Putting the Fun in FuneralSome deaths come suddenly or too soon and can really hit hard, others seem to be a blessed relief. Similarly, some funerals can be deeply upsetting and sad, others can make you want to hug the world.
Mmm, don't want to bring you down or anything, but tell us your funeral stories...
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chthonic, Thu 11 May 2006, 9:31)
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Reality BitesI never met a sane or normal gravedigger. Our local guy is a cross between Norman Bates, Santa Claus and a honest to goodness tramp who seldom sobers up. So at the recent funeral of a young girl who was in an accident, some of us local were not surprised when, as they were lowering the coffin, it didn't quite seem to fit. Much sobbing ensued and grim faced funeral directors and male relations tentatively prodded the sides of the grave with shovels and sticks and whatever was about. Until suddenly, through the crowd breaks Norman Claus, the gravedigger. "Stand back" he shouts and ploughs his size 12 wellington onto the coffin which plummets head first into the grave leaving it at a clean 45 degree angle. Despite this huge faux pas, it was me who turned out to be the bad guy when I broke my hole laughing at the surreal sight of a dirty Santa kicking a coffin into the ground.
(, Sat 13 May 2006, 12:59, Reply)
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