The Crem Officer job could be quite fun
Since he retired, my dad's been working as a part-time undertaker.

In his own words, the job is 'the biggest laugh he's ever had'.

To quote a couple of recent examples, a few weeks ago he had a phonecall that went something like this:

Daddy Duck: Good morning, XYZ funeral services. How can we be of assistance?

Stupid caller: Hello, I'd like to arrange a funeral please.

DD: I'm very sorry to hear that. Firstly, before we can do anything, there's a few legal things we need to sort through. First of all, you'll need to show us the original copy of the death certificate..

SC: Ahh, do you really need that before you can start anything? It's just we'd like to get this sorted as quickly as possible.

DD: I'm afraid so. Until we've sorted out the legal side of things, we can't proceed with any of the other arrangements. Why would it be a problem to deliver the death certificate, if you don't mind me asking?

SC: Well, they're not actually dead yet. But they ARE very poorly...

He also said that you wouldn't believe how many funerals he conducts where there's 'additional people' turn up after the service to pay their weeping respects - in most cases quite obviously the 'bit on the side' of the deceased...
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 9:43, Reply)