NPR: Linkfest: Chilean Man Wakes Up at His Wake

Linkfest: Chilean Man Wakes Up at His Wake

In recent world news: "SANTIAGO (AFP) -- An 81-year-old man in the small Chilean village of Angol shocked his grieving relatives by waking up in his coffin at his own wake, local media said on Sunday."

I'm not exactly sure how local doctors or the family could prepare a man for his wake without taking a pulse. Well, we all know what they say about assumptions...

It's the BPP's Ramble.

Chilean man wakes up at his wake/ Bode Miller wins 28th World Cup title/ Introducing females to the Smurf commune/ New computer translates dog barks

Will Hoffman

6:40 AM ET | 01-21-2008 | permalink

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