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Man kept embalmed body of mother for 21 years
The Chicago Sun Times ^
| October 5, 2005
| AP
Posted on 10/05/2005 2:28:08 PM PDT by Rollee
HYDERABAD, India -- A man who kept the embalmed body of his mother at home in a glass casket for 21 years was buried along with her after his death, a relative said Tuesday.
Hundreds of residents on Sunday attended the burials of Syed Abdul Ghafoor, 69, and his mother at a mosque in Siddavata, a town 300 miles south of Hyderabad.
Ghafoor divorced his wife after six months of marriage because she had a fight with his mother, said Ghafoor's nephew, Syed Noor.
"He was so eccentric that he would not allow anybody else even to look at the glass casket," Noor said.
Before deciding anything important, Ghafoor would write "yes" and "no" on two pieces of paper. Then, sitting by his mother's body, he would pick one piece of paper without looking at what it said and act accordingly, Noor said.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: mamasboy; normanbates; principalskinner
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He was buried with his mama.
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:28:10 PM PDT
by
Rollee
To: Rollee
"No mother, put down that knife!"
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:31:00 PM PDT
by
Keith
(now more than ever...it's about the judges)
To: Rollee
Norman. Norrrrrrrmmannnnnnnn. This is nooooo way to treeaaaaaaaattttt yourrrrrrrr mooottthhherrrrrr dear!
I just stayed at a 'Bates' motel last night!
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:33:59 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Take authority that's ours)
To: Rollee
Interesting.
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:34:13 PM PDT
by
Cagey
(There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky)
To: Rollee
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:34:38 PM PDT
by
rickmichaels
(The first casualty of war......is a moonbat's brain.)
To: Rollee
A whole nation kept V.I. Lenin in a glass box for decades for whatever macabre reason.
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:35:21 PM PDT
by
oyez
To: oyez
Commies love culture of death with Lenin. Sounds like some liberal democrats.
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:37:35 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Take authority that's ours)
To: Rollee
Talk about a Momma's boy!
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:40:05 PM PDT
by
Airborne1986
(Well, you can do what you want to us. But we're not going to sit here while you badmouth the U.S.A.)
To: oyez
Yes, but did they do the "yes" and "no" thing? Isn't that what is really weird? (Sarcasm tag for those who don't understand sarcasm)
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:40:40 PM PDT
by
TXBubba
( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
To: Rollee
Put me down, boy!
To: Rollee
I have been embalmed for at least that long...
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:42:19 PM PDT
by
Feiny
(When does mama get to hang somebody?)
To: oyez
A whole nation kept V.I. Lenin in a glass box for decades for whatever macabre reason."Dah, Boris; he is still dead! Your turn to vatch him tomorrow."
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:43:43 PM PDT
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?")
To: TXBubba
Actually, considering how they ran their economy, I think someone must have used the "Yes"/"No" thing with Lenin's casket.
"Should we expand the toilet paper factories ?"
Apparently that one came as "No".
To: farlander
LOL. At least now we know where he got the idea.
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:45:38 PM PDT
by
TXBubba
( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
To: Rollee
Wasn't psycho based on a true story, or at least derived from one.
This is all very weird, time to relax in the shower.
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:46:43 PM PDT
by
fizziwig
To: Rollee
The Mom in the Glass Booth.
To: Keith
:-D )))
I knew the Norman Bates jokes were coming the moment I saw that headline.
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:48:13 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
("The coffee is strong at Cafe du Monde, the doughnuts are too hot to touch..." Save the Big Greasy!)
To: fizziwig
Yes, Ed Gien from Wisconsin. I'm too lazy to post a link, but the story is at crimelibrary.com if you want to read it.
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:48:29 PM PDT
by
retrokitten
(is wearing Blackhawks red!!!!!!!)
To: Rollee
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:48:37 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(California bashers will be called out)
To: ElkGroveDan
That movie is still darn scary. And I've seen it many times. Hitchcock knew how to draw out the suspense.
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posted on
10/05/2005 2:50:17 PM PDT
by
TXBubba
( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
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