Say what?
Resident: I have my death certificate to give you.
Shaun: I'm sorry. I don't think I heard that correctly.
Resident: I want to bring you my death certificate.
Shaun: Your death certificate?
Resident: Yes.
Shaun: I didn't know they issued them early.
Resident: Oh yes. You have to plan ahead so that there are no surprises.
Turns out she meant that she had the deed for her burial plot. "I'm going to be 93 this year. Can you believe it?" she told me. She then flexed her biceps for me to demonstrate her youth and vitality before grabbing her walker to leave.
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That reminds me of the scary ghost in the haunted mansion at disneyland that reminds you to bring your death certificate when you return. I used to be really freaked out by that particular character. (And can you believe I'm willing to admit having frequented disneyland... chalk one up for "the man.")
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