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Dead Serious

Posted in Random by Dan at 3:21 pm
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Uhhhh…. I’ll leave it to quote the source.

Firemen do it. Policemen do it. Shoppers can buy calendars of buff golfers, motorcyclists, even chiseled gondola rowers. Why not funeral directors? [Funeral Director and Mr. September Marty] Byars asked.

“I’m no stuffed shirt,” he said, standing in the casket room of Byars Funeral Home in Cumming, Ga. “When the funeral industry sees this, some of the conservatives, they’re going to go out of their minds. But I don’t think it’s distasteful.”

I’ll leave it to you, the readers, to have fun with this. The tipster, who wishes to be anonymous, also wanted to make note of the city in Georgia the interview took place.

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4 Responses to “Dead Serious”

  1. Derek says:

    Well I can see everyone else is apprehensive to chime in so….

    What the hell is Georgia all about?!

  2. chad says:

    wow this looks like something out of a national lampoons movie…. funeral guys topless … cumming, GA… can this situation really set itself up for anymore jokes?

  3. Friend of Piper says:

    Derek,

    Are you in Cumming, Georgia? This blog is pretty cool if it can get out Writely invites. I’m hopeful. Did you sign up for one?

    Coach J.

  4. Derek says:

    No. I am not in Georgia. I’m clear across the country in the opposite direction.

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