Egypt funeral turns happy after dead man awakes

Yahoo News ^ | 5/12/2012 | AP writer

[Former Fetus]

The funeral of a 28 year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead.

Hospital officials had pronounced dead Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi, who came from the village of Naga al-Simman in the southern province of Luxor, after he suffered a heart attack while working.

His family says grieving relatives took him home and, according to Islamic tradition, washed his body and prepared him for burial Friday evening.

A doctor sent to sign the death certificate found it strange that his body was warm. At closer observation she discovered he was still alive.

[Former Fetus]

Typical Third World medical care... coming soon to a hospital near you!

It would be funny, if we were not heading in that direction.

[Charles Henrickson]

Wake like . . . an Egyptian. . . .

[Yaelle]

It is too early for this very funny post of the day!

[JRandomFreeper]

I know my family. If they had gone to that much trouble, there WOULD be a funeral.

/johnny

[Delta 21]

Bring out yer dead!

[Tijeras_Slim]

ROFL!

[tflabo]

The Grateful Undead.

[Lazamataz]

Ok. That was a score. :LOL:

[tflabo]

How dare he delay and disappoint those 72 virgins in paradise waiting for him.

[mass55th]

"The funeral of a 28 year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead."

Too bad that new law about husband's being able to have sex with their dead wives doesn't apply to women.

[xrmusn]

oo bad that new law about husband’s being able to have sex with their dead wives doesn’t apply to women
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In todays ‘gay friendly’ world, one must wonder if his ‘significant other’ (or an ‘admirer’) didn’t enter the ‘dark hole’, in the allotted time?

Puts a whole new light on ‘Dead men tell no tales’.

[mikrofon]

I’d rate that retort Pharaoh to Midian....

[Former Fetus]

It's ok, you will be mine sooner or later. I can wait!

[BerryDingle]

according to Islamic tradition, washed his body and prepared him for burial Friday evening.

Probably the first bath he's ever had.

[pricilla]

Is that rigormortis,or are you just happy to see me?

[ontap]

I can see the same thing happening to Larry King!!!

[billhilly]

I wonder is he woke up asking to see his Mummy?

[mass55th]

"In todays ‘gay friendly’ world, one must wonder if his ‘significant other’ (or an ‘admirer’) didn’t enter the ‘dark hole’, in the allotted time?"

Significant other = A nanny goat.

[celtic gal]

But but but....did he get the powerball lotto numbers and what are they?????

[tumblindice]

`e was just restin’.