I once had t a job as an undertaker's assistant.

One morning he sent me around to the council yard to collect a poor soul who'd passed away.

I left at 10:00 and got back at 13:00.

"Where have you been?" the undertaker demanded, "it should have taken you 20 minutes, not 3 hours!"

"Sorry", I replied, "I had to wait till lunch time before I could tell which one was dead".