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Retired teacher’s pension stopped as provider refuses to believe she is not dead (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] SpicyAnt@mander.xyz 78 points 1 year ago (12 children)

“In November I had received two letters from Teachers’ Pensions asking me euphemistically if I was dead,”

I am curious about how one euphemistically asks someone if they are dead. Any guess?

[–] 520@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Mocking Query: Coorta, Coorta, are you dead yet?

[–] vrojak@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

"I thought you had died of old age."
"Died? No. Became stronger? Yes."

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