Two Funerals At The Same Time? | FFFW 235

Happy May, y’all! In my head, May is summer. Really, there are only two seasons: Summer and Winter. Spring and Fall are more like vibes than seasons. So, right now, this Summer feels like Spring. In 6 months, Winter will feel like Fall.

Most of you will disagree with that but that’s okay. I’m out here living my own life.

Here’s a GIF of a giraffe!

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Local Funeral Home Accidentally Schedules Two Services at Same Time, Declares It a “Double Feature”

PEORIA, IL — Chaos erupted and then promptly rebranded as opportunity at Rolling Pines Memorial yesterday when the funeral home accidentally booked two services in the same chapel at 2:00 PM—and decided to just roll with it.

“We were about to call one family and reschedule,” said manager Jillian Price, “but schedules are hard to work out, so we just wanted to see if it was that big of a deal.”

The chapel quickly adapted, placing two caskets side by side and alternating eulogies every 10 minutes. A slideshow screen was split down the middle. Left side: patriotic flag background. Right side: golf course at sunset.

“Honestly, I thought it was going to be a disaster,” said organist Randy Feldman. “But I just mashed the patriotic hymn with ‘Danny Boy’ and people wept.”

Families were offered color-coded programs, and an usher politely clarified which descendant was being referenced after each speech.

Trivia

Choose the correct answer and you’ll see a puppy. Get it wrong and you’ll see someone hurting themselves.

Which of the following burial requests actually took place in the United States?

Answer Choices:

A) a man buried in his Corvette, upright like he was driving
B) a person buried with their cell phone on, and a charger plugged into a solar panel
C) a woman buried in a casket filled with cheese puffs