I hate it when stuff goes mainstream-
Today I went to a ” weird news stories ” site and they have this column where weird stories are happening so often that they’re no longer considered strange OR unusual…
so another one bites the dust-
DARN!
The category of stories of people keeping deceased relatives’ bodies around, based either on fear of losing the relationships or a psychotic belief that the deceased will regenerate (or sometimes, to conceal the death so that government checks keep coming), has been retired.
A funeral parlor in London told The Times in September that it was finally time to bury Annie Lamas, who died 10 years ago but whose body has been kept in the parlor’s cold storage unit by her two adult daughters, who visit almost weekly to chat with her and touch her up. Elder daughter Josephine, 59, was said to make sure Mom’s lipstick is fresh (on a body that has wasted to the point of leathery skin stretched over bones) and place fresh padding on Mom’s stomach cavity. [The Times (London), 9-6-07]
Irregular Bones 
I think the most famous of retained bodies is that of Jermey Bentham, the philosopher responsbile for utilitarianism.
His skeleton can still be found in a glass case inside the entrance to University College London. Decades ago the head fell off, so they made a new one and put the original on the floor by his feet.
That should stay on the unusual list.
Gah!
Once again I innocently hit Irregular Bones after dark.
I hate it when stuff goes mainstream-
That’s how I felt when Depeche Mode released “Personal Jesus”. It was like America found out that I hid my money in my underwear drawer. I had to go elsewhere for security and understanding.
I wasn’t “mine” anymore.
I bet that only makes sense to me…
Hey Charlie…no actually it makes a lot of sense and I’d like to read more about your feelings about this song-
Max…me, Bones what more can I say?
Kitty…you know, all those stories need to stay out of the Main Stream- I’d like to have somethings in this world a mystery
Hey Tony I didn’t know Jeremy’s head fell off!
They sort of skip that part on the history shows I’ve seen- man.
anita marie