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Dead Serious

News from the

Daily Mail

:

What a way to go! The latest thing in coffins are giant coffins in the form of everyday

objects. A chap in England named Colin Liddell ordered a giant cork with corkscrew.

Others have ordered a handbell, a narrow boat, and a kite.

The coffins are produced by

Vic Fearn Company,

Nottingham, England. The

price of going out in such a

coffin - 4 to 5,000 pounds.

They also have produced a

guitar coffin as well as an

egg, a bell, a skateboard and

a dumpster.

David Crampton, Director of

the Firm says

―

A lot of

people buy coffins (as)

pieces of furniture: coffee

tables, hi-fi cabinets,

bedroom furniture, blankets,

gallery benches. The idea is

you have a seat in your

home and you say to your

friends 'do you tempt fate,

would you like to sit on a

coffin?'.

‖

David himself wants a coffin that is a dance shoe

―

because as well as being a coffin

maker I'm a ballroom dance teacher,

‖

he reveals.

Courtesy of David Rock.