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		"I'm not dead - I think I'll go for a walk" - old lady finds out she's legally dead (thelocal.se)		50
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OtherLittleGuy		2012-03-29 09:41:42 AM

WALKER!

/Lori, where's Carl/
//goddammit!

Mugato		2012-03-29 10:07:41 AM

Was it for tax purposes?

cgraves67		2012-03-29 10:47:33 AM

Get on the cart, old lady!

DarwiOdrade		2012-03-29 10:47:37 AM

She's not fooling anyone.

Oldiron_79		2012-03-29 10:49:18 AM

You can't even take a nap in a ditch these days without people declaring you this and that

/probably not obscure

zobear		2012-03-29 10:49:31 AM

She'll be stone dead in a moment.

UtileDysfunktion		2012-03-29 10:49:44 AM

Had this happen to my sister in California. She was telling me how incredibly difficult it was to try and convince people, especially at the State government level, that you're still very much alive.

ihatedumbpeople		2012-03-29 10:53:06 AM

go commit a crime. they'll clear that crap up quick.

strangeguitar		2012-03-29 10:53:13 AM

I don't have time to click the link.

I have to go to the Robinsons'. They've lost 9 today.

Dalek Caan's doomed mistress		2012-03-29 10:54:54 AM

UtileDysfunktion: Had this happen to my sister in California. She was telling me how incredibly difficult it was to try and convince people, especially at the State government level, that you're still very much alive.

It's happened to me as well. It's a very bizarre and frustrating experience.

pjbreeze		2012-03-29 10:55:20 AM

I feel happy!

libranoelrose		2012-03-29 10:55:36 AM

I have nothing to add to this discussion. I'm only posting because Fark keeps logging me out and I'm tired of logging back in every time I refresh the page.

Tiiba		2012-03-29 10:56:26 AM

Sprachkundige		2012-03-29 10:58:27 AM

Does not approve.

Torqueknot		2012-03-29 10:58:58 AM

"should I pay my taxes"

If there is one thing you can never do it is to deny Uncle Sugar his scratch.

/or whatever them foreigners call thier gov'ment

vexle		2012-03-29 10:59:28 AM

Dalek Caan's doomed mistress: UtileDysfunktion: Had this happen to my sister in California. She was telling me how incredibly difficult it was to try and convince people, especially at the State government level, that you're still very much alive.

It's happened to me as well. It's a very bizarre and frustrating experience.

It's a lot less bizarre when you look at it from their perspective. What's overwhelmingly more likely: that you actually were mistakenly declared dead, or that you're committing any one of several types of fraud?

funzyr		2012-03-29 11:01:06 AM

Does this mean she's a zombie? I wish I had my zombie survival pack with me.

Harry Freakstorm		2012-03-29 11:02:00 AM

Hey honey. You know when the priest said "until death do us part"? Well, read this letter and consider us parted. Not my idea, of course. It must be God's will or something.

I'll be at the nudie bar buying some other girl half a house.

suid		2012-03-29 11:02:23 AM

Not Impressed. (new window)

/Perhaps she could become an honorary member..

Guns n' Farkin Roses		2012-03-29 11:06:35 AM

ihatedumbpeople: go commit a crime. they'll clear that crap up quick.

You don't think the "I couldn't have robbed that bank your Honor; I was dead at the time." defense will hold up on court?

LoneCoon		2012-03-29 11:09:21 AM

Harry Freakstorm: Hey honey. You know when the priest said "until death do us part"? Well, read this letter and consider us parted. Not my idea, of course. It must be God's will or something.

I'll be at the nudie bar buying some other girl half a house.

That's an interesting conundrum. If someone is legally dead, you have the legal right to execute their will. Does marriage terminate upon issuance of a death certificate? Free divorce then. I can see this being used against a hated spouse quite effectively to get rid of them and their effects.

hitlersbrain		2012-03-29 11:15:56 AM

Mugato: Was it for tax purposes?

damn...

hitlersbrain		2012-03-29 11:17:37 AM

I guess she was only 'mostly dead'. Gotta wait before going through her pockets for loose change.

Cybernetic		2012-03-29 11:19:18 AM

Sprachkundige: [thetvaddict.com image 385x288]

Does not approve.

Holy crap. I just started watching that series yesterday on Netflix. I had never heard of it until it showed up in the menu.

Oldiron_79		2012-03-29 11:23:18 AM

ihatedumbpeople: go commit a crime. they'll clear that crap up quick.

As much of a PITA as I've always heard it is to get delared legally undead (like months of calling every govt agency known to man and them basically telling you to go pound sand and assuming you are a fraudster) I think I'd immediately go commit a misdemenor crime if I was legally dead so that they would clear things up and redeclare me alive immediately

R.A.Danny		2012-03-29 11:24:56 AM

LoneCoon: Harry Freakstorm: Hey honey. You know when the priest said "until death do us part"? Well, read this letter and consider us parted. Not my idea, of course. It must be God's will or something.

I'll be at the nudie bar buying some other girl half a house.

That's an interesting conundrum. If someone is legally dead, you have the legal right to execute their will. Does marriage terminate upon issuance of a death certificate? Free divorce then. I can see this being used against a hated spouse quite effectively to get rid of them and their effects.

To a larger degree, would it be murder to put a .45 slug in a legally dead person's head or will there be some kind of mutilating a corpse charge?

humanshrapnel		2012-03-29 11:26:04 AM

Subby?

The_Original_Roxtar		2012-03-29 11:29:11 AM

OtherLittleGuy: WALKER!

/Lori, where's Carl/
//goddammit!

not in the house, that's for sure.
www.rockpapercynic.com

/can't wait for next season

Dalek Caan's doomed mistress		2012-03-29 11:31:32 AM

vexle: Dalek Caan's doomed mistress: UtileDysfunktion: Had this happen to my sister in California. She was telling me how incredibly difficult it was to try and convince people, especially at the State government level, that you're still very much alive.

It's happened to me as well. It's a very bizarre and frustrating experience.

It's a lot less bizarre when you look at it from their perspective. What's overwhelmingly more likely: that you actually were mistakenly declared dead, or that you're committing any one of several types of fraud?

Well, in my particular case the issue was that I hadn't tried to convince anyone I was living for several years after being declared dead because I didn't know I had been declared dead. I was a minor at the time, so I didn't really do a lot of legal paperwork. Thankfully the fact that I was enrolled in school and still getting immunizations, as well as school photos, cleared up the mess within in a year, but it was not a fun year.

Let it be known: one small slip at a financial firm and things will hit the fan. In my case the firm had declared me dead and said that my mother was my beneficiary instead of the other way around. My mother's death certificate (when they kept insisting she was alive) helped a lot with the issue as well.

/oddly enough, the firm in question always bends over backwards when I call about anything and everything
//no, I didn't sue them

R.A.Danny		2012-03-29 11:32:44 AM

The_Original_Roxtar: OtherLittleGuy: WALKER!

/Lori, where's Carl/
//goddammit!

not in the house, that's for sure.
[www.rockpapercynic.com image 520x838]
/can't wait for next season

Stolen

R.A.Danny		2012-03-29 11:33:21 AM

R.A.Danny: The_Original_Roxtar: OtherLittleGuy: WALKER!

/Lori, where's Carl/
//goddammit!

not in the house, that's for sure.
[www.rockpapercynic.com image 520x838]
/can't wait for next season

Stolen

I mean, I just stole it.

Jixa		2012-03-29 11:43:27 AM

I feel happy!

ihatedumbpeople		2012-03-29 11:44:18 AM

Oldiron_79: ihatedumbpeople: go commit a crime. they'll clear that crap up quick.

As much of a PITA as I've always heard it is to get delared legally undead (like months of calling every govt agency known to man and them basically telling you to go pound sand and assuming you are a fraudster) I think I'd immediately go commit a misdemenor crime if I was legally dead so that they would clear things up and redeclare me alive immediately

yeah, i wasn't 100% joking. do something illegal, and they'll figure out your status real quick. Can't prosecute/fine/arrest a dead person, can they? ;-) Heck, don't pay your taxes for one year. They'll make damn sure they get that paperwork pushed through FAST.

amindtat		2012-03-29 11:45:38 AM

Last year a friend of mine was declared dead by Social Security when his son with the same name (except he was "III" vs. "Jr.") died. So on top of grieving and arranging a funeral, he also had to spend about 3 weeks getting the mix-up straightened out. It's too bad Social Security doesn't have some sort of unique number identifier for individuals to prevent these things from happening.

Nana's Vibrator		2012-03-29 11:48:25 AM

I think I'll go for a walk outside now. The summer sun's calling my name.

SuperChuck		2012-03-29 11:50:46 AM

Jonathan Swift approves

GoldDude		2012-03-29 11:56:21 AM

ihatedumbpeople: Oldiron_79: ihatedumbpeople: go commit a crime. they'll clear that crap up quick.

As much of a PITA as I've always heard it is to get delared legally undead (like months of calling every govt agency known to man and them basically telling you to go pound sand and assuming you are a fraudster) I think I'd immediately go commit a misdemenor crime if I was legally dead so that they would clear things up and redeclare me alive immediately

yeah, i wasn't 100% joking. do something illegal, and they'll figure out your status real quick. Can't prosecute/fine/arrest a dead person, can they? ;-) Heck, don't pay your taxes for one year. They'll make damn sure they get that paperwork pushed through FAST.

Go into the government office in person, and punch the government bureaucrat in the face. Tell them to figure out who just broke their nose.

Madaynun		2012-03-29 11:57:56 AM

wait until her family has to prove she's dead.

img src="http://www.thelocal.se/images/gallery/2340/24337.354.532.jpg">

CygnusDarius		2012-03-29 12:23:21 PM

DarwiOdrade: She's not fooling anyone.

She's says it's not dead, so I can't get her on the cart.

/It's against regulations

doubled99		2012-03-29 12:30:01 PM

clerical errors are so entertaining!

offmymeds		2012-03-29 12:30:54 PM

The_Original_Roxtar		2012-03-29 12:35:26 PM

this guy might be to blame
box30d.persiangig.com

timharrod		2012-03-29 12:59:35 PM

I am not dead yet
I can dance and I can sing
I am not dead yet
I can do the highland fling

I am not dead yet
No need to go to bed
No need to call the doctor
'Cause I'm not yet dead

/yes, it was like that

M-G		2012-03-29 01:02:19 PM

/hot

cynicalbastard		2012-03-29 01:31:44 PM

If only there were a TV series that might have extra parts for dead people that liked to go for a walk.

utsagrad123		2012-03-29 02:50:17 PM

brantgoose		2012-03-29 02:59:46 PM

Computer says "no". (Ha! I found an unexpected British Comedy reference without resorting to the Spanish Inquisition reference*.)

***

Actually, pre-mature legal death is a very common and serious problem in this Vale of Tears, especially in India, where people's family members will declare them legally dead at the drop of an eyelid in order to get their needy greedy hands on their property.

There's an organization, founded by a legally dead man, for the legally dead. The fight to prove that you are not dead or impersonating a dead person can take years, decades even. Presumably bureaucratic and police records are so incomplete and difficult to obtain that you can have a devil of a time proving that you are you. You'd think that fingerprints, etc., would be available for anybody with property, but in India, a lot of people have only a tiny amount of property or income--most would be small farmers, shop owners, Ma and Pa industrial operations, etc.

*Oddly enough, everybody expects the Spanish Inquisition reference.

wambu		2012-03-29 10:33:41 PM

If I found out I wasn't dead, the first thing I would do is get laid.

/but that's just me

MsTamany		2012-03-30 02:44:30 PM

When I was a young teenager, we lived in Holland. Dad got several letters in the mail from the housing authority informing us that we did not live at the address they had reached us at, and that the housing authority was going to lease the house out from under us, since we did not live there. He'd get this letter about three or four tiems a year, and have to go down to the housing authority offices with all sorts of proof that we lived where they had mailed to us. By the time they had gotten it straighened out, we were about to go back to the States. Beurocracy at it's best, huh?