teenybash
30-Jun-08, 16:12
Lived in Ireland for a number of year, the land of myth, magic and a lot of humour..............
Old Harry died suddenly but peacefully and the local undertaker, also the local plumber was duly summoned. Off he went in his works van to the wallpaper shop to get changed into his blacks and haul out the hearse.... the funeral parlour was housed through the back of the shop.
Lo and behold the hearse would not start and the plumber has no option but to use the works van to cart the body back to the wallpaper shop and into the parlour and never thinking how he would manage this he set off.
Now Harrys house was at the top of a steep brae, past the convent, the high school and a couple of bungalows and the street was usually fairly busy, what with nuns, children and whover else.
Minnie, Harrys wife had the corpse of her dead husband laid out on the sofa ready for lifting and the plumber explained he would be taking him in the works van as the hearse had broke down. Minnie was unconcerned and offered a hand to get Harry into the passenger seat, where they strapped him in and threw a blanket over his head.
Driving the short two miles to the wallpaper shop turned out to be a choking affair and the plumber unable to stand Harrys ripe smell any longer
reached over and rolled down the passenger window.
Driving down the hill Harrys corpse lurched forward, the blanket fell off and Harrys arm shot up and out the open window!!!
Later that evening in the pub everyone was talking about Harrys sudden demise that morning but, one man couldn't understand and said they must all be mistaken as he had saw Harry that lunch time in the plumbers van and when he had waved Harry had waved back!!!!!!!
This is a true story which is Spookily funny.:eek:
Old Harry died suddenly but peacefully and the local undertaker, also the local plumber was duly summoned. Off he went in his works van to the wallpaper shop to get changed into his blacks and haul out the hearse.... the funeral parlour was housed through the back of the shop.
Lo and behold the hearse would not start and the plumber has no option but to use the works van to cart the body back to the wallpaper shop and into the parlour and never thinking how he would manage this he set off.
Now Harrys house was at the top of a steep brae, past the convent, the high school and a couple of bungalows and the street was usually fairly busy, what with nuns, children and whover else.
Minnie, Harrys wife had the corpse of her dead husband laid out on the sofa ready for lifting and the plumber explained he would be taking him in the works van as the hearse had broke down. Minnie was unconcerned and offered a hand to get Harry into the passenger seat, where they strapped him in and threw a blanket over his head.
Driving the short two miles to the wallpaper shop turned out to be a choking affair and the plumber unable to stand Harrys ripe smell any longer
reached over and rolled down the passenger window.
Driving down the hill Harrys corpse lurched forward, the blanket fell off and Harrys arm shot up and out the open window!!!
Later that evening in the pub everyone was talking about Harrys sudden demise that morning but, one man couldn't understand and said they must all be mistaken as he had saw Harry that lunch time in the plumbers van and when he had waved Harry had waved back!!!!!!!
This is a true story which is Spookily funny.:eek: