2010, 8:03, closed)

How did he die?

(Vinnie Strokes Got bummed on, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 16:17, closed)

Heart
attack.

No warning at all.

(edit) other than feeling unwell just before it happened.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 16:23, closed)

iirc
feeling sick before a heart attack is normal, if you can ever call a heart attack normal
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 16:37, closed)

It's quite normal
after 40 years of fried breakfasts

or even 5 years.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 17:52, closed)

And all those cheese sandwiches

( buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Sat 27 Nov 2010, 8:15, closed)

Hmm
Not so sure about the authenticity of this story, smells like shit to me! I love vagina BTW x
(mparryuk52, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 20:05, closed)

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(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Sat 27 Nov 2010, 5:42, closed)

You shouldn't feel guilty or anything about that
People react to shocks like that in a funny way :(
(razakel, Sat 27 Nov 2010, 19:51, closed)

I never really felt
guitly about it, I think it was well understood at the time to be as you say, a shock reaction.

In fact it is an occasional family joke now. When we're in the mood for some gallows humour.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Mon 29 Nov 2010, 16:24, closed)