Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Very true, Bern. And churchyards have been used probably since the 12th century (or earlier), layer upon layer.. in the old days very few people had memorial stones, and the stones which were there often 'sank' beneath the grass over the years.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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going slightly off topic there was a joke told by bill connolly many years ago on the subject.
man goes into a pub sees an old friend makes small talk then asks how his wife is, the reply comes back "she's dead".
shocked silence followed by "i am so sorry i missed the funeral".
the chap then says "we didn't bother with anything too formal, so we buried her in the garden".
another shocked silence followed by "i find that hard to believe".
anyway he is then invited back to the house to see the grave, upon arrival they go into the garden and see some freshly dug earth with a bottom protruding.
when challenged as to why she had not been buried properly the reply came back "i had to have somewhere to park my bike".