# Faking your own death to get back at your girlfriend **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 2, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212 "2003-09-02T21:32:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/21 "2003-09-02T23:39:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\*So now SPOOFE is pissed. Dick had better hope he not come within an arm’s - or fist’s - reach of SPOOFE. \*\* Better watch what you say. You might receive…An Ultimatum. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/22 "2003-09-02T23:54:43Z")
I agree with others who have responded to this sordid story with, “I can’t believe he, let alone his family did this to her!” But I really mean it. I can’t and don’t believe it. When did this happen? Where? Was there a notice of this man’s death in the paper? An article? An item on a police blotter? Has the local media covered this story? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/23 "2003-09-02T23:58:45Z")
Regarding the questions of legal recourse/proof: I’m not certain that the family would have had to really involve the cops. They could have just **claimed** that the cops found his car, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/24 "2003-09-03T00:10:28Z")
Oh, I see GaWD—they weren’t dating for a **month** , they broke up a **month** ago. I read that wrong. Still, unless the relationship was long-lasting, deep, and the breakup was especially horrific and traumatic, I just can’t see it. No, not even then can I see it. It’s still twisted, bizarre and evil. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/25 "2003-09-03T00:34:32Z")
How he got his family (his _mother_, no less!) and friends to go along with this sick, twisted and cruel stunt is amazing, sure. But where was this fake wake held and who “officiated”? I can’t even begin to imagine a church or a clergyperson going along with this shit. I’m not a litigious person, but if I were “Shirley”, I think I’d give some serious thought to seeking medical assistance for the trauma and suing every one of those fuckers who participated for infliction of emotional distress – _especially_ the ex! ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/26 "2003-09-03T00:42:04Z")
Hold on… > [@](#): > > After the wake, she was leaving, but turned around to the sound of every other fucking person there laughing and applauding. After the WAKE? You mean to tell me this man’s friends, family, and a funeral home went along with this? I’m not trying to call you a liar, spoofe, but man alive this rings all the BS bells. If it indeed happened that way and there’s no misunderstanding, holy shit what a bunch of fucked up people. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/27 "2003-09-03T00:51:46Z")
I knew a guy who did something similar, actually. He broke up with his girlfriend and she moved out of state. About 6 months later he had one of his friends call up to tell her that he’d died in a car accident. Poor girl was in hysterics…cut to two years later, when she learns that he didn’t die after all. He’d been in the car accident and got injured, but he was very much alive. Why’d he do it? Got me… ---
**Author:** ![NotMrKnowItAll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6bbea6/32.png) [@NotMrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotMrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/28 "2003-09-03T01:37:39Z")
Sheesh, she comes from a long line of assholes, doesn’t she. The fact she got a whole crowd together to, to, to, ugh I just don’t understand this at all. I think she needs to make sure she tells as many people(single women in particular) as possible about these people. It seems like they’ve done this before. Maybe that’s how they get their jollies. **SPOOFE** , you’re a really smart fellow, what-say you apply your brain on helping your friend “Shirley” seek that best-served-cold revenge on him and his gang. Off course, nothing illegal or physical, just a royal mind-fuck: Eye for an eye and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/29 "2003-09-03T02:58:12Z")
> [@](#): > > After the WAKE? You mean to tell me this man’s friends, family, and a funeral home went along with this? I’m not trying to call you a liar, spoofe, but man alive this rings all the BS bells. The OP said that the lady had been told he was cremated, and a wake was arranged. A funeral home needed not be involved from then on. Many wakes are at a friend/family members house, so to her, the funeral thing was already over. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/30 "2003-09-03T03:03:32Z")
I’m sure SPOOFE will be along to clarify things, but there’s no need for the cops or a funeral home to be involved in this sick little mindfuck. The family could have lied about the search for the body and such, and wakes can just as easily be held at a home as at a mortuary. Get a fancy urn and fill it with ash from the grill, presto, instant fake cremated Dick. ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/31 "2003-09-03T03:11:04Z")
He probably lied till he was blue in the face to his family. Made up stories about how evil Shirly was as a person, and probably got them to do this to her by adding all sort of colorful stuff that she supposedly commented about the family. Truely sickening. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/32 "2003-09-03T03:16:30Z")
SPOOFE, I have to admit I really have a tough time believing this, especially that _a mother and an entire family_ would be psycho enough to assist in this nutty psychodrama. Who told you this? Do you have _absolute first hand knowledge_ of the veracity of this story or is this a tale relayed to you by someone else? No disrespect intended, but without concrete verification it’s the kind of story that just pegs my BSometer. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/33 "2003-09-03T04:12:44Z")
I wish the following punchline were added: “…then she mentioned that she gave her friends the key to his place and told them they could have his furniture if they picked it up that afternoon.” But as it stands…WTF! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/34 "2003-09-03T04:28:55Z")
Hello? Karma? Got anything for these losers? Seriously, isn’t it just tempting fate to pull a sick, stupid, incredibly un-funny stunt like that? Or maybe the family were just big fans of “Scare Tactics”, the most horrifying show on television. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/35 "2003-09-03T04:31:18Z")
That…that is just freaking psychotic. I’d see about a restraining order, just in case. That’s messed up. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/36 "2003-09-03T04:44:38Z")
Another vote for “I can’t believe this.” Literally. Someone has a vivid imagination. ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/37 "2003-09-03T04:50:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sturmhauke \* > \*\*instant fake cremated Dick \*\* I can’t decide whether this is an awesome band name or the newest Ronco informercial product. ---
**Author:** ![ooga\_booga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b77776/32.png) [@ooga\_booga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ooga_booga)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/38 "2003-09-03T05:02:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zette \* > **After the WAKE? You mean to tell me this man’s friends, family, and a funeral home went along with this? I’m not trying to call you a liar, spoofe, but man alive this rings all the BS bells.** I’m siding with **Zette** here. My shenanigans meter is reading off the scale here…until proven otherwise, I’m convinced that someone fed you a real good story, **SPOOFE**. ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/39 "2003-09-03T07:11:33Z")
Nothing to add, except for the fact that my in-laws are named Dick and Shirley. For real. It added a whole other level of surreality to SPOOFE’s story for me. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212/40 "2003-09-03T07:13:08Z")
I don’t know if someone fed SPOOFE a line of bullshit, but one of my friends’ mom could pull, well, nothing _remotely_ as bizarre as this, but she did very “un-mom” things. Like ganging up or conspiring with the rest of the family on one of her own daughters (who never was that terrible) over petty shit. I know, it doesn’t sound like it’s anything remotely similar, and in a way it isn’t. But yet it was such a shock for me to find out that this 60-year-old **mom** was pulling such childish high school bullshit on her own daughter. The mind boggles, is all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-your-own-death-to-get-back-at-your-girlfriend/199212.md?page=3)