‘Dead’ man returns home to find family about to hold his funeral

[webfact]

Picture: Sanook

 

When Sangat or "Laan" aged 35 returned home after a few days helping his mate in the fields he was in for a bit of a shock. 

 

To say nothing of his relatives.

 

What were all these tents and all these people doing, he wondered.

 

Why all this food? he thought, as he parked his motorcycle and prepared to unload a load of grass he had carted back for his buffalo.

 

On going in the house in Sa Bua sub-district all was revealed.

 

There was his picture next to his coffin. All he could think to say as shocked relatives looked on was:

 

"Nee goo tai laew ler?" 

 

I rough translation might be....<deleted>, have I died then?

 

Clearly the man who was described as a habitual drunkard in a Facebook post was very much still in the land of the living. 

 

There had been a terrible accident late at night near the village and a man's head was mangled by a ten wheel truck.

 

The corpse was unrecognisable but Phairat, 61, Laan's dad was sure that the tattoo on the arm of the victim meant this was his son who had been missing for three days. 

 

The police released the corpse and everything was arranged for the funeral.

 

After Laan returned, the coffin was taken back to the hospital where it was discovered that the real deceased was 35 year old Wuthichai who also had failed to return home that night.

 

Pathum, his elder sister told Sanook, that early fears it was him were dismissed after Laan's family claimed the dead body as their own.

 

She later identified it as her brother from marks on his hand and feet.

 

Meanwhile Sanook reported that Phairat - who had received 70,000 baht in funeral expenses - was returning the money and making merit for the real victim who came from another part of the sub-district. 

 

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[petermik]

Another miracle and lucky lottery numbers will follow.....

[RichardColeman]

5 minutes ago, petermik said:

Another miracle and lucky lottery numbers will follow.....

Be even more of a miracle if the woman who claimed the body second has a visit from her brother on his funeral day

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

rough translation might be....<deleted>, have I died then?

 

Or as Jimi Hendrix once sang

" woke up this morning and found myself dead " .. 

[chickenslegs]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

I rough translation might be....<deleted>, have I died then?

I thought we were not allowed to say <deleted>.

[ThailandRyan]

13 minutes ago, petermik said:

Another miracle and lucky lottery numbers will follow.....

quick what day did he not die, and what is his birthday.  Was there a number on the casket, and how many monks were there......I see 352......

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

I thought we were not allowed to say <deleted>.

<deleted><deleted><deleted><deleted><deleted>would be okay if we knew what the <deleted><deleted> meant....however i have just <deleted> myself.

Edited June 4, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[edwinchester]

2 hours ago, petermik said:

Another miracle and lucky lottery numbers will follow.....

I'm seeing 285

[Ralf001]

Did they tell Laan he had to pony up for the expenses outlaid for his funeral ?

[hotchilli]

Amazing Thailand.

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Did they tell Laan he had to pony up for the expenses outlaid for his funeral ?

 

Did you read the story?

[Ralf001]

30 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Did you read the story?

 

Why would I do that, did you ?

Edited June 4, 2021 by Ralf001

[Bangkok Barry]

20 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

50 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Did you read the story?

 

Why would I do that, did you ?

Edited 15 minutes ago by Ralf001

 

To answer your bizarre questions, because then you wouldn't ask a question that is answered in the story, and yes I did.
Meanwhile Sanook reported that Phairat (that's his father) - who had received 70,000 baht in funeral expenses - was returning the money and making merit for the real victim who came from another part of the sub-district. 

Edited June 4, 2021 by Bangkok Barry

[Ralf001]

12 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

To answer your bizarre questions, because then you wouldn't ask a question that is answered in the story, and yes I did.
Meanwhile Sanook reported that Phairat (that's his father) - who had received 70,000 baht in funeral expenses - was returning the money and making merit for the real victim who came from another part of the sub-district. 

You feel my question was bizarre ?

 

 

 

[Bangkok Barry]

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

You feel my question was bizarre ?

 

 

 

Yes, because asking why you would read a story before commenting is bizarre. If you don't understand that then you need help.

[Ralf001]

Just now, Bangkok Barry said:

Yes, because asking why you would read a story before commenting is bizarre. If you don't understand that then you need help.

Do  you need a hug ?

[Bangkok Barry]

Just now, Ralf001 said:

Do  you need a hug ?

I'm not responding any further to a moron.

[Ralf001]

Just now, Bangkok Barry said:

I'm not responding any further to a moron.

Thankyou as clearly you have lost your sense of humour.... I cannot deal  with people like that.

[Sydebolle]

You simply cannot make up such stories .......

21st century? Some light years away, me thinks! 

[The Hammer2021]

On 6/4/2021 at 12:20 PM, Justgrazing said:

 

Or as Jimi Hendrix once sang

" woke up this morning and found myself dead " .. 

I believe  that old blues lyrics predates Hendrix by 40 years