Man takes uncle's corpse to post office for pension

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Man who took uncle's corpse to post office for pension 'didn't know he was dead'

A member of staff at a Post Office in Ireland contacted the police when Declan Haughney propped his dead uncle Peadar Doyle up against the counter - but speaking for the first time about the macabre incident Declan insists 'he's not an eejit'

www.mirror.co.uk

Weekend at Bernies was one of my favourite films.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I heard it on the news and couldn't believe it at the time.

 

[jimharri]

Nothing wrong with that. The bloke showed initiative.

See how I resisted making any reference to his hair colour? Damn, but I'm good.

 

[kaz7]

He has form for comitting fraud with his aunts bank card , oh and he is ginger

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

The guy says "I'm not an eejit, I didn't know he was dead"! Of course he didn't know.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

 

[Xhavenjoe]

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

His uncle moved more yards than United’s midfield has this season.

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

Reminds me of a true story I read about several years ago.
A dog walker, somewhere in America, came across a man's body lying in a field. He called 911 and asked for the police to report the incident. After taking the details, the police officer asked if the caller had also asked for an ambulance. The guy replied that he had not. The officer thanked the man for calling in but then chided him for not first asking for a doctor.
The guy said he didn't think there was any point as the man in the field was dead.
The officer asked if the man was a doctor? "No". A medic? "No", do you have any medical qualification? "No".
"With out medical knowledge, you can't be certain the man is or was dead, can you".
The man replied "My dog is playing football with head".
True story.

 

[MillisleBlue]

Shades of "Waking Ned"

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