Stiffies at sea
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Talking to someone who's just returned home from a cruise ship.
Seems they take 14 coffins on board for a world cruise, as that's the average number of passengers who snuff it on board.
Is this true...?
A crew man asked if she noticed the ship stop in the night.
She said no, why did we stop?
To take off the bodies.
She asked what happens when more than 14 croak. He said they stack the excess stiffs in the ice cream freezer.
Ho hum...
Seems they take 14 coffins on board for a world cruise, as that's the average number of passengers who snuff it on board.
Is this true...?
A crew man asked if she noticed the ship stop in the night.
She said no, why did we stop?
To take off the bodies.
She asked what happens when more than 14 croak. He said they stack the excess stiffs in the ice cream freezer.
Ho hum...
mybrainhurts said:
Talking to someone who's just returned home from a cruise ship.
Seems they take 14 coffins on board for a world cruise, as that's the average number of passengers who snuff it on board.
Is this true...?
A crew man asked if she noticed the ship stop in the night.
She said no, why did we stop?
To take off the bodies.
She asked what happens when more than 14 croak. He said they stack the excess stiffs in the ice cream freezer.
Ho hum...
I can believe plenty of people do croak it on cruises. Mainly due to the average age of the holiday maker. Seems they take 14 coffins on board for a world cruise, as that's the average number of passengers who snuff it on board.
Is this true...?
A crew man asked if she noticed the ship stop in the night.
She said no, why did we stop?
To take off the bodies.
She asked what happens when more than 14 croak. He said they stack the excess stiffs in the ice cream freezer.
Ho hum...
I do doubt there is use of an ice cream freezer for bodies though.
mybrainhurts said:
Talking to someone who's just returned home from a cruise ship.
Seems they take 14 coffins on board for a world cruise, as that's the average number of passengers who snuff it on board.
Is this true...?
A crew man asked if she noticed the ship stop in the night.
She said no, why did we stop?
To take off the bodies.
She asked what happens when more than 14 croak. He said they stack the excess stiffs in the ice cream freezer.
Ho hum...
That's bad news if your name is Ellen McArthur cos it makes your odd of surviving pretty long.Seems they take 14 coffins on board for a world cruise, as that's the average number of passengers who snuff it on board.
Is this true...?
A crew man asked if she noticed the ship stop in the night.
She said no, why did we stop?
To take off the bodies.
She asked what happens when more than 14 croak. He said they stack the excess stiffs in the ice cream freezer.
Ho hum...
mybrainhurts said:
Seems they take 14 coffins on board for a world cruise, as that's the average number of passengers who snuff it on board.
Interesting. Maybe I could skulk around sleeping in chairs until a cabin becomes available? It should be free as it's already been paid for 
NB: I think you mean 'stiffs' not 'stiffies'... sort of mutually exclusive really...
Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 8th April 19:13
My inlaws go cruising (the ocean liner type of cruising) and FIL mentioned that a fair number of the passengers look ready to croak any moment as they're loaded on board, often with all sorts of medical equipment.
Apparently the bigger ships have fully equipped operating theatres but he was wondering how the heck these people can get travel insurance.
Apparently the bigger ships have fully equipped operating theatres but he was wondering how the heck these people can get travel insurance.
Simpo Two said:
NB: I think you mean 'stiffs' not 'stiffies'... sort of mutually exclusive really...
I typed Stiffs, but this seemed rather stark, so adopted a softer and, I feel, more respectful, tone with the word stiffie....This is not the only word with dual meaning, sir. So there...
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