Stupid Pop Culture News: the REAL "Weekend at Bernie's"

Ok, so these stories might be old news, but they are so ridiculous, hilarious and morbid at the same time that it simply must be shared. Apparently, last month, two British women tried to smuggle a dead relative onto a flight out of England. According to IGN.com, "the dynamic, death-ignoring duo plopped a 91-year-old man into a wheelchair, gave him a pair of shades and tried to push him aboard a plane," a la the 1989 comedy movie Weekend at Bernie's. Apparently, they ensured wary unlookers that he was simply asleep and not dead. The full report from Fox News goes as follows:

"The suspects pushed the 91-year-old man in a wheelchair and covered his face with sunglasses during a bid to board him on their flight to Berlin, sources said. The women, aged 41 and 66, were said to have protested that the deceased was merely asleep when probed by officials Saturday at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.It is believed the pair somehow managed to ferry the corpse in a taxi from their home in Oldham, northwestern England, to the terminal. But the alleged attempt to smuggle the body to Germany was foiled after airport staff started asking questions. 'Police at Liverpool John Lennon Airport were alerted to the death of a 91-year-old man in the terminal building,' a police spokesman said. 'Two women aged 41 and 66 were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death. They have been released on bail until June 1, 2010. The coroner has been informed and police are continuing with their inquiries.'

You can check out the stories on both IGN and Fox News.


Stranger still, this has happened before in New York City back in 2009! Apparently, two 65-year old men rolled a dead man seated in an office chair through the streets of Manhattan and went into a money exchanging stores, where they allegedly tried to cash the deceased's social security check. You can find that whole story here.

Just goes to show you that even the stupidest and most far fetched movie premises can still be imitated...by idiots, of course. Let's just hope we don't get a story about two doofuses throwing a party and stringing up their dead boss like a marionette to make him dance around. Ugh, I just gave myself the willies.