"For the Ga tribe in coastal Ghana, funerals are a time of mourning, but
also of celebration. The Ga people believe that when their loved ones
die, they move on into another life -- and the Ga make sure they do so
in style. They honor their dead with brightly colored coffins that
celebrate the way they lived."
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/photo.day.php?ID=52081
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4215923.stm
"woodworker88" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> So what would a carpenter be? A giant bench plane? A huge chisel? A
> hammer?
>
A huge smashed thumb?
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "For the Ga tribe in coastal Ghana, funerals are a time of mourning, but
> also of celebration. The Ga people believe that when their loved ones
> die, they move on into another life -- and the Ga make sure they do so
> in style. They honor their dead with brightly colored coffins that
> celebrate the way they lived."
>
> http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/photo.day.php?ID=52081
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4215923.stm
These guys know how to live. And die.
Andy Dingley <[email protected]> wrote:
> "For the Ga tribe in coastal Ghana, funerals are a time of mourning, but
> also of celebration. The Ga people believe that when their loved ones
> die, they move on into another life -- and the Ga make sure they do so
> in style. They honor their dead with brightly colored coffins that
> celebrate the way they lived."
>
> http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/photo.day.php?ID=52081
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4215923.stm
I suppose a Coffin Smoother would be a bit too conventional.
On 19 Apr 2005 22:58:37 -0700, "woodworker88" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>So what would a carpenter be? A giant bench plane? A huge chisel? A
>hammer?
On the BBC site there are pictures of a hammer. A coffin smoother would
be funnier, but only for the woodworkers attending.