I just want to know who in my family chose the steel-lined coffin. And why the hell did I insist on being buried in my favorite pair of hand-cuffs? Thanks, Bruce.
I panicked the other day when I woke up to the fact that I’d been buried in paperwork! (Was it so wise of me to agree to be a co-borrower on a house in Kingman, Arizona?!)
I have long wondered about those bells. Did they ever save anybody? Are there any that still ring every now and again due to the wind? I imagine too, there are probably fewer here than in Europe, as I don’t think premature burial was ever an “American” thing. But as a kid I imagined a cemetery of bells all ringing at the same time and bringing the townspeople running to check. Seemed like a good start to a story by Poe. Thanks, Michael.
Interestingly enough, I have a post by that very name from 2017. It’s about Hans Christian Anderson. Hans feared being buried alive so he carried a note with him that said, “I may not be dead.” The post is not one of my favorites so we will leave it be. But I believe my fascination with the subject began, as a wee lad, from my love of 1950s horror comic books. E.C. comics did a few stories on being buried alive (both accidental and on purpose!). And thanks, M. I will check out the article later.
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And the second thing? 😅😜😂
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Probably more of the same. Thanks, Sadje
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You’re welcome 😉
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I really think you can do better than that, tref. Take a valium and try again. Channel Kill Bill. Exact revenge.
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I just want to know who in my family chose the steel-lined coffin. And why the hell did I insist on being buried in my favorite pair of hand-cuffs? Thanks, Bruce.
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I would think the situation would set you sneezing and coffin.
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It’s true I have a severe allergy to formaldehyde. Thanks, Pam.
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I panicked the other day when I woke up to the fact that I’d been buried in paperwork!
(Was it so wise of me to agree to be a co-borrower on a house in Kingman, Arizona?!)
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My uncle always said he wanted to die “amongst his papers” and that is exactly what happened when he slipped and fell into an incinerator. Thanks D.
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I dig.
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Yes, but you must dig faster. Thanks, fw
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it’s important to plan ahead. You should also always have a spoon hidden in your underwear so you can dig yourself out.
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“Spoon in underwear” Check. Thanks, crow
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Sounds like a plan! :D
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But really, I am counting on grave-robbers swooping in at the last moment. Thanks, MM
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If you wake up to find you’ve been buried alive, you’d probably drop dead from fright. :)
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Good point, Nancy! And sorry for the lateness of my reply.
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I would really panic if buried alive in person.
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Being there is most of the panic. Thanks, Geoff
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Excellent plan.
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I like to think so. Thanks, IR
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What a dreadful thought, but I love how you made me laugh!
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It is a subject I return to every so often. Thanks, Freya. I appreciate your comments.
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INDEED!
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Indeed, indeed! Thanks, Janny
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If you wake up after being buried alive you are in worm heaven. Do not panic. Just wiggle, and get on with eating the mansion you live in.
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Hah! That is worthy of its own post, E Sum. Thanks, as always.
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Lol I think, if I found that I was buried alive, I’d be a little panicked too!
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Hey, Carol! Thanks for commenting.
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Seems reasonable under the circumstances! 😁
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It really pays to have a plan. Like my ten point plan of what to do if I am ever thrown out of an airplane. 1. look for a haystack. And so on.
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What a thought, sir! *shudder* Panic is the least that I’d be doing!
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Thanks, S! And sorry for the lateness of my reply.
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Ring the bell!
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I have long wondered about those bells. Did they ever save anybody? Are there any that still ring every now and again due to the wind? I imagine too, there are probably fewer here than in Europe, as I don’t think premature burial was ever an “American” thing. But as a kid I imagined a cemetery of bells all ringing at the same time and bringing the townspeople running to check. Seemed like a good start to a story by Poe. Thanks, Michael.
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Today’s word of the day: Taphophobia
An interesting read here. https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/03/27/buried-alive-a-short-history-of-premature-burial-and-safety-coffins/
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Interestingly enough, I have a post by that very name from 2017. It’s about Hans Christian Anderson. Hans feared being buried alive so he carried a note with him that said, “I may not be dead.” The post is not one of my favorites so we will leave it be. But I believe my fascination with the subject began, as a wee lad, from my love of 1950s horror comic books. E.C. comics did a few stories on being buried alive (both accidental and on purpose!). And thanks, M. I will check out the article later.
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