[Ansteorra] folklore and wive's tales: fact or fallacy

[ylwrose2 at juno.com]

The bell idea . . . . if not invented by, at least perpetuated by, Edgar
Allan Poe in his story " The Premature Burial".

HL Francesca

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:13:08 EST ThoraOdottir at aol.com writes:
> I am not sure about the origin of the terms graveyard shift or dead 
> ringer, 
> but i did see something on the history channel years ago about the 
> funeral 
> industry that talked about the bell with the line leading down to 
> the coffin.  
> Can't remember whether it was used or just an invention they found 
> in the 
> research they thought would be an interesting tidbit for TV.
> 
> Thora Olafsdottir