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Speaker 1: Quest. Yeah, welcome friends to the Christian O'Connell show podcast.

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Speaker 2: Fun at the Funeral. We want your stories.

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Speaker 3: Then, sometimes in life you can find laughter in the

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Speaker 3: most unexpected places, like funerals. So sounded him into quite

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Speaker 3: a few, and sometimes they can be giggling there and

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Speaker 3: it's this relief and you're reminded that you are actually

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Speaker 3: lucky to be alive with a joy And what a

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Speaker 3: thing we take for granted is so today Fun at

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Speaker 3: the Funeral, any stories, that's what we want to hear.

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Speaker 3: We lost to Alzheimers early this year, been ill for

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Speaker 3: a while and he always loved to laugh and when

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Speaker 3: when we were lowering his coffin into the ground this year.

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Speaker 3: The coffin was started to go in slanted and as

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Speaker 2: Even as they were doing Dad was going to feet first,

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Speaker 3: End suddenly unstuck real quick aside unraveling a pace, the

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Speaker 3: coffin's heading hit the bottom rapidly and that was just

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Speaker 3: shifting and thud from the inside of the coffin. The

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Speaker 3: vicar then announced he's in and everyone burst out laughing.

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Speaker 3: Mild Man would have loved this Christian. He loved to

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Speaker 3: laugh and he loved in the sense of attention. Perfect

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Speaker 3: way for him to go out. Debbie, thank you very

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Speaker 3: much for sharing that.

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Speaker 2: That is. That's beautiful, Judy, good.

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Speaker 4: Morning, good more in Christian.

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Speaker 1: Here are you going?

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Speaker 2: I'm good Judy, so fun at the funeral? What's your

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Speaker 2: story for weet?

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Speaker 5: Oh?

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Speaker 4: You look, well we got it was it was COVID

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Speaker 4: times and then look, you know dad was a big man,

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Speaker 4: so he had the extra large coffin. And so we

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Speaker 4: get to the grave side and there's only four handles

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Speaker 3: What you want to And also, can I just say

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Speaker 2: I didn't know that they came in like medium.

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Speaker 4: They have them for fat people, Christian, they have them

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Speaker 4: for fat people. Costs more as well, like seriously talking

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Speaker 4: the grave and pretty much got Deab's story. We start

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Speaker 3: We've got It's really hard work, isn't it.

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Speaker 4: So we've almost just shoved him in the whole school

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Speaker 2: Because we didn't see him tuesday, brother.

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Speaker 4: The best thing was Christian Dad was seriously playing in

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Speaker 5: You bugger.

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Speaker 2: And those were the final words. Yes, well told Julie.

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Speaker 2: That really made us laugh. Bless you.

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Speaker 3: Thank you Judy for sharing that and sorry if you

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Speaker 4: To No Worries.

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Speaker 2: Thanks very much, Thanks Judy, Leanne good morning.

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Speaker 5: Hi, how are you.

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Speaker 3: I'm good, Leanne. Thanks for going the show so fun

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Speaker 5: Well, my son died earlier this year, and oh, thank you.

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Speaker 5: He was such a unique person. So the three songs

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Speaker 3: We love that song so much week do you know

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Speaker 2: And did he love the song?

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Speaker 5: I did, he really did. And because it was only

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Speaker 5: There were people in the pews bopping along.

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Speaker 5: And then as we're leaving the chapel, he desperately wanted monstermash,

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Speaker 5: And of course I had to put mon smashin, so

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Speaker 3: That that is a celebration of a life, Leanne. You're

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Speaker 3: It's tough times. At moment the answer will be thinking

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Speaker 5: Today my pleasure. I have a great day, guys, all.

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Speaker 2: Right, and you take care of the am by bye.

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Speaker 3: We're looking for your stories what happened at the funeral.

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Speaker 3: Fun At the funeral, sometimes there is unexpected laughter in

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Speaker 3: the sunders of places, and we've had some amazing stories

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Speaker 3: hear it. Coome on to Santo. Christian was actually a photographer.

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Speaker 2: Over of this.

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Speaker 3: Christian was actually a photographer and a family friends grandmother's funeral.

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Speaker 2: It was so awkward. I heard, like, you know, the

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Speaker 3: Good morning Peter. Welcome to the show. So fun at

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Speaker 6: All right, We're at a funeral and there's an ex

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Speaker 6: We missed our plot. We missed our burial time for

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Speaker 6: And then what happened, Well, the kabbab meat was trying

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Speaker 3: I'm good Sandy. I hope you well as well. So

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Speaker 7: We to do with the ashes. My dad loved the apartment,

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Speaker 7: So we had Chocolady Claire. And then across the road

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Speaker 3: I mean, the cow didn't think I'm getting it out

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Speaker 1: And Claire, my poor nephew, was down there on the

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Speaker 2: What a scene.

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Speaker 7: He was determined to get him into the river so

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Speaker 7: Yes, yes, it was in view of the pub and

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Speaker 1: River that.

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Speaker 2: Sandy, you are a you're a treat. You are very

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Speaker 3: Thank you, Sandy, Thank you Christian take care Sandy will

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Speaker 3: send your Brye.

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Speaker 2: Look after yourself.

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Speaker 5: Thanks for the Christian O'Connell show podcast