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Man buried with beloved car
The Times of India ^
| 4 April 2007
| The Times of India
Posted on 04/04/2007 9:17:13 AM PDT by CarrotAndStick
KUMBAKONAM: A farmer in a Tamil Nadu village loved his car so dearly that when he died, his relatives decided to bury his old Morris Minor along with him as per his wishes.
Narayanswami, headman of Sivapuram village near Kumbakonam, in southern India died last week at the age of 64. A wealthy farmer with three sons and daughters, he bought his prized Morris Minor in 1958.
According to reports, Narayanswami was spiritually inclined but lavished his affection on his vintage car. He had earlier expressed the wish that he be buried with his car when he died.
When his friends and relatives gathered to bury him on Monday, they decided that the Morris Minor should definitely go with him.
The car was decorated and Narayanswami's body was placed in it.
A huge grave was dug with an excavator and a large crowd gathered to see the master and his machine laid to rest together.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: auto; breaking; chat; farmer; india; weird
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To: nuconvert
That’s what his eyes looked like as the bullets were hitting him.
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posted on
04/04/2007 9:45:36 AM PDT
by
kaboom
To: TommyDale
I finally solved that problem by replacing the $1 standard valve with $4 Mini Cooper valves. Nice solution - how did you figure that out?
To: CarrotAndStick
“Used Cars” w/Kurt Russell and Jack Warden. Funny movie, buried him with his beloved Edsel.
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posted on
04/04/2007 9:48:06 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: CarrotAndStick
Feel sorry for his pallbearers.
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posted on
04/04/2007 9:49:07 AM PDT
by
Millee
(Tagline free since 10/20/06)
To: CarrotAndStick
If the dates are right, he bought the car when he was 15. Odd.
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posted on
04/04/2007 9:49:46 AM PDT
by
Grut
To: BallyBill
I love that movie. Especially when they break into the competition’s lot to film the commercial.
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posted on
04/04/2007 9:50:58 AM PDT
by
mysterio
To: CarrotAndStick
How dare he pollute mother earth with the oil and gasoline thats in that old jalopy???...LOL
I was going to get buried in my 68 Plymouth Roadrunner but my wife made me sell it. Something to do about kids and other expenses
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posted on
04/04/2007 9:54:01 AM PDT
by
Horatio Gates
(Oleoresin capsicum: WOT Protestor tested. Cop approved.)
To: muleskinner
"Nice solution - how did you figure that out?" My cousin first told me, then a nice BMC mechanic and parts man told me that they were identical in sizes. The Cooper valve was sodium-filled and designed for higher temperatures. After that, I never had another problem. That little car would run at 75 mph up Interstate 5 and keep up with all the traffic, still getting great gas mileage. 948cc engine, 4 speed. The biggest problem was when it was 5 years old, I had trouble finding brake shoes for it.
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posted on
04/04/2007 10:11:04 AM PDT
by
TommyDale
("Rudy can win the War on Terror!" Perhaps, but for whose side?)
To: Fierce Allegiance
As opposed to Frank Zappa’s Willie the Pimp...
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posted on
04/04/2007 10:19:08 AM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts...)
To: Bean Counter
"Hot Rats" ? Yeah
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
04/04/2007 10:40:36 AM PDT
by
nothingnew
(I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
To: I Drive Too Fast; stylecouncilor
Wow check out the photo in post #9.
To: digger48
I like how they got the plug in for the barber shop.
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posted on
04/04/2007 11:21:24 AM PDT
by
kenth
(I wish compassionate conservatives were more compassionate to conservatism.)
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To: Squeako
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posted on
04/04/2007 1:41:18 PM PDT
by
Fierce Allegiance
(One fish, two fish, I want to go catch bluefish.)
To: TommyDale
Nice - I could use one now with $3.20 gal for regular.
To: Fierce Allegiance
Whoops! Looks like the image of Willie the Wimp in his Cadillac coffin was from a no-post site. Sorry about that!
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posted on
04/04/2007 4:19:13 PM PDT
by
Squeako
(ACLU: "Only Christians, Boy Scouts and War Memorials are too vile to defend.")
To: CarrotAndStick
Sort of a modern day version of Sati. Better than killing the wife.
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posted on
04/04/2007 4:21:02 PM PDT
by
highlander_UW
(I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
To: Fierce Allegiance
Just thinking that. I bet Stevie would have gotten a kick out of this.
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posted on
04/04/2007 4:27:04 PM PDT
by
Sue Perkick
(...what I was born to do, don't have to think it through.....)
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