British Corpses Piling Up

American VoicesWorld ISSUE 44•42 Oct 15, 2008

British undertakers are refusing to bury the dead until bereaved families receive delayed government support payments. What do you think?

  • “I really would have thought the work was its own reward for those guys.”

    Diana Rusk –
    Provost

  • “Give some Irishman a shovel and he'll probably do it just for the opportunity to punch a British corpse in the face a couple times.”

    Alan Ballard –
    Systems Analyst

  • “I've actually been dead for two months, and this is my ghost talking. Bury me so I can move on!”

    Thomas Wilson –
    Ghost

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