OT - this could only happen to me....

superkat

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okay...so many of you know that I am highly involved in professional theater here in Rochester. Today, I picked up a coffin to paint as the sarcophagus of King Tut for an upcoming play, Isle of Dogs. As my advice, do not assume that a state trooper will have a sense of humor about having a coffin sticking out the back of your jeep. When asked, "Ma'am, what's in the coffin?" I probably should have checked my response (which was most likely due to the fumes of the gas circulating in the jeep) of, "my grandmother." I did immediately add that it was a theater prop, but he did not find that the least bit amusing. I promptly cooperated with his request to step out of the vehicle while he lifted the lid to see what was inside...and let it not be said that my friends don't have a very warped sense of humor...and there was a rubber chicken inside. As I watched, saw his cheeks rise a little...i knew I was okay...but seriously...this was a priceless situation...and he told me he had never had to pull anyone over under suspicion of grave robbing......:lmao:

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Been there. Back in the old fraternity days we had a real coffin in the basement for use in ceremonies. We had a plastic skeleton in it (stolen way before my time from the biology department). The fraternity was off campus and was inspected by a city building inspector one year. Later that day the police showed up with a warrant to search the frat house. The inspector had reported an old coffin and a bad smell in the basement.

They did not have a sense of humor either. It was tough explaining that the bad smell was just 25 college guys living in a house together.
Dave
 
i'm still laughing.....now i'm getting looks from my next door neighbors...see, last summer? we had a dead severed cow head and two bloody geese in our garage....just dragged the coffin into the garage.....
 
god help me if someone sees me in there and i happen to be using red paint....although after the swap yesterday, i didn't have any on my face....
 
You could always climb out of it after sunset with white paint all over your face, black hair and a craving for blooooddd....

I'm such an enabler. :D
 
guess its a good thing my buddies dont work the rochester thruway area. Im shure they would not have seen the humor either.
 
Reminds me of the time I crossed the border with my friends father when I was younger. Tip: if you don't want to be held up for 2 hours don't answer "Anything to declare?" with "Just the body in the back."
 
"We at the FBI don't have a sence of humor that we're aware of". -Tommy Lee Jones : Men in Black.

that's a great line...and pretty accurate.

Reminds me of the time I crossed the border with my friends father when I was younger. Tip: if you don't want to be held up for 2 hours don't answer "Anything to declare?" with "Just the body in the back."

yeah....i bet. retrospectively...i wish i had said something different...but it was just such an open invitation, ya know?:twitch:
 
I have 4 home built coffins 2 of wich have rising skeletons in them controlled by air.. i could have let you borrow one to scare your neigbors.
 
I have 4 home built coffins 2 of wich have rising skeletons in them controlled by air.. i could have let you borrow one to scare your neigbors.

what, you don't think a severed cows head, two dead geese with removable heads that squirt blood and a coffin are enough???? and don't get me started on the LIVE squirrel that ate 8lbs of chocolate in the trunk of my car.....

hahahha, thats so funny, much needed laugh for this morning, thanks!

glad i could help out....:D
 
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