Words/Phrases That Cannot Mean Anything Good In An Obituary:

[camwyn]

"while cleaning his/her gun"
"pantsless"
"in his/her freezer"
"nail gun"*
"half-eaten"
"a five block radius"**
"failed to convert from metric"
"insufficiently elastic"
"on display at the Mutter Museum"

*Exception to be made for the inventor of same
**This was going to be 'scattered across five counties', but one could theoretically scatter relatives or charitable organizations that way, whereas there's just no way mentioning a five block radius in an obituary can refer to anything other than fire, disease, or chemical mishap

Comments

[avram]

“Despite the intervention of onlookers”
“Mistaken for part of the act”

[ocean-song.livejournal.com]

yet another reason why I adore you... And hey, I *went* to the Mutter museum this summer. Yayness.

"zebra crossing"
"thought it wasn't loaded"
"barbecue grill"
"along with other remains"
"dental records"
"acetylene torch"
"until the spring thaw"

[camwyn]

Heh. I visited the Mutter this past spring with mountainspeak. Man, when the easiest thing to look at is the Display of 3,000 Objects Pulled Out of People's Noses, you know you're in a hardcore medical museum.

[ocean-song.livejournal.com]

yeah. that place is a trip. The preserved bodies really tripped me out. I had an archaeologist girlfriend in England who specialized in bog bodies (that's really all there is to do there, sadly). Talk about *creepy*!!! And, of course, I got the mandatory twins t-shirt for one of my best friends!

P.S. - *hugs*