I just gatecrashed a funeral. :(

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Former Member

My oldest friend's Nan has died,
I have known her since I was 14 and thought the funeral was today. I even checked the e mail this morning to make sure.

When I got to the crem I did not recognise anyone.Someone said hello to me and I acknowledged them.
Then the priest offered to take my flowers to lay on the coffin... I declined as I wanted to put them by the memorial spot myself.
Anyway - I noticed he was a catholic priest by the regalia and my mate's nan was not catholic,
So I asked him if this was O's funeral.

He said it wasn't and I probably needed the other chapel ( there are 2).
So off I trotted - there was no one there at all.... it was deserted

So I thought perhaps I had the time wrong and re checked my email.

Not only did I have the time wrong but the day as well.

It is tomorrow at 12 15 - not today at 12 15.

I then had to do the walk of shame past all these other mourners.

Ah well

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Garage JoeMember

I don't think that you can gatecrash a funeral. Tis all about respect to the departed.

10/25/105:14 AM

Former Member

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I don't think that you can gatecrash a funeral. Tis all about respect to the departed.

It was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life Joe.

I just hope no one really took it on board.

10/25/105:17 AM

KaffsMember 10 years

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It was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life Joe

Could have been worse - you could have given away some perfectly good flowers to a total stranger.

10/25/105:26 AM

Yogi19Member 10 years

Don't feel bad Isadora, it was a genuine mistake.

10/25/105:27 AM

stonksMember

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I then had to do the walk of shame past all these other mourners.

Sorry but....

..we have a woman on our wedding photo's and noone knows who she is or where she came from....

10/25/105:37 AM

Dame_Ann_AverageMember VIP10 years

Sorry for laughing

You should have stayed for the funeral tea

10/25/105:54 AM

PeterCatMember

Actually, I've been looking for something to do with my Fridays...

10/25/106:31 AM

ClumsycatMember

I once nearly did that...
was a works xmas drink `do` and we stopped the car outside my house so i could grab something (forget what now, twas years ago)

well.. i ran out of the house , down the path and into the back of the car saying something along the lines of `come on pissheads lets party`.. looked up and realised i was sat in a funeral car, my friend had moved her car as there was a funeral for one of the neighbors.... the funeral car had moved to her space.. well.. mortified was not the enough to describe how i felt...
`friends` thought it was hilarious

10/25/106:33 AM

stonksMember

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I once nearly did that... was a works xmas drink `do` and we stopped the car outside my house so i could grab something (forget what now, twas years ago) well.. i ran out of the house , down the path and into the back of the car saying something along the lines of `come on pissheads lets party`.. looked up and realised i was sat in a funeral car, my friend had moved her car as there was a funeral for one of the neighbors.... the funeral car had moved to her space.. well.. mortified was not the enough to describe how i felt... `friends` thought it was hilarious

10/25/106:35 AM

Karma_Member

My ex's mum used to turn up to random funerals to pass the time. She would check the deaths section of the paper on a Friday and organise her week based around funerals of people she didn't know

10/25/106:44 AM

Former Member

Aww Issy I bet whose ever funeral it was, was piddling themselves where ever they are at others mourning their passing even though they didn't know them

10/25/107:25 AM

Former Member

okay confession.

I actually did go round the corner and absolutely laughed like a drain - not in view of the mourners,

I was just not sure how you lot would take it - I should have known better...

10/25/108:14 AM

MargueritaMember

You have to see the funny side of it .. I bet you are glad you kept hold of the flowers

10/25/108:26 AM

Former Member

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You have to see the funny side of it .. I bet you are glad you kept hold of the flowers

I thought I would have to argue the point a bit

10/25/108:28 AM

MoonbeamsMember

They we're probably all wondering who ya one was stealing the flowers.

10/25/1010:13 AM

Former Member

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hey we're probably all wondering who ya one was stealing the flowers.

NOOOOO!!!

I would not do such a thing

10/25/1010:18 AM

MoonbeamsMember

did you leave with more then you went with? Again

10/25/1010:21 AM

Former Member

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did you leave with more then you went with? Again

I do not rob dead people

10/25/1010:22 AM

Karma_Member

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I was just not sure how you lot would take it

I laughed out loud

10/25/1010:22 AM

Former Member

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was just not sure how you lot would take it

I laughed out loud

I will try again tomorrow on the right day

10/25/1010:24 AM

cologne 1Member Memoriam

Isadora, I know this is different, but I went to my father's (biological, I was adopted) funeral in 1999 and I thought I'd ended up at a hobbit's funeral. I'm only 5'2, but I towered above everybody else and, as I hadn't seen them in more than 30 years, I panicked slightly until I saw my brother, who is a big bruiser, plus I know him.

10/25/1010:30 AM

Karma_Member

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nto the back of the car saying something along the lines of `come on pissheads lets party`.. looked up and realised i was sat in a funeral car,

10/25/1010:30 AM

Karma_Member

I've just been wondering how I'd feel if people I didn't know turned up to my funeral. I don't think I'd mind the service itself, but they'd better not be after no freebies at my wake, I'd have bloody paid for that

I have visions of me lying there at the service and someone turning up who I hate and me screaming 'You've got a NERVE turning up, get aaaatamyservice' (Peggy Mitchell styleee).

10/25/1010:36 AM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

Isadora, if you haven't already checked it, I suggest you have a look at the announcements section of the local newspaper where the funeral is. It is quite common for the announcment to say something like "Family flowers only" or "Donations in lieu of flowers".

10/25/1010:50 AM

Dame_Ann_AverageMember VIP10 years

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but they'd better not be after no freebies at my wake, I'd have bloody paid for that

Tut people go out of their way to get freebies pay their condolences and you're going to kill em with shock

10/25/1011:02 AM

Karma_Member

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Tut people go out of their way to get freebies pay their condolences and you're going to kill em with shock

Well it's a liberty! I refuse to do BOGOF's at my own funeral, I'm not bleedin Tesco's!

10/25/1011:15 AM

Former Member

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Were there any elves there?

10/25/1011:25 AM

Dame_Ann_AverageMember VIP10 years

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Well it's a liberty! I refuse to do BOGOF's at my own funeral, I'm not bleedin Tesco's!

I take you're point Karma, They can gatecrash mine instead, if it makes me look popular I'm fine with them having a few sausage rolls and swelling the congregation to two full rows in the crem

10/25/1011:26 AM

Ev (Peachy)Member

Funeral crashers

10/25/1012:32 PM

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