to “Bring All Receipts,” Immediately Regret Ever Buying Anything | FFFW 277
Happy Friday! I know tax day isn’t anyone’s favorite day, but we all survived it and we’ve made it to another weekend! So, let’s cut loose and buckle up for a few minutes as we explore this week’s FFFW!
Funeral Director Clicks One Button, Feels an Unfamiliar Sense of Calm
In a bewildering incident, senior funeral director Jason Harper waltzed into the funeral home office Monday morning, spun a full 360 degrees, pointed dramatically at the computer, and gleefully announced, “Just one click!”
“I’ll admit I was nervous leaving Jason on his own last weekend—with two full services and just one assistant—but I couldn’t help it,” explained owner Susan Keller.
Later, Jason told co-workers he had just met with a new family and was about to drive the hearse to the church for the 1 p.m. service when the next of kin called with a last-minute request. Could he live stream the service for them?
Never one to say no, Jason felt sick. But in an instant, everything changed.
He signed into Tukios, opened the obituary page, clicked Foveo under Livestreams, and hit Save.
That was it.
The live stream was booked instantly.
The player appeared on the obituary page.
The family was automatically notified.
And Jason was ready to go.
No switching between apps.
No copying or pasting embed links.
No need to apologize to the family.
“Just one click.”
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Staff Told to “Bring All Receipts,” Immediately Regret Ever Buying Anything
Maple Run, Ohio — A quiet sense of panic swept through Maple Run Funeral Home this week after staff were told to “bring all receipts” ahead of the business’s annual tax appointment.
What seemed like a simple request quickly became a full internal reckoning, as employees were forced to confront a year’s worth of purchases made under the broad and often emotionally flexible category of “work-related.”
Within minutes, desk drawers were opened, glove boxes were searched, and at least one funeral director was seen staring silently at a faded gas station receipt like it was evidence in a criminal case.
“I didn’t realize how many times I told myself, ‘this probably counts,’” said one staff member, holding a receipt for beef jerky, two energy drinks, and a phone charger purchased on the way back from a removal.
Sources say the panic got worse when owner Greg Mallory clarified that he needed all receipts, including meals, mileage, emergency supply runs, and anything purchased during conventions.
That statement reportedly caused one employee to whisper “oh no” and leave the room.
By Tuesday afternoon, the arrangement office had turned into what witnesses described as “an archaeological dig of financial shame,” with wrinkled receipts revealing a year of stress purchases, drive-thru meals, and office supply runs that also somehow included candy and ibuprofen.
At press time, staff had assembled three folders of usable documentation, one envelope labeled “maybe,” and a small pile everyone agreed looked “too personal to bring up.”
Ask the Funeral Dude!
“Hey Funeral Dude, how many snacks am I allowed to keep in my desk before it becomes a breakroom satellite location?”
Hey Mr.DeskDrawerDiner, there’s nothing wrong with maintaining a modest personal snack operation out of your desk. In many funeral homes, that is the only thing standing between professionalism and a very public crash around 2:40 p.m.
Now if you’re gonna be a desk snacker, there are three ways. Only one works.
First, you can hide it all. That sounds smart until every drawer in your desk opens like a panic bunker full of peanut butter crackers, gummy worms, and shame. At that point you do not look prepared. You look compromised.
Second, you can leave it all out in the open. That may feel generous, but what you have actually built is a donation center. Those are no longer your snacks. That is now a public ministry.
Third, and this is the only professional option, you go 50/50. You leave a few things out, but only the less than best candy. Off-brand peppermints. Those strawberry hard candies. Maybe something dusty in a wrapper nobody gets excited about. Then you keep the good stuff tucked away in the desk where it belongs.
That is not selfishness. That is stewardship.
GIF OF THE WEEK
I watched the Bee Movie earlier this week while fighting a sinus infection. It helped me a lot. I hope you enjoy this GIF that goes through the moie in its entirety. Click the link to check it out.
