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Two men take a CORPSE into Irish post office 'to claim his pension' in 'Weekend at Bernie's scam': Body 'was dragged to counter and propped up by pair who put a jumper over his face and a hat on his head'
dn ^ | 1/22/2022 | By OLIVIA DEVEREUX-EVANS and NICK ENOCH FOR MAILONLINE

Posted on 01/22/2022 12:41:19 PM PST by RummyChick

The corpse of a 66-year-old man was carried to a post office by two fraudsters in an alleged bid to claim his pension, in scenes reminiscent of the 1989 film Weekend At Bernie's.

In the dark comedy movie, a pair of insurance salesmen lug around the body of their murdered boss - pretending he's still alive - and lose and recover his corpse, which is clothed and wearing tinted glasses, several times.

Irish police are investigating whether the elderly man, named locally as Peadar Doyle, may have been dead for up to two days when yesterday morning's incident took place.

The fraudsters, one of whom knew the 66-year-old well, had put a jumper over Mr Doyle's face and a hat on his head.

Both men, who were in their 30s, went into the post office and tried to get the money but staff told them they needed his next of kin there or Mr Doyle himself.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Humor; Local News
KEYWORDS: corpse; crime; fartyshadesofgreen; ireland; pensionscam
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1 posted on 01/22/2022 12:41:19 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

OMG gross.


2 posted on 01/22/2022 12:43:02 PM PST by Scarlett156 (All right... now, if you will: When did Mr Manson start to seem like he wasn't your ideal boyfriend?)
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Democrats have been dragging Biden around like that for two years.
3 posted on 01/22/2022 12:43:51 PM PST by fluorescence
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To: RummyChick

Got nothing on Tokyo residents.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-10809128


4 posted on 01/22/2022 12:44:59 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Scarlett156

Wasn’t this a movie... “Waking Ned Devine” ?


5 posted on 01/22/2022 12:45:48 PM PST by Reily
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To: Reily

that movie got good reviews

i have seen but dont remember it except it involved a dead lottery winner


6 posted on 01/22/2022 12:48:12 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

These guys must have worn covid masks when entering the post office.

If they hadn’t, they would have been immediately arrested.


7 posted on 01/22/2022 12:48:13 PM PST by cockroach_magoo
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To: RummyChick

The three of them are solid Democrat voters in the upcoming American elections. The dead guy is expected to vote at least four times.


8 posted on 01/22/2022 12:48:44 PM PST by Tudorfly (All things are possible within the will of God.)
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To: RummyChick

I have it in my will that if I have any friends left they are to keep up my facade of life and spend my pension on coke and hookers.


9 posted on 01/22/2022 12:49:33 PM PST by Delta 21 (It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
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To: RummyChick

This story smells.

5.56mm


10 posted on 01/22/2022 12:49:47 PM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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To: RummyChick

staff told them they needed his next of kin there or Mr Doyle himself.

Sure, and it’s himself you’re looking at, poor man
has a sore throat don’t ya know.


11 posted on 01/22/2022 12:52:11 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: RummyChick

As I remember it was a good film...had some good UK/Irish actors in it. You should make aneffort to see. It will give you a chuckle !


12 posted on 01/22/2022 12:56:31 PM PST by Reily
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To: RummyChick

not dead, ‘eee’s just had a little too much Guinness..


13 posted on 01/22/2022 12:58:44 PM PST by Kenny Bania (Ovaltine? Why not call it Roundtine?)
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To: Reily

14 posted on 01/22/2022 1:06:48 PM PST by Manic_Episode (A government of the government, by the government, for the government)
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To: RummyChick

Official: “Do you agree to this?”
(They make his head nod up and down.)
Official: “Good enough for me.”


15 posted on 01/22/2022 1:09:02 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: RummyChick

Two men and a corpse walk into an Irish post office. Stop me if you’ve heard this one.


16 posted on 01/22/2022 1:11:11 PM PST by Old Yeller (1776 em all. Let God sort it out.)
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To: RummyChick

Must be the same guys who drag Biden from place to place.


17 posted on 01/22/2022 1:11:24 PM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness offends me)
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To: RummyChick
Ya gotta hand it to the Irish ...

Waking Ned Devine was a little different, but may have been a better picture than Weekend at Bernie's.

18 posted on 01/22/2022 1:11:32 PM PST by x
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To: fluorescence
Democrats have been dragging Biden around like that for two years.

LOL

The mortician's makeup job on Joe looks like he's almost alive. Translucent white pale skin notwithstanding.

New Gallup Poll: "Do you think Joe Biden is alive?" 55% say Probably

Others: Undecided or No.

19 posted on 01/22/2022 1:12:05 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Reily

Beat me to it. Loved Waking Ned Devine.


20 posted on 01/22/2022 1:14:30 PM PST by Ciaphas Cain (#notmypedophile)
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