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@[email protected] to Not The [email protected]English • 2 years ago

Retired teacher’s pension stopped as provider refuses to believe she is not dead

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Retired teacher’s pension stopped as provider refuses to believe she is not dead

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Payments halted four times and left Eileen McGrath without income over Christmas
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    “In November I had received two letters from Teachers’ Pensions asking me euphemistically if I was dead,”

    I am curious about how one euphemistically asks someone if they are dead. Any guess?

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        deleted by creator

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          Check box, yes or no…

    • @[email protected]OP
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      49•2 years ago

      We are writing to enquire as to the current status of your mitochondria.

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        They continue to be the powerhouse of the cell

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          Mighty Mitochondria

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      Did you recently (or less recently) stop breathing for more than 10 minutes, and if so, are you or not a professional freediver?

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      23•2 years ago

      “Hey Sanka! You dead?”

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        “Naah maaan!”

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      Mocking Query: Coorta, Coorta, are you dead yet?

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        “I thought you had died of old age.”
        “Died? No. Became stronger? Yes.”

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      • Is anybody there?

      • No.

      • Ok, that’s good. For a moment I thought there could be a could be a stabby knife murderer hiding in the closet.

      • Nope, there’s no one here.

      You can guess how the story ends…

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