Next to the model, which is about two and a half feet long, was a notice:
"This is a model of a motorcycle hearse. If you would like to use the full-size version please ask inside."
I went in and asked why they'd put the notice up and this was what they said:
"First people came in and asked whether it was a hearse for a baby." No, I think not, for considering the size of the model, it would need a child to drive the thing and so I assumed they just weren't thinking and it was just a 'one-off', but no, upon asking further it transpired that they had received quite a few enquiries.
Now only that but other people came in and asked whether it was a hearse for pet funerals, after all it'd accomodate a Budgie, Hamster or Guinea Pig - and at a push (a big push) you might be able to get a Jack Russell in! Just need Bubbles the trained Marmoset to drive the thing (now there's a marketing idea - a pet funeral driven by a minkey! What's that you say Bubbles, it's already been done!
The undertakers had received so many diverse requests that they'd needed the notice to stop the people coming in, only they hadn't and as I left, another lady came in and asked whether the hearse was a special one for ashes! (another great marketing idea perhaps?)
I love it when people are much more [insert word] that one could ever give them credit for!
Mind you, would be great for sending your Action Man or barbie off to their final resting place - bet they never thought of that.
Thank you Paul for ten minute's entertainment today.
Pax
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