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A bad time to call

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You know how cellphones always seem to ring at the most inopportune moments? Well it can’t get more inopportune than this:

A Belgium newspaper, Gazet van Antwerpen is reporting that the family of a recently deceased motorcyclist are suing the funeral firm they chose, after the dead mans cell phone started ringing – from inside the coffin…

The night before the funeral, the family gathered at the undertakers for a final private farewell, when they heard the sound of his cellphone ringing from within the sealed coffin. Several distressed members of the family had to leave the funeral home whilst staff rushed to remove the cell phone.

The family is suing the funeral home for negligence, but what we really want to know is, who was calling?

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