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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[Bonzo Nododo]

Just the sort of thing you can imagine Delany, Early and one or two others do in their lives of peddling lies for financial gain.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

We've all done it.

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

Take him to Old Trafford fill their empty seats

 

[dronefromsector7G]

They really need to stamp out this type of crime.

 

[nw42]

They really need to stamp out this type of crime.

Thanks for being so frank.

 

[Bill Walker]

They really need to stamp out this type of crime.

Thanks for posting that.

 

[cleavers]

If it's anything like our post office queue, he was probably still alive when he arrived with him.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Thanks for posting that.

It’s a shit pun for me but I’m tired tonight so I’m mailing it in

 

[nw42]

It’s a shit pun for me but I’m tired tonight so I’m mailing it in

Don't be so hard on yourself, I thought it was first class punditry

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Don't be so hard on yourself, I thought it was first class punditry

When it comes to being punny, you guys always deliver!