Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Well,the dead spread was a disappointment and the pastor thought he was
> a stand up comic. I'm okay with a certain level of casual at funerals,
> but I hate it when the presider tries to be funnier than I am. (No, I
> did not speak at this send off.) The newly departed should be spinning
> in her grave (I believe she's now there - or at least en route).

I heard some strange things at funerals. The worst were at the funerals of
two of my uncles. One uncle's funeral service was done by Legion padre and
he may not have been totally sober. I think he meant to say "Bill was a
veteran", but what came out of his mouth was "Bill was a bed wetter". My
other uncle's funeral was in a Presbyterian church. His surname was Goldsen.
For some reason the minster started talking about how "we Scots" are a lot
like Jews, with references to penny pinching. My uncle was not Jewish. He
had Scottish roots. It was very bizarre and in extremely bad taste.