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@fmf saidMy condolences.
My uncle, Brendan McMorrow, passed away yesterday at the grand old age of 85. He was a kindly soul, the owner of a tractor [which he used for freelance work], and one of County Leitrim's foremost poachers.
In the 1970's he would take me to the River Bonet to go fly fishing and sometimes to catch fish illegally with a tennis net stretched across the river at a narrow point. I ...[text shortened]... man, he took great delight in his nephews and nieces turning up from Over The Water in the Summers.
But I can't keep myself from commenting with words. Apparently, you have little in common with your uncle, word-wise. You can fish words by the ton, without use of a tennis net. Or without the inter-net, I suppose.
Many times, in reading your comments, I have to run to the dictionary. Which makes me lugubrious. You could have just said, "a sad looking old man, since he was of a few words. Or if he talked a lot, you would have said, "a sad sounding old man."
I had to run to my dictionary, just to read the eulogy of your childless uncle.
I'm just trying to cheer you up, in case you are lugubrious on account of your uncle's passing. He must have been a very colorful person, and fun to be with.
I lost an uncle in 1992, and he was just shy of reaching 85. I'm still grieving, because he was very special to me too, of few words, and also childless. He too treated me like a son, and I treated him like a father. And I'm not making this up, believe me, as I'm ready to swear on his grave, if you ask me to.
Who ever heard of fishing for flies?
Cheer up! They say he's gone to a better place, as a cheerful soul. I'm sure he was also a man of faith. He'll show you the best fishing spots when you, one day, go over there, as we all eventually do. But I hope for me and you it will not be too soon. I don't know about you, but I still have at least a dozen years before reaching my uncle's age. I'll settle for that many, God willing.
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@fmf saidYou may also have my condolences for your misunderstanding, and lack of sense of humor. I thought that anyone who cared so much for an uncle, would surely be grieving at the loss. Where I come from, at funerals there is not only crying but also laughing.
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Stick it in your ear, PettyTalk. Your drivel is unwelcome.
The laughing serves to lessen the grief, and also to celebrate death, knowing that we go to rest in peace, away from all the turmoil of living. I was, as I said, trying to cheer you up from any possible grieving you were/are going through.
I take no responsibility for your misunderstanding, as I stated the purpose for the additions to my condolences. And I was also giving you a side compliment for your expertise with the vocabulary.
I related the coincidence we share in uncles. And if you care, which I believe you won't, I can give you the number of the plot, name of the cemetery, and the name of my uncle. You can verify date of birth and date of death too, if you look it up, online. It's not far to go for the truth, in this case.
@fmf saidfmf, It appears you have bit off more than you can chew in this verbal exchange. 🙂
@PettyTalk
Stick it in your ear, PettyTalk. Your drivel is unwelcome.
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@very-rusty saidMost, but not all, who participate in the threads in the GF try to make sure that anything “bit off” is no more than they can chew.
fmf, It appears you have bit off more than you can chew in this verbal exchange. 🙂
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@pettytalk saidPearls before swine. That's all you need to know.
You may also have my condolences for your misunderstanding, and lack of sense of humor. I thought that anyone who cared so much for an uncle, would surely be grieving at the loss. Where I come from, at funerals there is not only crying but also laughing.
The laughing serves to lessen the grief, and also to celebrate death, knowing that we go to rest in peace, away from a ...[text shortened]... th and date of death too, if you look it up, online. It's not far to go for the truth, in this case.
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@great-big-stees saidBut sometimes, accidents happen.
Most, but not all, who participate in the threads in the GF try to make sure that anything “bit off” is no more than they can chew.
@pettytalk saidIn my experience I find it’s kinder to just offer a few words of condolence rather than give someone, you don’t personally know, some sort of analysis?
My condolences.
But I can't keep myself from commenting with words. Apparently, you have little in common with your uncle, word-wise. You can fish words by the ton, without use of a tennis net. Or without the inter-net, I suppose.
Many times, in reading your comments, I have to run to the dictionary. Which makes me lugubrious. You could have just said, "a sad loo ...[text shortened]... have at least a dozen years before reaching my uncle's age. I'll settle for that many, God willing.
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@pettytalk saidWhy are you mocking another poster’s account of the passing of a relative?
You may also have my condolences for your misunderstanding, and lack of sense of humor. I thought that anyone who cared so much for an uncle, would surely be grieving at the loss. Where I come from, at funerals there is not only crying but also laughing.
The laughing serves to lessen the grief, and also to celebrate death, knowing that we go to rest in peace, away from a ...[text shortened]... th and date of death too, if you look it up, online. It's not far to go for the truth, in this case.
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@divegeester saidWhy are you dragging this thread off-topic?
Why are you mocking another poster’s account of the passing of a relative?
@drewnogal saidVery wise Drew.
In my experience I find it’s kinder to just offer a few words of condolence rather than give someone, you don’t personally know, some sort of analysis?