Making Light Of A Sad Situation

[Bobbisox1]

I went with my friend to her bank earlier to cancel a DD, she's in my bubble as she's extremely vulnerable after just losing her husband, on the bus was a bloke that everyone tries to avoid , he's so sycophantic and creepy
Him : How's Geordie?
My Friend : DEAD !!!

I nearly choked laughing under my mask :0)))))

[SparklyKid]

Just goes to show a bit of light hearted humour, even in the saddest times, does not go amiss.

[pixie374]

I probably shouldn't have laughed at that... but did. I hope she is coping ok.

[Bobbisox1]

She was so dead pan saying it Sparkly , it was really funny :0))))

[Bobbisox1]

Hi Pix,she actually ventured into a shop as I said I was going home so a small breakthrough there, she's not been out in 8 months

[AuntPollyGrey]

Reminds me of years ago when I was a very young widow -about 29 years old - I was out with my 2 very small children and saw someone I'd not seen since I got married. She asked 'oh where's daddy today? I said oh I'm widowed and she laughed and said said 'oh golf? I said no, dead.......

[pixie374]

That's good :-)

[SparklyKid]

It reminds me of the house from which a funeral procession was to begin. The postman knocked on the door and was singing when the door answered.
"Do you mind not being so cheerful" said a relative to the postman, and continued. "This poor old lady has lost her husband"

The postman replied. "Has she tried looking in the coffin"

[Barsel]

APG that made me chuckle as did what Bobbs friend said.

[Bobbisox1]

That's very young to have been widowed APG, but it made me giggle ,same as Sparklys did, I think I was giggling more of the way she said it then just carried on talking to me :0))))

[AuntPollyGrey]

Yes bobbi he was a bit older than me but still only 39.

[Bobbisox1]

Oohhh, that's very young and sad that you had to bring two small children up by yourself , that alone must have taught you many lessons in your life xx

[rowanwitch]

Happened to me a number of times, people Redman chatted to everyday on the bus would come up to me and say is your other half alright, haven't seen him for a while etc. He died... Their faces were often a picture.

[rowanwitch]

The other one was a friend tried to be diplomatic when I got a bit shirty with an idiot in the supermarket, she's just lost her husband ...
..No I havent, I know where he is.. In the bottom of the wardrobe.... Next to my boots

[Bobbisox1]

Definitely a BA there Rowan ^^^^

[rowanwitch]

Dave, (Redman) would have wet himself. They are my best boots not my wellies, I have some respect.

[Barmaid]

I was becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of information coming from the Coroner's office when Mr BM's father died - I needed the interim death cert to go ahead with the funeral. The rather patronising receptionist informed me that it was the Coroner's duty to establish that death had occurred. There was a long silence when I responded something along the lines of "Well he's been in a freezer at the City Hospital for the last few weeks so I'd say it is reasonably certain that death has occurred". Even Mr BM laughed.

[pixie374]

I remember a client's son ringing her surgery, and asking to book her in for an autopsy.... instead of a biopsy. Lol. I was laughing too much to be able to correct him. Poor receptionist... :-)

[Canary42]

Reminds me of that old joke :-

Johnny: Sorry I'm late for school Miss, my dad got burnt this morning.

Teacher: Oh dear, not too badly I hope.

Johnny: Well they don't mess about up at the crematorium Miss.

[lady-janine]

Thank you - all of you.