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tv star collector · 11-12-2009, 08:19 AM

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - The mayor of a village in
southwest France has threatened residents with severe
punishment if they die, because there is no room left in the
overcrowded cemetery to bury them.

In an ordinance posted in the council offices, Mayor Gerard
Lalanne told the 260 residents of the village of Sarpourenx
that "all persons not having a plot in the cemetery and
wishing to be buried in Sarpourenx are forbidden from dying in
the parish."

It added: "Offenders will be severely punished."

The mayor said he was forced to take drastic action after an
administrative court in the nearby town of Pau ruled in
January that the acquisition of adjoining private land to
extend the cemetery would not be justified.

Lalanne, who celebrated his 70th birthday on Wednesday, and is
standing for election to a seventh term in this month's local
elections, said he was sorry that there had not been a
positive outcome to the dilemma.

"It may be a laughing matter for some, but not for me," he
said.

(Reporting by Claude Canellas, Writing by Andrew Dobbie;
editing by Sami Aboudi)

spunkygirl · 11-12-2009, 01:28 PM

How do you punish a dead person?

bmasters9 · 11-12-2009, 08:48 PM

That's what I'd like to know.

Scoobiedoo30 · 11-12-2009, 09:25 PM

I would like to know that myself as well.

sara · 11-13-2009, 02:14 AM

I'm sure the dead are shaking in their coffins. I mean what are they going to do shoot 'em.

It's like Seinfeld said, "you can't over die, you can't over dry.

11-12-2009, 08:19 AM	#1
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	Severe Punishment BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room left in the overcrowded cemetery to bury them. In an ordinance posted in the council offices, Mayor Gerard Lalanne told the 260 residents of the village of Sarpourenx that "all persons not having a plot in the cemetery and wishing to be buried in Sarpourenx are forbidden from dying in the parish." It added: "Offenders will be severely punished." The mayor said he was forced to take drastic action after an administrative court in the nearby town of Pau ruled in January that the acquisition of adjoining private land to extend the cemetery would not be justified. Lalanne, who celebrated his 70th birthday on Wednesday, and is standing for election to a seventh term in this month's local elections, said he was sorry that there had not been a positive outcome to the dilemma. "It may be a laughing matter for some, but not for me," he said. (Reporting by Claude Canellas, Writing by Andrew Dobbie; editing by Sami Aboudi)

11-12-2009, 09:25 PM	#4
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I would like to know that myself as well.
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sara Member Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2002 Location: grandville michigan Posts: 2,296	I'm sure the dead are shaking in their coffins. I mean what are they going to do shoot 'em. It's like Seinfeld said, "you can't over die, you can't over dry.
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11-12-2009, 01:28 PM	#2
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	How do you punish a dead person?

11-12-2009, 08:48 PM	#3
bmasters9 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 2,550	That's what I'd like to know.