On 29-Mar-2004, "Nonymous" wrote:

"Jean C" wrote in message
...
Obese corpse a problem for coroner's office
By Kristin Bender, STAFF WRITER

OAKLAND -- A day after summoning a crane to remove the body of a
700-pound West Oakland man, Alameda County coroner's officials
Thursday were
trying to figure out what to do with the corpse.
SNIP

This is a troll... Unless he already arranged for a burial plot, or
he's willed funds to himself for one, then he'd be cremated, no if's
and's or but's. Casket size is a moot point. Also, it fails to
mention
where they're keeping his body. I doubt it fits in the morgue's
cooler.

I thought so too, but the story is legit. The article came from the
Oakland Tribune:
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1828%257E,00.html?search=true

Carmen