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            It is time for another story of uncontrollable laughter! This one also takes place during a funeral. My great aunt died my junior year of high school and I had to go the funeral because that is what my mom decided our family was doing. I was not really excited about the idea because: 1) It was a funeral and 2) I had only ever had met her once and so I didn’t know her that well. We went, nonetheless. I did not intend on laughing at the funeral, but it happened all the same.
            It was the part of the funeral when they invite everyone up to the coffin to say your last goodbyes. Now, normally in the background of this time the funeral home (or wherever the funeral is happening) will paly a song in the background. This makes the room less awkward because without it you’re just a bunch of people whispering to a dead person. This is still happening, but at least this way you can’t hear the other people’s whispers. Anyway, the song is usually soft and instrumental and if there are lyrics they typically will play the song quietly. This was not the case for my great aunt’s funeral.
            Nope, someone in my family decided that the best song to play for this occasion was “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. Hilarious! My brothers and I could not stop laughing. We were just standing there; someone said “She’s looks so peaceful”, and boom, “A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh In the jungle, the mighty jungle The lion sleeps tonight!”  It was the funniest funeral ever.

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