tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916690096249568036.post2715015910384193817..comments2023-09-27T05:37:08.860-04:00Comments on sir not appearing on this blog: dispatches from the sunshine stateharrison grrgeronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788419561617676082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916690096249568036.post-47787374830815131132009-04-02T11:36:00.000-04:002009-04-02T11:36:00.000-04:00that story made me whisper lol at work for ten min...that story made me whisper lol at work for ten minutes. no disrespect to your gramz. when i was just a little ginger headed scarie with translucent glasses that took over 3/4 of my face, i had to go to my first open casket funeral. it was for my great uncle on my dad's side and therefore full of old roman catholic portuguese people. the only living memory i have of my great uncle involves him pounding his cane on the ground to "give the kiddies a scare." at the funeral my grandmother lifted me up and over the side of the casket and urged me to <I>KISS</I> my great uncle. i squeezed my eyes shut and turned my head as she attempted to propel my orphan annie face towards his cane wielding corpse. i thought that kissing dead people in open caskets was perfectly normal until i was 16 and shared this story with my horrified mother. open casket funerals should at least be rated PG-13.GrrlMonstrrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552021944601239202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916690096249568036.post-7533862275018365532009-03-18T21:34:00.000-04:002009-03-18T21:34:00.000-04:00your grandma would probably appreciate the humor. ...your grandma would probably appreciate the humor. Great story samroberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308915070617670333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916690096249568036.post-3425681998237786552009-03-18T12:43:00.000-04:002009-03-18T12:43:00.000-04:00Funerals are usually such a drag, I'm glad to hear...Funerals are usually such a drag, I'm glad to hear that this one at least provided some relief, if only at the expense of your bemulleted aunt, panicked brother, mini-dress-wearing cousin and surprisingly accurate funeral workers.Werdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525686121869622462noreply@blogger.com