Dead Gaijins

[Cyka UchuuJin]

AirHearse might be my new favourite website. Just the name alone is gold.

I noticed that Miss Haruna and Kenji are not on the site though.

[Russell]

Family sues funeral parlour for ‘swapping bodies' and 'attempting to convince family people look different in death’

A distraught family are suing a funeral parlour after staff allegedly placed the wrong body in an open casket at a funeral, and then attempted to convince grieving relatives that “people look different in death”.

Family and friends attended Jerry Moon’s funeral in October 2013, but were met with the face of Robert Petitclerc, who was 25 years older than Mr Moon. Mr Pettitclerc had died at the same hospice on 13 October, the Seattle Pi reported.

When Mr Moon’s family told employees that they had made a mistake, the mortuary allegedly told them they were wrong and said that “people look different in death”.

This was despite the fact that Mr Moon was bald and Mr Petitclerc had a full head of hair, the family’s attorney Shawn Briggs said according to The Seattle Times.

He added that staff even argued that post-mortem hair growth is a phenomenon.

Mr Moon’s family said they were confronted with further distress when the Kelso funeral home cremated his body – despite his explicit religious requests that he wanted to be buried in Chehalis, a small city located 90 miles south of Seattle.

"He was afraid of cremation," Briggs said according to Seattle Pi, adding: "He had religious beliefs that were inconsistent with cremation."

While the original mistake was made at the Dahl McVicker Funeral Home which picked up the men’s bodies, the family is now claiming damages against the Brown Mortuary Service for failing to correct the inadvertent body swapping and trying to cover up its mistake.

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I especially liked this comment:

Can somebody turn this story over to Eric Idle, please?

"People look different in death”.
"Yes, but his left foot has grown back, and he's got a walrus moustache!"
"Oh, yes, sir - that'll be the Rigor Mortis. Funny how that happens, sir. You'd hardly recognise 'em, really. Mind you, one stiff is pretty much the same as another - don't you think so, sir?"
"But Uncle Des was black for Christ's sake. This man's as white as chalk. Are you telling me that he's changed skin colour since he died???"
That'll be the mortuary lighting - a bit like that funny dress, you know - everyone sees something different."
etc., etc.

[Russell]

So much for funerals in the UK.

In China, on the other hand...

[yanpa]

Body found in hunt for missing US trader

Police searching for Josh Sanchez-Maldonado, who went missing while in UK for job interview, find body near railway tracks

Police investigating the disappearance of an American trader, who went missing while in the UK for a job interview, say the body of a man has been found near railway tracks.

Josh Sanchez-Maldonado’s family travelled from the US to London to appeal for information about the 24-year-old’s whereabouts.

Officers said the body, found near train tracks between Feltham in west London and Staines in Surrey on Thursday, had not been formally identified but Sanchez-Maldonado’s family had been informed.

He flew to the UK from Japan last week and was due to travel to San Francisco via Dublin last Thursday but did not take the flight.

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[Coligny]

Staines inn da hishouse... Ayyyyyyyyyyye...

[Taro Toporific]

Hong Kong man missing in Japan found dead
Experienced hiker was last known to be hiking in snowy Tochigi Prefecture, according to Facebook post on February 6
South China Morning Post | Thursday, 11 February, 2016, 2:06pm
Chan Ka Yu, who was travelling alone, last posted on Facebook at 3.10pm on February 6 – the day he went missing. The post showed his location at a lake in Nikko, Tochigi prefecture, where he had been hiking. In it he mentioned that as he was just going for a warm-up, he did not wear ice crampons and got into “trouble” as he did not expect snow to pile up to a foot high.
He also said he had been walking for two hours and had not seen anyone else. He also expressed concern that he might not be able to get out of the area before sunset, adding that it had begun to snow. But he told his friends not to worry.
According to TVB News, some of Chan’s family members, who went to Japan to help find him, were told by the police there that they had found his body.
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[Mike Oxlong]

In related news,Zippy Chippy, retired last Mondayafter only 100 straight losses. However, Japan's Haru-chan is still going at 113 unbroken losses. See old FG thread:Japan's Version of Zippy Chippy ?

Asian Pop Tokyo Trends / Latest Cell-phone Chic] -- SFgate.com
,,,The unlucky thoroughbred can now lay claim to a 113-race losing streak, even after having been ridden by Japan's top jockey, Yutaka Take, which has only added to the Haru Fever gripping the nation. T-shirts, keitai (cell-phone) decorations (a little horse with a small sign reading "Never give up") and postcards bearing her photo have been flying out of stores. ...
...slated for retirement (and certain death) in 2003, but her trainer, Dai Muneishi, now says that after her last race, possibly in March 2005, the horse will be allowed to retire to a comfy pasture on a farm near her birthplace. In the interim, a Haru Urara gallery and souvenir shop will open by the racetrack in December, and a movie is in the works for release sometime next year.

Watch a horse in a pink Hello Kitty mask save Japan

The summer of 2003 was a difficult one for many of Japan's citizens, as they suffered the after-effects of 10 years of economic stagnation — a period that became known as "the lost decade." But there were beacons of hope to be found in the country: one in the shape of a horse wearing a Hello Kitty mask. The horse, called Haru Urara (the name means "glorious spring"), never won a race, but came to be seen a symbol of spirit, a reminder to try your hardest even if you don't succeed.

Haru Urara's story is told in The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere, a short documentary filmed as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series, and shown previously at events like Sundance and SXSW. The 18-minute video tells Haru Urara's story, but it's not really about horse racing, focusing more on the indomitable mascot she presented for a country in the economic doldrums. Her rare record was first spotted by Koji Hashiguchi, the announcer at the rural track she raced at. The track, in Kochi — way down in Japan's rural southern island of Shikoku — faced closure as the economic stagnation forced the population to move to bigger cities in search of work and spend money elsewhere. Hashiguchi noted that the horse would still trot energetically to the track and give her all in races, despite her status as a perennial loser, building a narrative of noble failure that was noticed by local reporter Ken Ishii.

Kochi racetrack's PR officer, Masashi Yoshida, says he was originally reluctant to promote a loser as the face of the track, but had to do something to face closure. Quickly, however, the story spread, first across Japan — with journalists and fans making the long journey to the southern coast of the country's smallest main island — and then the world. Haru Urara's owner played his part, too, first refusing to send her off to slaughter despite her apparent lack of ability, and then sewing Hello Kitty patches onto her pink facemask.

The video's well worth watching, so I won't spoil the ending, but history has shown that the "Haru Urara Boom" coincided with Japan's best economic performance since the country's economic bubble burst in 1996. Was it all thanks to a loser horse in a mask? Maybe.

https://vimeo.com/176459945

[kurogane]

Hong Kong man missing in Japan found dead
Experienced hiker was last known to be hiking in snowy Tochigi Prefecture, according to Facebook post on February 6
South China Morning Post | Thursday, 11 February, 2016, 2:06pm
Chan Ka Yu, who was travelling alone, last posted on Facebook at 3.10pm on February 6 – the day he went missing. The post showed his location at a lake in Nikko, Tochigi prefecture, where he had been hiking. In it he mentioned that as he was just going for a warm-up, he did not wear ice crampons and got into “trouble” as he did not expect snow to pile up to a foot high.
He also said he had been walking for two hours and had not seen anyone else. He also expressed concern that he might not be able to get out of the area before sunset, adding that it had begun to snow. But he told his friends not to worry.
According to TVB News, some of Chan’s family members, who went to Japan to help find him, were told by the police there that they had found his body.
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To be fair, I used to giggle at the ones that thought they would walk from Kanazawa to Famous World Heritage Village. I did it once, but I've seen snow.............twice.

[Takechanpoo]

are you dudes really long time japan dwellers? eh?
pure mongoloid foreigners are not called gaijin.
chinese is chinese. mongolian is mongolian. vetnamese is vetnamese. kimchese is kimchese.

[legion]

are you dudes really long time japan dwellers? eh?
pure mongoloid foreigners are not called gaijin.
chinese is chinese. mongolian is mongolian. vetnamese is vetnamese. kimchese is kimchese.

why are you so obsessed with this?

The greatest diversity of DNA is in Africa, once you are out of Africa there is not much difference, just a bit of Neanderthal DNA in the mix. Finding some kind of self validation in your place of birth suggests you don't have much else going on.

[yanpa]

What Mr. Poo is saying is that people who use chopsticks and Kanji/hanzi/hancha (or used to), or invaded Europe on horseback, are basically all the same.

[Takechanpoo]

the difference between japanese and c/k is like as anko and vegemite.
at least i never eat the manju filled with vegemite.

[legion]

the difference between japanese and c/k is like as anko and vegemite.
at least i never eat the manju filled with vegemite.

cling on to the difference if it makes you feel special

[Takechanpoo]

c and k for japanese are very the same with muslim for westerners.
convinced?

[Takechanpoo]

and i do not mind that japanese is grouped with mongolian, taiwanese, vietnamese and the other yellow ppl.
but lumping japanese together with those "specific" asians cannot help but cause me to feel intense dislike.
i hope you dudes understand it

[Russell]

and i do not mind that dutch is grouped with french, british, german and the other white ppl.
but lumping dutch together with those "specific" europeans cannot help but cause me to feel intense dislike.
i hope you dudes understand it

[kurogane]

I have never understood all the the specific enmity towards Luxembourgers. They seem nice enough, and it's a fun ethnonym to say.

Just so you dudes understand.

[Wage Slave]

I would rather be grouped with farmyard animals than grouped with UKIP supporters.

I hope you dudes understand it.

[Russell]

I would rather be grouped with farmyard animals than grouped with UKIP supporters.

I hope you dudes understand it.

Especially with the pigs. They are the most powerful, all other animals being equal...

[kurogane]

When I was there it was the UKIPers that the pigs resembled most. Looking from the outside as I was, I often found myself looking from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again, but it was often impossible to say which was which. I always felt badly for the poor pigs.

[Russell]

I have never understood all the the specific enmity towards Luxembourgers. They seem nice enough, and it's a fun ethnonym to say.

Just so you dudes understand.

Well, it seems that quite a few Brits feel quite hostile towards one specific Luxembourger nowadays...

[Wage Slave]

I have never understood all the the specific enmity towards Luxembourgers. They seem nice enough, and it's a fun ethnonym to say.

Just so you dudes understand.

Well, it seems that quite a few Brits feel quite hostile towards one specific Luxembourger nowadays...

Which is odd because they normally like, or at least tolerate, a boozer. But they've gone all Victorian Temperance Society over him. Especially UKIP and the Daily Mail. Perhaps it's like the pigs/UKIP supporters/Daily Mail readers (from outside it is impossible to say which is which as Kuro noted) the morning after discovering the long overlooked crate of whisky in the basement?

[kurogane]

Juncker the Drunker???? Oh, that is too good.

BTW, lest we forget: the Angry Saxon can forgive only his own trespasses, not those who trespass against him, esp. the ones that do it using his precious NHS money. It's about Respect, or Autonomy, or some such summer camp debate club wankage.

[ronin69]

You don't think Esteban could have slipped some poison into Miguel do you???

I mean, he took over the bar after his death.. had his bank account numbers.. mmm

Yeah I was amazed to see this post...Yeah I knew them Esteban and Miguel soon after Miguel died/murdered Esteban not only had his bar but his money and girlfriend..Never heard what happen of him Esteban would like to know if anyhow has any ideas

[legion]

I was amazed to see how long this thread is

Death and taxes

[TennoChinko]

You don't think Esteban could have slipped some poison into Miguel do you???

I mean, he took over the bar after his death.. had his bank account numbers.. mmm

Yeah I was amazed to see this post...Yeah I knew them Esteban and Miguel soon after Miguel died/murdered Esteban not only had his bar but his money and girlfriend..Never heard what happen of him Esteban would like to know if anyhow has any ideas

What's with the necro posting?

Anyways, link to an old interview with deceased subject:

https://web.archive.org/web/20060114082 ... paninc.htm

And, article discussing his passing 15 years ago...

http://archive.is/0BEBv

[matsuki]

What was your weirdest experience in Japan?
One time, four of my friends and I were drunk and we were all riding on one scooter. The police came and shoved us in their police car. Then, suddenly, one of my friends puked. It was like a chain reaction because then all of us puked, one by one, inside the car. The police stopped the car, threw us out and started hitting and kicking us, then just left us there on the street. It was weird and unbelievable because I thought this was against the law, I wanted to sue them but, you know, they're the police, so...

[kurogane]

Yeah I was amazed to see this post...Yeah I knew them Esteban and Miguel soon after Miguel died/murdered Esteban not only had his bar but his money and girlfriend..

I'm confused. Doesn't it seem more plausible that Esteban died/murdered Miguel, rather than how Ronin has it here? I mean, according to that article one of them was dead and one not, and the one not was running a bar and a bereaved GF of the one that was dead.
Anyways, dead or not he sounds like no angel at all.........Who pukes in a police car and then gets surprised when they get upset?

[matsuki]

Anyways, dead or not he sounds like no angel at all.........Who pukes in a police car and then gets surprised when they get upset?

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[Wage Slave]

So RIP Rick Parfitt. Here's to you wherever you are for showing what can be done with rhythm guitar, melody and attitude.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG2jj-aIl-A&index=1&list=RDdG2jj-aIl-A