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Mayor Outlaws Dying

Posted by samzenpus on

The mayor of Sarpourenx, a small village in the southwest of France has forbidden locals from dying there. The ordinance is designed to help fight the overcrowding problem in the local cemetery. Mayor Gerard Lalanne told the 260 residents of the village that, "all persons not having a plot in the cemetery and wishing to be buried in Sarpourenx are forbidden from dying in the parish." He added, "Offenders will be severely punished." I'm pretty sure this is how a couple Twilight Zones and a Lovecraft story start.

3 comments

  1. Offenders will be severely punished? by Russell2566 · · Score: 1

    What are they going to do? Not bury you AND fine your family? Way to go France; you sure this isn't just another way to collect more taxes.

    Do most people who die really expect to die at the moment they do? Absurdity at work!

    1. Re:Offenders will be severely punished? by mazarin5 · · Score: 2, Funny

      You should be better prepared. It's the considerate thing to do!

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  2. Brilliant! by Kingrames · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now nobody can die.

    We know this because it's the law.

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