RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoRetired teacher’s pension stopped as provider refuses to believe she is not deadwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1567arrow-down16cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squareSpicyAnt@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up82·1 year ago “In November I had received two letters from Teachers’ Pensions asking me euphemistically if I was dead,” I am curious about how one euphemistically asks someone if they are dead. Any guess?
minus-squaresquirmy_wormy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up108arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoDear Mrs McGrath, Are you napping or are you taking “the big sleep”? Sincerely, The teachers pension
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·1 year agoWe are writing to enquire as to the current status of your mitochondria.
minus-squarecafeinux@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 year agoDid you recently (or less recently) stop breathing for more than 10 minutes, and if so, are you or not a professional freediver?
minus-square520@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoMocking Query: Coorta, Coorta, are you dead yet?
minus-squarevrojak@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago“I thought you had died of old age.” “Died? No. Became stronger? Yes.”
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago Is anybody there? No. Ok, that’s good. For a moment I thought there could be a could be a stabby knife murderer hiding in the closet. Nope, there’s no one here. You can guess how the story ends…
I am curious about how one euphemistically asks someone if they are dead. Any guess?
Dear Mrs McGrath,
Are you napping or are you taking “the big sleep”?
Sincerely, The teachers pension
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Check box, yes or no…
We are writing to enquire as to the current status of your mitochondria.
Did you recently (or less recently) stop breathing for more than 10 minutes, and if so, are you or not a professional freediver?
“Hey Sanka! You dead?”
“Naah maaan!”
Mocking Query: Coorta, Coorta, are you dead yet?
“I thought you had died of old age.”
“Died? No. Became stronger? Yes.”
Is anybody there?
No.
Ok, that’s good. For a moment I thought there could be a could be a stabby knife murderer hiding in the closet.
Nope, there’s no one here.
You can guess how the story ends…