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November 21, 2003
Friday
 
 
Dead man's mobile ringing
Brian Micklethwait (London)  How very odd!

This is a classic weird trivia story, dug up (not to say exhumed) by one of Dave Barry's army of weird trivia searchers.

Marc Marchal, 32, died such a dreadful death that the undertakers advised his family that his coffin should be closed when they said their final farewells. But the undertakers forgot about one little thing:

The family of a dead motorcyclist are pressing charges against bungling Antwerp undertakers after the man's mobile phone began ringing in his coffin as they sat beside it in a chapel of rest.

There is no answer to that. I am guessing there was not, anyway.

Comments

Probably a telemarketer . . . . .

Which reminds me - what's the difference between a telemarketer and a hooker?

llater,

llamas


Posted by llamas at November 21, 2003 12:31 PM

A hooker is selling something someone wants?


Posted by Ann at November 21, 2003 10:44 PM
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