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Tom Hark Preston Park · Friday at 3:27 PM

Sad tale. Mrs Reid's husband dies unexpectedly in Peterhead. So she phones up the Aberdeen Press & Journal obituary service. Lady taking the call asks Mrs Reid what message she'd like placed in the obituary column. Mrs Reid replies 'Reid. Deid. Peterheid'. 'That's lovely Mrs Reid. But you do know you can place up to six words free of charge with our newspaper' says the lady taking the call. 'OK' says Mrs Reid. 'Reid. Deid. Peterheid. Volvo for sale'

Is it PotG? · Friday at 3:35 PM

Due to the lack of contact details or details of the model and year I fear that Mrs Reid will be unsuccessful in her sale, the misery of the death merely being compounded.

Dick Swiveller · Friday at 3:50 PM

I could go with the usual forensic dissection but can't be bothered as that joke is older than me.

Mustafa II · Friday at 3:56 PM

Not another bloody RIP thread

jcdenton08 · Friday at 3:59 PM

What a sad story. I wish I hadn’t clicked to open this thread given all the pain and heartbreak in the world.

WATFORD zero · Friday at 3:59 PM

Tom Hark Preston Park said:
Sad tale. Mrs Reid's husband dies unexpectedly in Peterhead. So she phones up the Aberdeen Press & Journal obituary service. Lady taking the call asks Mrs Reid what message she'd like placed in the obituary column. Mrs Reid replies 'Reid. Deid. Peterheid'. 'That's lovely Mrs Reid. But you do know you can place up to six words free of charge with our newspaper' says the lady taking the call. 'OK' says Mrs Reid. 'Reid. Deid. Peterheid. Volvo for sale'

Racialist

jcdenton08 · Friday at 3:59 PM

Mustafa II said:
Not another bloody RIP thread

At least you can finally make fun of yourself!

Jack Straw · Friday at 4:23 PM

I could do with a new car. Any idea how much?

ConfusedGloryHunter · Friday at 4:32 PM

That is a very strange policy at the newspaper to have a limit of 6 free words for an obituary.

GJN1 · Friday at 5:00 PM

ConfusedGloryHunter said:
That is a very strange policy at the newspaper to have a limit of 6 free words for an obituary.

I would have thought that given the struggles of local papers in this day and age they could charge by the word and raise some much needed revenue. To limit it to six words is just baffling.

Coldeanseagull · Friday at 5:00 PM

Good word play on thread title :lolol:

Funnier than the actual content!

Jack Straw · Friday at 5:16 PM

Coldeanseagull said:
Good word play on thread title
Funnier than the actual content!

I thought that too!

Harry Wilson's tackle · Friday at 6:06 PM

If it were me, I would have assumed that placing any message in a newspaper would cost money.

I can't understand how Mrs Reid thought that she could place a 3 word obit for free without checking.

Had she checked she would have known she had 6 free words.

And in addition, given that she had made the effort to post an obituary, I find it hard to conceive that she could be so disrespectful and flippant when offered the opportunity to expand on her grief.

All in all, I suspect this story has been made up for purposes of low comedy.

Eeyore · Friday at 7:37 PM

Mustafa II said:
Not another bloody RIP thread

I think you have redeemed yourself with that one :clap:

Eeyore · Friday at 7:42 PM

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
If it were me, I would have assumed that placing any message in a newspaper would cost money.

I can't understand how Mrs Reid thought that she could place a 3 word obit for free without checking.

Had she checked she would have known she had 6 free words.

And in addition, given that she had made the effort to post an obituary, I find it hard to conceive that she could be so disrespectful and flippant when offered the opportunity to expand on her grief.

All in all, I suspect this story has been made up for purposes of low comedy.

Well, I was thinking similar.

The obituary gives the impression of an obligatory announcement. Almost a relieved one. It would probably have saved some of the clear insult and created a better advertisement if she had simply mentioned the Volvo was was for sale and placed a phone number or Peter Reid RIP (x/x/x) Volvo (phone number)

Mind you, given her crass inconsideration, she may as well hand out flyers at the funeral.

albionalba · Friday at 7:53 PM

The P&J is owned by D C Thomson, also home of The Beano and Dandy and not forgetting The Broons and Oor Wullie. NSC might wish to take action in regard to @Tom Hark Preston Park and this blatant product placement. Though I'm surprised he hasn't also mentioned their Northern Goal podcast which 'lavishes attention on Aberdeen, Ross County, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Peterhead, Elgin City, Cove Rangers and The Highland League.' Somebody has to lavish that attention I suppose.

I'm sorry, I just didn't want to face up to the loss of Mr Reid so have had to take the thread off topic.

1066familyman · Friday at 7:55 PM

Someone's been listening to Hector Brocklebank I see, lol.

Bry Nylon · Friday at 8:08 PM

Has the Volvo gone yet?

pearl · Friday at 8:08 PM

Why state Deid if it's an obituary column? Waste of a word Shirley?

Swimboy64 · Friday at 8:17 PM

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
If it were me, I would have assumed that placing any message in a newspaper would cost money.

I can't understand how Mrs Reid thought that she could place a 3 word obit for free without checking.

Had she checked she would have known she had 6 free words.

And in addition, given that she had made the effort to post an obituary, I find it hard to conceive that she could be so disrespectful and flippant when offered the opportunity to expand on her grief.

All in all, I suspect this story has been made up for purposes of low comedy.

It’s a very old joke and the original in the 80s involved a Jewish gentleman passing away hence the Volvo for sale
It’s a load of old waffle really

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