Yawn of the Dead

Over a Denver Omelette this afternoon, I talked about death and came off as somewhat pessimistic when proclaiming that everything manmade is tainted and imperfect. There is a distinct possibility that I've become emo inside, hiding behind Carrot Top hair and a radiant, toothy smile.

I asked today: "Have there been cases where people've woken up during their own funeral service?" I totally think that if that would happen to me, I'd laugh and say "This is perfect!" I kind of want that to happen, actually.

I went home and found this little tidbit:
(From Variety News)
"Relatives shocked when he "rose from the dead"
--Chile man wakes up in his coffin at his funeral--

An 81-year old man in the small Chilean village of Angol shocked his grieving relatives by waking up in his coffin at his own wake, local media said on Sunday.

When Feliberto Carrasco's family members discovered his body limp and cold, they were convinced that the octogenarian's hour had come, so they immediately called a funeral home, not a doctor.

Carrasco was dressed in his finest suit for the wake, and his relatives gathered to bid him a final farewell.

"I couldn't believe it. I thought I must be mistaken, and I shut my eyes," Carrasco's nephew Pedro told the daily Ultimas Noticias.

"When I opened them again, my uncle was looking at me. I started to cry and ran to get something to open up the coffin to get him out."

The man who "rose from the dead" said he was not in any pain, and only asked for a glass of water.

Local radio also surprised listeners by announcing a correction to Carrasco's death announcement, saying the news had been premature."

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