Nicola Coughlan talks about working at an optician’s office and how a lot of the elderly patients would miss appointments from passing away so she started checking patients on Ireland’s death notice website ahead of appointments. Her findings: “Nuns are immortal.”
by demimonde9
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I never thought I’d hear a RIP.ie mention on Fauxmoi lmao
Sister Michael?
I’m sure there’s something to be said about living longer because you don’t have a damn husband stressing you out
life without a man, everyone.
One of my friends moved to Ireland last year to join a convent, so do I expect her to outlive me or is this side effect an Irish exclusive?
the Irish sports page is what my grandmother called the obits
Has anyone actually met a nun under the age of 60 though? I’m convinced they just appear at that age and look the same forever.
Lmao! I love her!
She was really good on Taskmaster New Years Treat
I do this – I work in a dental office and anyone who is over 85 gets an obituary check before I call, especially if it’s been 6months to a year. The conversations with family members were happening too often and were just too awkward
https://i.redd.it/iwi4bd97m6yg1.gif
Every day she’s not my wife feels like a waste
Every day she’s not my wife feels like a waste
Life with Jesus and no kids will do it for you.
I worked at an optician when I was in my teens and I always remember someone calling to cancel his wife’s appointment and when he was asked why he said ‘she died’.
It really shook me.
This is so real. I spend a lot of time at Mepkin Abbey in SC and the monks almost always make it to their 90s. Eating clean vegetarian food and living a simple, predictable life is the way.
No husband, no kids, a community of women, spiritual reflection, no worries about housing/insurance/retirement. You don’t have a fancy life or many things, but you are secure, supported and will get taken care of. Every nun I know was also basically immortal.
This is so tragically funny. My neighbours are two retired nuns in their late 80s and they make the same jokes about Jesus being the only man they need.
Once at work I was on the way to a service appointment. Called the number listed, the husband, no answer. Called the secondary number, the wife, she was a little confused so I said “I just called your husband, he didnt answer, so just letting you know I am on my way”. She immediately started yelling at me that her husband was dead, she told my company, stop calling her husband, she ended up balling into the phone.
I got there and she picked back up berating me, I felt so bad I just stood there and took it. She ended up being a very nice lady.
All jokes aside, it’s very thoughtful of her to do this to avoid calling widowed spouses.
She’s so cute beautiful and funny
Oh man, reminds me of my old tax guy. He was a wee odd fella who wore a bolo tie to the office everyday (I assume) and he took a liking to my boyfriend. Well next year he calls and asks where bfs been since he hasn’t responded to his calls. I had to break this poor man’s heart and inform him of his passing…and sorry I have someone else doing my taxes. Double gut punch