WEBVTT - MINI: Fun At Funerals

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

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<v Speaker 2>Fun at the Funeral. We want your stories.

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<v Speaker 3>Then, sometimes in life you can find laughter in the

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<v Speaker 3>most unexpected places, like funerals. So sounded him into quite

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<v Speaker 3>a few, and sometimes they can be giggling there and

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<v Speaker 3>it's this relief and you're reminded that you are actually

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<v Speaker 3>lucky to be alive with a joy And what a

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<v Speaker 3>thing we take for granted is so today Fun at

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

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<v Speaker 3>We lost to Alzheimers early this year, been ill for

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<v Speaker 3>a while and he always loved to laugh and when

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<v Speaker 3>he was well, I'm sure he would appreciate what happened

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<v Speaker 3>when we were lowering his coffin into the ground this year.

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<v Speaker 3>The coffin was started to go in slanted and as

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<v Speaker 3>the men lowering it, they couldn't get the rope length.

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<v Speaker 2>Even as they were doing Dad was going to feet first,

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<v Speaker 2>but then suddenly the rope at his head.

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<v Speaker 3>End suddenly unstuck real quick aside unraveling a pace, the

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<v Speaker 3>coffin's heading hit the bottom rapidly and that was just

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<v Speaker 3>shifting and thud from the inside of the coffin. The

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<v Speaker 3>vicar then announced he's in and everyone burst out laughing.

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<v Speaker 3>Mild Man would have loved this Christian. He loved to

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<v Speaker 3>laugh and he loved in the sense of attention. Perfect

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<v Speaker 3>way for him to go out. Debbie, thank you very

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<v Speaker 3>much for sharing that.

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<v Speaker 2>That is. That's beautiful, Judy, good.

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<v Speaker 4>Morning, good more in Christian.

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<v Speaker 1>Here are you going?

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

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<v Speaker 2>story for weet?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh?

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<v Speaker 4>You look, well we got it was it was COVID

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<v Speaker 4>times and then look, you know dad was a big man,

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<v Speaker 4>so he had the extra large coffin. And so we

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<v Speaker 4>get to the grave side and there's only four handles

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<v Speaker 4>on the coffin, and so the you know, the lady

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<v Speaker 4>looks at me and goes how far is it to

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<v Speaker 4>the grave? And I said, look, they're fifteen mates, and

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<v Speaker 4>she said, we'll need some people on the end. So

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<v Speaker 4>there's only four hands.

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<v Speaker 3>What you want to And also, can I just say

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<v Speaker 3>any when you see we need an extra large one?

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't know that they came in like medium.

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<v Speaker 4>They have them for fat people, Christian, they have them

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<v Speaker 4>for fat people. Costs more as well, like seriously talking

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<v Speaker 4>about a rip off. So we did it, so me

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<v Speaker 4>and my partner on the end, we're shuffling along ride

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<v Speaker 4>and we're all trying to walk and we get to

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<v Speaker 4>the grave and pretty much got Deab's story. We start

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<v Speaker 4>to lower him down and then you get over the

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<v Speaker 4>first hump and then you actually have to lift to

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<v Speaker 4>get up the second. Now we're all we've got no

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<v Speaker 4>handles on the end, so.

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

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<v Speaker 4>So we've almost just shoved him in the whole school

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<v Speaker 4>in the hole basically, and and but we're lucky we

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<v Speaker 4>didn't lose my stepdad in the hole as well, but.

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<v Speaker 2>Because we didn't see him tuesday, brother.

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<v Speaker 4>The best thing was Christian Dad was seriously playing in

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<v Speaker 4>the art as he lived, and I thought he would

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<v Speaker 4>have loved it. He just went down. Everyone's fussing over him,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, everyone's stressing, and it was just like it's

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<v Speaker 4>getting a hole.

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<v Speaker 5>You bugger.

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<v Speaker 2>And those were the final words. Yes, well told Julie.

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<v Speaker 2>That really made us laugh. Bless you.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you Judy for sharing that and sorry if you

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<v Speaker 3>lost this year as well, and we send your prize.

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<v Speaker 4>To No Worries.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks very much, Thanks Judy, Leanne good morning.

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<v Speaker 5>Hi, how are you.

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

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<v Speaker 3>at the funeral. What's your story for us, Leanne?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, my son died earlier this year, and oh, thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>He was such a unique person. So the three songs

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<v Speaker 5>that we had were as people were walking in, we

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<v Speaker 5>had the same song to the Muppets, monomena phenomena.

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<v Speaker 3>We love that song so much week do you know

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<v Speaker 3>this now? We opened the show yesterday. The first song

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<v Speaker 3>we played at six am Monday morning yesterday was two

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<v Speaker 3>and a half minutes of this phenomena. So when your

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<v Speaker 3>sons here us people go in to pay their respects this.

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<v Speaker 2>And did he love the song?

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<v Speaker 6>Lea?

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<v Speaker 5>I did, he really did. And because it was only

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<v Speaker 5>a couple of minutes and it was quite a large funeral,

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<v Speaker 5>we added fraggle rock on the end of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh so it's like a festival. Oh, it was an

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<v Speaker 2>amazing So many people are, you know, playing airsps but

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<v Speaker 2>you're tapping a foot to frog at right, throwing shapes.

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<v Speaker 5>There were people in the pews bopping along.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't see you at the back.

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

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<v Speaker 5>and I always said to him, well, I'm not going

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<v Speaker 5>to be around, so I don't care what he had.

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<v Speaker 5>And of course I had to put mon smashin, so

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<v Speaker 5>we followed the coffin out with months smash.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>That that is a celebration of a life, Leanne. You're

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<v Speaker 3>showing us all how it should be done. That's quite incredible.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, a lot of thought when in the that one love,

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of time. Yeah, that was good, this was

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<v Speaker 5>his It was great.

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<v Speaker 3>Ah, good on you, Leanne. Thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 3>trusting us with that and sharing that with us. I

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<v Speaker 3>know it must have been a very sad time, but

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<v Speaker 3>and I hope you well as well at the moment too.

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<v Speaker 3>It's tough times. At moment the answer will be thinking

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<v Speaker 3>of you. But thank you so much for making it

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<v Speaker 3>bringing a smile to our face with that.

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<v Speaker 5>Today my pleasure. I have a great day, guys, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, and you take care of the am by bye.

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<v Speaker 6>The Christian O'Connell Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 3>We're looking for your stories what happened at the funeral.

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<v Speaker 3>Fun At the funeral, sometimes there is unexpected laughter in

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<v Speaker 3>the sunders of places, and we've had some amazing stories

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<v Speaker 3>this morning. If you got one for us. Firstly, thank

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<v Speaker 3>you for trusting us with us, but we'd love to

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<v Speaker 3>hear it. Coome on to Santo. Christian was actually a photographer.

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<v Speaker 2>Over of this.

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<v Speaker 3>Christian was actually a photographer and a family friends grandmother's funeral.

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<v Speaker 3>They wanted me to take photos during the service in

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<v Speaker 3>the funeral.

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<v Speaker 2>It was so awkward. I heard, like, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>wedding photographer, all right, you know you don't care. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean everyone everyone's around the coffin. You can't get quick

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<v Speaker 2>selfie with me the coffin, please, it's very strange. Center Peter,

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<v Speaker 2>good morning, Good morning guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning Peter. Welcome to the show. So fun at

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<v Speaker 3>the funeral? What's your story?

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

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<v Speaker 6>work colleague, and we're on the way to the burial

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<v Speaker 6>and in the process, one of the funeral cars looked

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<v Speaker 6>inside running there on the Hume Highway, ended up cleaning

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<v Speaker 6>up a truck which was carrying cabbab meat. All the

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<v Speaker 6>kabbab meat went all over the road. He then in

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<v Speaker 6>turn come across hit the hearse, put the hearse into

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<v Speaker 6>the wires on the median strip and it shut off

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<v Speaker 6>to basically the Hume Highway. No I could get through

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<v Speaker 6>the hearse couldn't move anywhere. They had to call another

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<v Speaker 6>hearst up to transfer transfer the carfket into another herse

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<v Speaker 6>in the meantime. In the mean time, we missed their

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<v Speaker 6>burial plot because he had to be there by two o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>The whole how many squash at four, So you'll have

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<v Speaker 2>to get yourself now we we missed.

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<v Speaker 6>We missed our plot. We missed our burial time for

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<v Speaker 6>the attendance and the priests and all that.

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<v Speaker 5>So we waited the gun.

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<v Speaker 3>So what did they do in the end Once them

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<v Speaker 3>actually get the coffin obviously into the backup hearse, drive

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<v Speaker 3>around all that kebbab meat that I've forgot about this

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<v Speaker 3>all over the Humor Highway.

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<v Speaker 6>And then what happened, Well, the kabbab meat was trying

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<v Speaker 6>to there was trying to get thrown into the people

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<v Speaker 6>with back of cars. So they said, oh, this is

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<v Speaker 6>an opportunity. And then the coppers are saying, the coppers

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<v Speaker 6>are going through people the boots, open your boot, Oh

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<v Speaker 6>you've got combed meat, put it back on the.

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<v Speaker 7>Other side of.

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<v Speaker 6>A STRAYA yeah, And I said, and one of the people's.

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<v Speaker 6>One of the people. One of the people's actually said

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<v Speaker 6>to the girlfriend at the time, is he still on

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<v Speaker 6>the clock? Is he getting paid overtime for all this?

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<v Speaker 6>And that is I sitting in the car?

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<v Speaker 3>Incredible scenes, Peter, that is an unbelievable story. Thank you

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<v Speaker 3>very much for sharing, Peter. Take care mate, thanks for

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<v Speaker 3>killing him.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a good day, Sandy, come oning, Good morning, Christian.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm good Sandy. I hope you well as well. So

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<v Speaker 3>fun at the funeral. What's your story for Sandy?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh?

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<v Speaker 7>We to do with the ashes. My dad loved the apartment,

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<v Speaker 7>he loved the river, and that's where he spent his

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<v Speaker 7>final years. So when he eventually passed, we heard his

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<v Speaker 7>ashes down the river. We had a chocolate it clearing

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<v Speaker 7>our hands because that's what he used to do, and

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<v Speaker 7>we used to go and visit him and half a

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<v Speaker 7>bottle of stout that he left passed away through half

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<v Speaker 7>a bottle of stout, and we were told that the

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<v Speaker 7>ashes they don't blow, they're not as light as you think,

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<v Speaker 7>but we did. We started eating the Claire through the ashes.

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<v Speaker 7>Of course, augusta wind came up threw it back in

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<v Speaker 7>our faces into the chocolatedy Claire. So we've got these

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<v Speaker 7>pretty chocolate y Claires. No, we were just we were

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<v Speaker 7>laughing so much. And the stout also was mixed in

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<v Speaker 7>with that. It was a blowing up the bottle of

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<v Speaker 7>stout that my nephew was pouring into the river as well.

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<v Speaker 7>So we had Chocolady Claire. And then across the road

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<v Speaker 7>a cow, because we're in the country, gave birth to

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<v Speaker 7>a calf at the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>Those two events might not necessarily be created. That's just nature.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, the cow didn't think I'm getting it out

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<v Speaker 3>now so much. I knew their dad looking at cows

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<v Speaker 3>given birth, was having a stout.

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<v Speaker 1>And Claire, my poor nephew, was down there on the

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<v Speaker 1>base of the rivers putting poor Poppy's ashes, kidding the

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<v Speaker 1>get in there, sweeping them off the bank of the river.

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<v Speaker 2>What a scene.

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<v Speaker 7>He was determined to get him into the river so

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<v Speaker 7>and he would have loved it.

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<v Speaker 2>About to say, what a moment he gave you all.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, yes, it was in view of the pub and

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<v Speaker 7>on the.

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<v Speaker 1>River that.

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<v Speaker 2>Sandy, you are a you're a treat. You are very

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<v Speaker 2>cheered us all up this morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Sandy, Thank you Christian take care Sandy will

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<v Speaker 3>send your Brye.

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<v Speaker 2>Look after yourself.

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks for the Christian O'Connell show podcast