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Related: About this forumMan's Funeral Interrupted By Airplane PA Announcements
But the mysterious voice heard through speakers during a funeral service was in fact a stewardess on a passing plane telling passengers to prepare for landing.
Friends and family of Brendan Duffy had gathered at St Edward's Church in Windsor, Berkshire, to pay their final respects after the Dublin-born grandfather-of-four died on August 8, aged 78.
But as his nephew Joe Duffy was reading the eulogy, everyone was suddenly told to 'fasten their seat belts' and 'prepare doors for landing'.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2405341/Prepare-doors-landing-Funeral-interrupted-air-stewardess-message-radio-signals-passing-plane-picked-churchs-speakers.html#ixzz2dNodLaRk
Friends and family of Brendan Duffy had gathered at St Edward's Church in Windsor, Berkshire, to pay their final respects after the Dublin-born grandfather-of-four died on August 8, aged 78.
But as his nephew Joe Duffy was reading the eulogy, everyone was suddenly told to 'fasten their seat belts' and 'prepare doors for landing'.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2405341/Prepare-doors-landing-Funeral-interrupted-air-stewardess-message-radio-signals-passing-plane-picked-churchs-speakers.html#ixzz2dNodLaRk
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Man's Funeral Interrupted By Airplane PA Announcements (Original Post)
Initech
Aug 2013
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liberal N proud
(60,300 posts)1. That would be hilarious
If that happened at a funeral in our family, we would have all been rolling on the floor. It would have been as if the dead were speaking from beyond.
Sorry, I come from a morbid family when it comes to mortality, we usually roll with it and throw an Irish wake style funeral.
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)2. It could have been worse -- a lot worse
Just at the point the pastor was saying "Nigel was a good man. Sure, he had a way of finding troubles throughout his life, but I'm sure he is right with the Lord ..."
the Captain could have come on with "OK folks, it has been a nice ride, but now it is time for us to start the final descent..."
TxDemChem
(1,918 posts)3. That would have been awesome
Besides, sometimes you need a break from the sadness of it all. Not sure my family would appreciate it, but I'd see the humor.
SwissTony
(2,560 posts)4. If that happened at my funeral, I'd have had a laugh. Or at least, tried to.
But I can see it's not for everyone.