Obituary (1981)

[miss-warina.livejournal.com]

I think this is epic because of the typing mistake. But this is more an obituary notice than an actual ad, so I'm not sure if that's allowed.

Anyway, any problems let me know and I'll take it down  =)

"It is with pleasure that the board of directors and employees of TERRAFOTO S/A
report the death of their colleague

ENGINEER SERGIO DA
COSTA SAMPAIO.

To him our last homages."

Comments

[write-light.livejournal.com]

What would have been the right word / what were they going for?

[miss-warina.livejournal.com]

It should have been desprazer instead of prazer.
Desprazer: displeasure
Prazer: pleasure =)

[laurel-hardy.livejournal.com]

Paging Dr. Freud!

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Tristeza (sorrow) would be the usual term.

[hannahsarah.livejournal.com]

Naw, Serg was a rat bastard. He had it coming!

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Eu não estou de acordo.

[laurel-hardy.livejournal.com]

Well, if it has to go I'm glad I saw it before it went.

[teamrodent.livejournal.com]

"See tomorrow's paper for details regarding dances on DaCosta Sampaio's grave."

[missdimple.livejournal.com]

Epic. :)

[misstia]

nah, it's okay!! rules are ALWAYS meant to be broken and this is awesome! :)

[beetle-breath.livejournal.com]

haha

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Radio stations in the Caribbean used to do death notices. It could be that they still do. The usual formula was to begin "We regret to announce the death of..." A rookie announcer in Trinidad in the early 1970s(with whom I was later to be acquainted) who is now the artistic director of a theatre company in a major North American city began his first such announcement with the words "We are pleased to announce the deaths of..."

This was part of a magazine profile on him. I asked him about it and he said that the programme director called him in and told him "We are never pleased about anyone's death!"

[hannahsarah.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it could have been written by Oscar Wilde or Mark Twain!