Dying for an Invite
Yesterday, I was opening our mail not really paying a whole lot of attention when I find an invite for a reception for John Morris. (Disclaimer: My husband and I know John & Cindy through our children’s school. We think they are really nice people and have attended John’s open house several months ago.) There was the invite and the reply card. The reply card was the usual – how many people are coming, can’t attend but will contribute, contribute for signs, ads, mailings, etc. Then for campaign finance purposes it asks for your name, address, occupation and employer. Not knowing if my husband wants to attend or not I am about to start filling out the name and address section. I flip over the envelope to see if it is address to Brad or Bradley when I discover that the invite is not addressed to us. It is addressed to the lady who lived in our house before we did (we have lived here 9 years). Did I also mention that she has been dead for almost 10 years? Now I really want to fill out the comment card:
Name: Mrs. M.J.C.
Address: insert random cemetary address
Occupation: Landscaper
Then I’d write a little note:
I regret that I am unable to attend and contribute. Landscaping has been slow, considering I’ve been fertilizing the same plot for almost ten years and I have no new business. Considering that I haven’t voted in at least 9 years (or have I?), I am really surprised that you dug up my name and former address. As much as I am dying to attend, I really must decline.
Dig Ya Later,
Mrs. M.J.C.
I did end up calling John Morris’ campaign office and letting them know that they are inviting dead people to the reception. They are taking Mrs. M.J.C off their list and letting her rest in peace!
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November 20, 2007 9:38 pm
Kevin Lowe, November 20, 2007 @ 11:13 pm
Okay, it’s official: You’ll be going directly to hell (Do not pass go; do not collect $200). Of course, you’ll probably run into me and a good number of my friends when you get there.
Very funny.
Todd, November 21, 2007 @ 6:51 am
Reminds me of a time when someone called, asking for my dad (who had died years before), to try and sell him a cemetery plot. He was told my dad wasn’t available right now but that he had already bought a plot. They asked he’d consider selling it and buying one they were offering. They were told that my dad “was rather attached and committed to it.”
jenjw4, November 21, 2007 @ 11:16 am
Wow, Your dead predecessor has been invited to more holiday parties than I have been….
jadedgirl, November 21, 2007 @ 2:58 pm
LOL…classic.
East Bluff Barbie, November 21, 2007 @ 3:03 pm
My favorite piece of dead old lady mail we every got was the catalog of horse tranquilizers. I am assuming she either had a horse or really knew how to party!
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