Funeral directors in Ireland report that more and
more families are throwing a mobile phone into the coffin with the
deceased. They're more than just mementos, too. "There is a fear that
some people have that they will be buried alive," says Dublin
mortician
Peter Flanagan. "They have contact with the outside world if they
have
a mobile phone with them." But, he says, he suggests to families they
either turn the phone off, or at least turn it to vibrate.
"Obviously,"
he says, "you don't want a phone ringing inside a coffin during a
funeral." (AFP) ...Ringing from a coffin wouldn't be so bad -- not
compared to hearing "Hello?"
For those who understand no explanation is needed, ...For those who don't none will.