Retired teacher’s pension stopped as provider refuses to believe she is not dead

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Retired teacher’s pension stopped as provider refuses to believe she is not dead
theguardian.com
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“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?

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?

  • 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…

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