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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
I have often wondered why roofers wear head gear. I had always assumed it was to protect their hearing from the noise of the pneumatic roofing nailer, since they are so loud. Well, I was mistaken! Recently, while working on the roof of the crematorium shed,I realized they were so you can not hear yourself scream when you fall off the roof. That did not stop the cadavers from laughing though. However, never laugh at the crematorium director as he can turn the heat up, if he so desires.
"Til Death us do part!" - Weepin Willie
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
Is that also why gravediggers wear headgear?
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Once, I was interviewed by BBC about a new industrial rule that required anyone who went above 6 feet in height to wear a hard hat. They were curious about how it would affect stunt performers...tightrope walkers, trapeze artists, etc.
My end line was something like "Anybody who thinks that's a good idea, isn't smart enough to follow an elephant with a shovel."
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
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On Jun 22, 2015, George Ledo wrote: It is still six feet up from the six feet under bottom.
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DocBenWiz Special user Meridian, Idaho 992 Posts |
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On Jun 22, 2015, Harley Newman wrote: Reminds me of the story about USA's OSHA (occupational safety and health administration) rules when they first required that forklifts and such had to have the loud, high decibel back up warning devices installed,....and then not too long after they required that workers around such vehicles had to wear protective ear gear to drown out the dangerously deafening high decibel sounds of the back up alarm devices...! That's your tax money at work with those genius beaurocrats in Wash DC...!
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Nyama Possessor Veteran user Under the Shade Tree 322 Posts |
Be careful Willie! Don't become your newest customer...
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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
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On Jun 23, 2015, Nyama Possessor wrote: I made arrangements with the undertaker down the street. A wise person once told me, "Never do your own plumbing, medical treatment, or embalming." Makes sense to me.
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
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On Jun 22, 2015, weepinwil wrote: Oh, thanks. That totally explains it.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
You're welcome, George.
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gostone23 Loyal user 221 Posts |
Although ... doing your own embalming might make for an interesting effect.
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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
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On Jun 25, 2015, gostone23 wrote: We once marketed a gag gift, "Do it yourself embalming kit." It was a great success until some drunk rednecks thought it'd be fun to embalm a friend that had passed out. Can you imagine the look on the friends face when he was brought to me? Like to have never got that expression worked out. Consequently, do-it-yourself embalming is not as much fun as it sounds.
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dorian_faust Loyal user Los Angeles, California 278 Posts |
I once read somewhere about a "funny" prank to pull on a crematorium owner. It said, for those who have pacemakers, to not let the mortuary know and the chemicals in the battery of the pacemaker, when you're body is put into the crematorium, will cause the building to explode.
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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
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On Jun 25, 2015, dorian_faust wrote: Trust me, we look for any medical devices. Now, on a more serious note. Every year for the forth of July we celebrate by stuffing the cadaver cavities with fireworks before cremating. If you never saw a roman candle shoot out someone's butt you just have never really celebrate the forth.
"Til Death us do part!" - Weepin Willie
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