Alpo Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Not the grave - the coffin? The second Bob Lee Swagger book. He's exhuming his father. When they tried the first time it was the wrong grave. When they get the second one dug up, their forensic pathologist says that "at least this coffin looks like it was from the 50s" (previous one was cedar, from the war of 1861), and then he asked if Bob remember the name of the mortuary. He did and the pathologist, looking at the coffin, says "yes that matches, and your daddy's name was Earl?", so apparently the coffin had both the mortuary name on it and the deceased's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Some do, some don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Some do, some don't. Now they use barcodes....Or micro chips...Would not want google to to miss anything.... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 May we ask? Why do YOU ask? Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fence Cutter Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 47 minutes ago, Cat Brules said: May we ask? Why do YOU ask? Cat Brules If you read the posters post you will see why he's asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 58 minutes ago, Cat Brules said: May we ask? Why do YOU ask? Cat Brules In order to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Jack Calder Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Inquiring minds want to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 He’s a bit touched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The one's I have made carved in the name along with florials etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Uh oh!! Alpo has a diff’rnt book, sounds like! Seriously though, when one of my relatives passed away, the funeral home put an engraved brass plate on his coffin, with his full name, dob and dod, and with brass screws. I never saw that before. But then, I never thought to look before, either. Anyway, I thought it was a very nice touch. Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 At funeral parlor: ”For a small fee [$5000] we will include a uniquely engraved marker on the casket so that your loved one will.........” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fence Cutter Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: At funeral parlor: ”For a small fee [$5000] we will include a uniquely engraved marker on the casket so that your loved one will.........” .....Keep receiving their mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 !!! $5,000? ¡Eso es MUCHO dinero! Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, Cat Brules said: Alpo has a diff’rnt book, sounds like! Why yes. Yes he does. Alpo is what is known as a voracious reader. He finished the Alistair MacLean book that he was reading yesterday, and is now reading a Stephen Hunter book. When he finishes that - undoubtedly sometime early tomorrow - he will start to read something else. He is contemplating an Ellery Queen book, since he is not read any Ellery Queen in 3 or 4 years. Or maybe some Michael Crichton. Maybe some Elmore Leonard. Jesse Stone maybe. Anne McCaffrey. Lovejoy, Twain, maybe a little Stephen King or Robert Howard. He has a large library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I’m hopin’ that’s not a selfie! Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Alpo said: Why yes. Yes he does. Alpo is what is known as a voracious reader. He finished the Alistair MacLean book that he was reading yesterday, and is now reading a Stephen Hunter book. When he finishes that - undoubtedly sometime early tomorrow - he will start to read something else. He is contemplating an Ellery Queen book, since he is not read any Ellery Queen in 3 or 4 years. Or maybe some Michael Crichton. Maybe some Elmore Leonard. Jesse Stone maybe. Anne McCaffrey. Lovejoy, Twain, maybe a little Stephen King or Robert Howard. He has a large library. Alpo,, have you read any of Clayton Lindemuth books about the old moonshiner? I just finished his third one in the moonshiner series and it was a thriller to say the least. I’m a Stephen Hunter fan also but these Lindemuth books are something different and hard to put down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 You was talkin' about them the other day, and I picked up a copy of MY BROTHER'S DESTROYER, which I believe is the second one? Haven't looked at it yet, but it's in the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Alpo said: Not the grave - the coffin? Only if they want to reuse it......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Alpo said: You was talkin' about them the other day, and I picked up a copy of MY BROTHER'S DESTROYER, which I believe is the second one? Haven't looked at it yet, but it's in the lineup. My Brothers Destroyer is book number 1 and it’s the right one to start with otherwise the others won’t make that much sense. Let me know what you think, they keep getting better. Don’t read the third one at bedtime, not conducive to a good nights sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: At funeral parlor: ”For a small fee [$5000] we will include a uniquely engraved marker on the casket so that your loved one will.........” 3 hours ago, Fence Cutter said: .....Keep receiving their mail? Nope its so that a certain political machines get the name right on the absentee ballot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: Nope its so that a certain political machines get the name right on the absentee ballot This would be hilarious if it weren't true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Do you re-read books alpo, or are ya always reading something new? My wife has a reading habit a lot like yours. It amazes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 I re-read all the time. And every time I re-read, seems like, I see something I missed the first time around. Don't really understand people that don't re-read. Unless you have a photographic memory and can call it up it anytime, re-reading is fun. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE WESTERN MOVIE? "The Magnificent Seven. I've got it on DVD, but still, whenever it comes on television I watch it again." I see stuff like that all the time on just about every board I'm on. People see nothing strange with watching a movie again and again, or watching television reruns. But reading a book more than once seems totally WRONG to many people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Alpo said: Don't really understand people that don't re-read. It takes me a month+ to read a typical book. I'm not slow in the head, I think I just pay more attention to the words. I also don't set aside much time per day for it. I remember enough from each book that I read that it makes me feel tired all over to think about re-reading it. When I have tried to re-read a book, it irritated me when I would remember what was coming next. Sometimes I'll re-read a portion to remember how something was set up, but that's it. My wife talked me into reading a neal stephenson book once that was as big as the bible. The first time she read it, it was on a flight. I think it took me the better part of a year. It was a good book, but it makes me shiver when I think about reading it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I understand it is routine to put a stainless steel tag in with cremains with the ID of the deceased, and the name of the mortuary. It's quite possible such an ID would be inserted into a coffin for earth burial. As far as re-reading books, oh yes! love that! -- generally find things I missed the first time(s) around! And yes again to McCaffrey, a blessing on her name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I don’t reread books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 the next step is a RFID that way , they got the proper address to vote CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said: the next step is a RFID that way , they got the proper address to vote CB After all, there's only so many vacant lot and empty buildings. Unless you are in Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 12:42 PM, Alpo said: I re-read all the time. And every time I re-read, seems like, I see something I missed the first time around. Or the 4th or 5th time. Or something that I understood I'll take in a different way because of something else I had read. Quote I see stuff like that all the time on just about every board I'm on. People see nothing strange with watching a movie again and again, or watching television reruns. But reading a book more than once seems totally WRONG to many people. Then, if you mention it like that, you get either a blank look of incomprehension or a, "Well that's different!" No, it is the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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