Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:18:56 +0200 was a day just like any other,
until "Mel the Defiler" <true.king@of.atj.com> wrote:

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 21:10:38 GMT, Keith E. <i.m.knot@aol.com> wrote in
message <db45883f4fad52b2f1a73d0387074dea@news.1usenet.com>:

Wed, 7 Jan 2004 18:26:19 +1000 was a day just like any other,
until "Pollywolly" <pollygirlnz@ihug.com.au> wrote:

"Keith E." <i.m.knot@aol.com> wrote in message

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 12:28:20 -0800 was a day just like any other,
until Larry Krzewinski <Feerless_Freep@madmagazine.com> wrote:

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 23:34:55 +1000, "Pollywolly"
<pollygirlnz@ihug.com.au> wrote:

I can't say the same for dead ringers.

In the 19th century when some bodies were exhumed and found to have
scratched the lid of the coffin due to being buried alive they began
to put a bell on the outside of caskets and attach it to a string that
connected to the corpse's hand just in case the corpse wasn't really a
corpse and was still alive. A person was hired to watch over the
casket and listen for "dead ringers" and that's how the term
originated.

It's difficult pygthur hear a bell that is buried under six feet
of earth.

I think that the bells were left above earth.

I think the hole thing is an urban legend.

i like the story (on snopes) of the _German_ pathologist, who upon
encountering a live "executed" prisoner, decided that the best approach
would be to continue with the dissection anyway.

i get the strong perception that mercy and compassion are concepts wholly
strange to Germans.

It's a kraut thing. As long as the work orders said 'dissect',
that's all that mattered.

Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:18:56 +0200 was a day just like any other,
until "Mel the Defiler" <true.king@of.atj.com> wrote:

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 21:10:38 GMT, Keith E. <i.m.knot@aol.com> wrote in

Wed, 7 Jan 2004 18:26:19 +1000 was a day just like any other,
until "Pollywolly" <pollygirlnz@ihug.com.au> wrote:

"Keith E." <i.m.knot@aol.com> wrote in message

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 12:28:20 -0800 was a day just like any other,
until Larry Krzewinski <Feerless_Freep@madmagazine.com> wrote:

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 23:34:55 +1000, "Pollywolly"
<pollygirlnz@ihug.com.au> wrote:

I can't say the same for dead ringers.

In the 19th century when some bodies were exhumed and found to have
scratched the lid of the coffin due to being buried alive they began
to put a bell on the outside of caskets and attach it to a string that
connected to the corpse's hand just in case the corpse wasn't really a
corpse and was still alive. A person was hired to watch over the
casket and listen for "dead ringers" and that's how the term
originated.

It's difficult pygthur hear a bell that is buried under six feet
of earth.

I think that the bells were left above earth.

I think the hole thing is an urban legend.

i like the story (on snopes) of the _German_ pathologist, who upon
encountering a live "executed" prisoner, decided that the best approach
would be to continue with the dissection anyway.
i get the strong perception that mercy and compassion are concepts wholly
strange to Germans.

It's a kraut thing. As long as the work orders said 'dissect',
that's all that mattered.