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Skriven 2014-12-17 23:56:19 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 19989 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
Ärende: Tombstones
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Hello Ward,

 RC>> Govt is mother, govt is father.. Then you still worship royalty..

 WD> Belgium is a kingdom, that's not my choice. I was merely born here.

Louisiana is a banana republic, that's not my choice.  I was merely
born there.

 WD> Last week our former queen Fabiola passed away and she was burried during
a
 WD> public service on Friday.

I presume she has a tombstone, or some kind of marker.  Or soon will
have, according to whatever custom or tradition dictates.

As you know, everybody dies.  But not everybody has a marker.
In fact, very few people do.  Not while they are alive, anyway.

Years ago my grandfather was given a slab of marble as a fee
for services rendered (he was a bookkeepper).  He set the marble
slab on four legs, making it into a coffeetable.  Until one of
his grandchildren sat on it and broke it into two parts.

One half of the coffeetable was then made into an end table.
The other half of the coffeetable was made into a tombstone.
With my name on it.

My tombstone has since been placed in a cemetery, with all
pertinent information on it - except date of death.

Holy Mackeral was supposed to be a dead fish, not a tombstone.
Yeah.  I know who did it.  Kind of a sick joke, even for family.
But that's okay.  I added to it, as more than one person can
be buried in a plot ...

There used to be a law in Louisiana requiring people to
buy a coffin from a funeral home.  But that law has since
been amended, allowing people to buy a coffin from monks
at a local monastery.

Of course, you can always build your own, thus saving
costs, as well as giving you perfect cover for playing
Count Dracula during Halloween.

 WD> There hardly was anybody in the streets. She was from Spanish descent and
 WD> Spaniards who flew in for the occasion complained to the press because
 WD> there were only 200 people showing-up ... most of them tourists.

 WD> "Don't you love your queen?"

 WD> Heck, it's not a matter of love ... we just don't care.

 WD> Just so you are aware, the US Prez (whatever party) generates way more
 WD> royalty worshipping than our royals do.

 WD> And, yes, if there ever would be a referendum to end the monarchy, I'd
 WD> support it.

I wish I could attend my own funeral.  Without anybody
knowing I was really there.  And then, surprise everybody
by making myself suddenly appear before their very eyes.

Now to go about writing my own obituary.  And having it
published ...

--Lee

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