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Dead man buried in transparent coffin while sitting on his Harley-Davidson
Your Jewish News ^ | Anika Rao

Posted on 02/03/2014 5:03:54 AM PST by expat1000

A man who loved his bike a lot, took it with him when he died.

Bill Standley, 87, of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, spent many years traveling across the United States, on his 1967 Electra Glide.

Standley left behind three children, two sons and daughters.

His daughter, Dorothy Brown, said that the idea for her father being buried with his beloved bike, came about 18 years ago when they were discussing what to do with this bike when he died.

(Excerpt) Read more at yourjewishnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bike; motorcycle

1 posted on 02/03/2014 5:03:54 AM PST by expat1000
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To: expat1000

Waste of a bike if you ask me. I guess it’s his and he can do what he wants with it, but I would want it to go to someone in my family.


2 posted on 02/03/2014 5:08:16 AM PST by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: expat1000

3 posted on 02/03/2014 5:09:43 AM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: expat1000
Dead man buried in transparent coffin...

Good idea. That way the worms will get to see him.

4 posted on 02/03/2014 5:10:55 AM PST by raybbr (I weep over my sons' future in this Godforsaken country.)
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To: sten

Cool (well, hot and cool simultaneously I guess!) What’s it from?


5 posted on 02/03/2014 5:12:54 AM PST by expat1000
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To: raybbr

My neighbor was polishing a 1975 red corvette, said it was his dad’s who passed last week and he was going to drive it to his funeral...I’m glad he’s not burying his dad in that gorgeous car!!!!


6 posted on 02/03/2014 5:13:44 AM PST by 1217Chic
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To: expat1000

Three children=, two sons and daughters?


7 posted on 02/03/2014 5:13:51 AM PST by Raycpa
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To: expat1000

that’s a deviant art user submission of ‘ghost rider’ (a marvel comic book character)


8 posted on 02/03/2014 5:14:44 AM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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“””Three children=, two sons and daughters?”””

It’s what is called “journalism” these days.


9 posted on 02/03/2014 5:31:05 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: expat1000

Grave robbers will be excited to hear about this.


10 posted on 02/03/2014 7:32:30 AM PST by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: expat1000

Willy the Wimp and his Cadillac coffin.

http://www.srvrocks.com/lyrics-willie_the_wimp.htm


11 posted on 02/03/2014 7:40:32 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (WoT News: Rantburg.com)
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