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I recall a while back on the telly
Where they were excavating old World War One troop burial grounds
( can’t recall the reasons)
when they opened up some of the coffins there were scratch marks on the inside coffin lids
so many casualties they made mistakes and assumed some were dead buried them only for them to regain consiousness after being buried
jeez us
Where they were excavating old World War One troop burial grounds
( can’t recall the reasons)
when they opened up some of the coffins there were scratch marks on the inside coffin lids
so many casualties they made mistakes and assumed some were dead buried them only for them to regain consiousness after being buried
jeez us
Saved by the bell comes from the days when some people were buried and chose to have a string from the coffin to a bell above the ground.
Saved by the bell comes from the days when some people were buried and chose to have a string from the coffin to a bell above the ground.
blimey live and learn
I never knew that
the care home has since apologised for the mishandling
Understatement of the day ...
Understatement of the day ...
Saved by the bell comes from the days when some people were buried and chose to have a string from the coffin to a bell above the ground.
I think the saying actually comes from boxing
Not so Andy. It does actually come from olden days when medicine was in its infancy and they didn't always get it right when pronouncing someone was dead.
Some people used to have a string attached to a bell topside and someone would sit vigil at the grave for a number of days and nights in case the bell rung. If it did then the grave was quickly opened and the 'dead' person exhumed. Unfortunately sometimes the bell rung because they had been buried before full rigor mortis had taken place and, as the body stiffened, the muscles would contract causing the string to be pulled and hence ring the bell.
Some people used to have a string attached to a bell topside and someone would sit vigil at the grave for a number of days and nights in case the bell rung. If it did then the grave was quickly opened and the 'dead' person exhumed. Unfortunately sometimes the bell rung because they had been buried before full rigor mortis had taken place and, as the body stiffened, the muscles would contract causing the string to be pulled and hence ring the bell.
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