About my second job

As a bagpiper, I play many gigs.

Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Ontario back-country.

As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost; and being a typical man I didn't stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late.

I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play. The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this homeless man.

And as I played "Amazing Grace," the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept and we all wept together.

When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head hung low, my heart was full.

As I was opening the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "Son of a gun, I never seen nothing like that before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."

Are you serous? That is just creepy.

Sorry, hate to ruin it for everyone, but I don't get it - were you at the wrong place, or was there actually no homeless dude after all?....

Wow.....

This is a joke, people, and a good one.






















Rat, I didn't know you played bagpipes....really, DO YOU?

Rat, I didn't know you played bagpipes....really, DO YOU?

No, and I wouldn't learn unless I really want a divorce. :)



Um, the key to getting the joke here is that septic tanks and coffin vaults are almost identical. I thought most people knew this. Plumbing being mistaken for death = comedy, right? :(

I got it MagicRat

Like I said, sorry, didn't get that one...especially cause there is a thread for 'jokes' and this is in the 'coffee break off-topic', as in usually people's stories.

huh, was almost a heartwarming story i guess.

Hahaha, just funny!

I will try it one day, lol!

thats the shits