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Begravningen

The funeral

Annette: Hej Pete. Jag har hört att din mormor har gått bort.
Annette: Hi Pete. I've heard your grandmother passed away.
Pete: Hej Annette. Jo, det stämmer.
Pete: Hi Annette. Yes that's true.
Annette: Jag beklagar sorgen! När var begravningen?
Annette: My condolences! When was the funeral?
Pete: I måndags.
Pete: It was on Monday.
Annette: Aha. Jag avskyr begravningar, men man får åtminstone träffa en del släktingar.
Annette: I see. I hate funerals, but at least you see some relatives again.
Pete: Ja, det var mycket folk. Många av dem kände jag inte ens.
Pete: Yes, there were a lot of people. Many of them I didn't even know.
Annette: Hur var minnestalet?
Annette: How was the eulogy?
Pete: Det vanliga, du vet. Men det var ett komiskt ögonblick också. Plötsligt, mitt i talet, började någons mobiltelefon ringa med signaturmelodin till "Mission Impossible". Hela grejen var så komisk att jag nästan skrattade högt.
Pete: You know the usual. There was a funny moment though. Suddenly, in the middle of the eulogy, someone's cell phone started ringing with the "Mission Impossible" theme. The whole thing was so funny that I almost laughed out loud.
Annette: Haha, så lustigt. Han måste ha blivit generad!
Annette: Haha, funny that. He must have been embarrassed!
Pete: Jo, han försvann illa kvickt och kom inte tillbaka såvitt jag vet.
Pete: Yeah, he quickly left and didn't come back as far as I know.
Annette: Min fasters make är begravningsofficiant (begravningstalare) och han sa att det här händer för jämnan.
Annette: My auntie's husband is a funeral celebrant (funeral speaker) and he said this happens all the time.
Pete: Det kan jag tänka mig.
Pete: I can imagine.
Annette: Ja. Han har någon tokig historia att berätta varje gång. En gång sa han att en kille hade begärt att "Highway to Hell" av AC/DC skulle spelas på hans begravning.
Annette: Yes. Every time he tells me some crazy story. He said once a guy requested that they play "Highway to Hell" from AC/DC at his funeral.
Pete: Haha. Det kan man kalla svart humor. Okej, jag måste gå nu. Vi ses!
Pete: Haha. That's called black humor. OK, I got to go now. See you!
Annette: Hej då!
Annette: Bye!

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