Open Post: Hosted By The Prank Played By An Irish Man At His Funeral
And no, the prank didn’t involve him jumping out of his coffin like, “Blimey! I’m alive,” causing everyone to drop their pint with shock. Irish people drink pints at funerals, right?
No, this joke was both hilarious and oddly sweet. Shay Bradley pre-recorded an audio tape to be played once his body was lowered into the grave. Shay can be heard making a knocking sound and then yelling, “Where the fuck am I? … Let me out, it’s fucking dark in here. … Is that the priest I can hear? … This is Shay, I’m in the box. No, in fucking front of you. I’m dead.”
Shay died on October 8 after battling a long illness. Shay’s son, daughter, and nephew were the only ones who knew about the prank, but they decided to let their mother in on it. via HuffPo
His daughter Andrea Bradley told HuffPost that her father recorded the audio about a year ago — and that no one really knew about it other than her brother Jonathan and her nephew, Ben. Two days before Shay Bradley’s funeral, Jonathan Bradley decided to tell his mom and the rest of his siblings about the prank. He told them that playing the audio at the funeral was his dad’s dying wish.
“He wanted to make sure my mam would be laughing leaving the cemetery, not crying,” Andrea Bradley said of her dad, noting that her parents were childhood sweethearts and were married for 43 years. “And he done just that.”
Here is a picture of the legend himself. My dad, Shay Bradley. It was his dieing wish that we played this at his funeral. What a man…. To make us all laugh when we were incredibly sad….. He was some man for one man…. Love you forever Poppabear #Shayslastlaugh pic.twitter.com/YkG2ecKAaL
— Andrea (@Andrea36496119) October 13, 2019
When he started singing, ““Hello again, hello. Hello, I just called to say goodbye,” from his grave, my eyes became allergic to themselves and water started pouring out. The fact that he wanted his wife of 43 years to have a last laugh makes me wish for a love that would end in someone cursing from an audio recording in their grave.
I know I’m not organized enough to pull off such a stunt. Mine would just be a recording of me going, “Is this on? Is it recording? God damn it. Now I’m not doing it. Let me die in peace you selfish dickbags.”
This prank is also genius, because I’m sure some internet trolls will have something nasty to say about it, and guess who doesn’t have to listen to the bitching and moaning? The dead guy.
Good for him! Rest in sweet, funny, peace, Shay Bradley.
Pic: Twitter