A dying man spent his final year planning a joke, and the people he loved most laughed at his funeral.

Dublin Man's Funeral Joke From Inside His Coffin

Shay Bradley, 44, a Dublin father of four and Irish Defence Forces veteran from Kilnamanagh, died on 8 October 2019 after a three-year cancer battle. He spent a year planning a last joke: at his funeral on 12 October, a hidden Bluetooth speaker played a recording of him knocking from inside the coffin, shouting "let me out, it's dark in here" and asking if that was the priest he could hear. His son Jonathan had recorded the message and told their mother and grandchildren; the priest and most mourners knew nothing. He ended by singing, "Hello, I just called to say goodbye."

Source: Dublin Man's Funeral Joke From Inside His Coffin — r/MadeMeSmile

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