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To: sinkspur

LOL -- yes, you and that casket...
Would you have him treated like Lenin or
is it Stalin who's entombed above ground?


285 posted on 06/09/2004 2:23:30 PM PDT by onyx
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To: onyx
Would you have him treated like Lenin or is it Stalin who's entombed above ground?

Lenin is above ground, though his glass case is kept airtight. There are also Catholic saints with intact bodies above ground.

An embalmed body in a vault below ground will retain its appearance for a very long time, though the skin will darken.

Actually, a body in a mausoleum decays much faster, due to the exposure to air.

335 posted on 06/09/2004 2:28:59 PM PDT by sinkspur (Adopt a dog or a cat from an animal shelter! It will save one life, and may save two.)
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