The Goodbye World Gazette

Serving the Departed Since Whenever · « De Mortuis Nil Nisi Absurdum »

Vol. I · No. 61 Late Edition Sunday, October 4, 2026 Circulation: 67 Departed · 716 Condolences

In Memoriam

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Urban Mopplebottom

Never did find the other sock.

Borna dreary day in 1917, probably
Died1970, rather abruptly
Causewas politely informed by the universe that time was up
Survived byA shed full of tools nobody knows how to use

In the kind of quiet exit that made everyone check their phones twice, Urban Mopplebottom, aged 53. They were the last person anyone expected to win at anything, and somehow occasionally did. They are survived by a coupon collection spanning several decades.

Guestbook — Letters to the Departed

  1. 1. Verna L. writes:

    “Rest easy. Or don't. Not my problem anymore.”

  2. 2. Verna Y. writes:

    “This feels sudden, but honestly they warned us for years.”

  3. 3. Priscilla W. writes:

    “Signing the guestbook because the group chat asked me to.”

  4. 4. Iris C. writes:

    “They told the best worst jokes. This one's on them.”

  5. 5. Carol R. writes:

    “Miss them most during the annual argument about the thermostat.”

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