Friday, August 31, 2007

His And Hearse

Coffin And Splutterin’ All The Way Home

A Romanian builder who injured his back in Macedonia travelled hundreds of kilometres home ‑ in a coffin. Mitev Jordanov was admitted to hospital before doctors told him he could go home, only if was transported lying absolutely flat on his back. Local ambulances could not help, since they only carry people whose lives are in serious danger. So the builder’s boss borrowed a hearse from an undertaker, put him in the coffin and drove him back to Romania.

FOOTNOTE: Lucky it wasn’t a dead end.

20 comments:

Merisi said...

He must have been dead set about going home. :)

John said...

I'll bet his wife said, Wow, he's a dead ringer for my husband!"

Chuck fka: Meanie said...

Duh hearse didn hav no bwakez doh he sukt on uh Ricoli koff dwop an stahpt duh koffin!

Squiggles Mom said...

:)).
BTW I've posted about my Fia(t)sco!

RUTH said...

Reading this brought the jingle back to my mind "It's not the cough that carries you off but the coffin they carry you off in"

Cuckoo said...

Ha ha... His wife must have been taken for surprise !!!

BTW, you are tagged.. check my blog.
It's an interesting one, I am sure you'll take it up.

Cheers !!

Shrink Wrapped Scream said...

Can you imagine the shock as it passed through the streets..

Ma! That corpse winked at me!

david mcmahon said...

Hi Merisi,

I concede defeat, fpr you are today's champion!

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi whodatdare,

Wish I'd thoght of that line!

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Meanie,

Very nice work. I didn't see thtat quip coming!

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi squiggles mom,

Great. Will check it out.

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Cuckoo,

Yes, especially as he was going flat out.

Thanks for the tag. Will check it out.

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Carol,

Now that's a thought! The `nearly' departed.

Keep smiling

David

dot said...

Funny story and the comments were cute also!

david mcmahon said...

Hi Ruth,

That' wonderful. My Mum used to have a joke that went something like that!

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Dot,

I actually think the comments from everyone were funnier than the story!

Keep smiling

David

Merisi said...

Champion? Oh, merci, gives the end of a busy week the right note to end it with. ;-)

Brian in Oxford said...

Was it the Transylvania area of Romania?

Bleah!!!

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