Buckle up Geoffs because this week we’re getting into the wild world of doll burials. From posthumous weddings, corpse trafficking, and well…some stuff we can’t say here or we’ll get banned probably. We’ve got an obituary that had us laughing in our coffins, and one for a cool cowboy. Don’t worry, we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminallllllls let’s get into it!
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/04/china-imprisons-men-ghost-marriage-corpse-bride
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37103447
https://listverse.com/2017/11/16/10-cases-of-posthumous-marriage/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_ghost_marriage
https://myend.com/country/japan-death-folklore-doll-marriage/
https://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/3xnmqk/the_best_obituary/
https://www.itsyozine.com/posts/ningyo-kuyo-in-japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokeshi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinamatsuri
https://www.tokyotimes.org/ningyo-kuyo-a-japanese-doll-funeral/
https://nypost.com/2020/09/09/artist-hosts-sex-doll-funerals-for-heartsick-owners/
https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/01/20/the-world-of-victorian-grave-dolls/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/695413343/?terms=%22Joseph%20P.%20Sughrue%22&match=1
