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February 05, 2004

I can feel the love from here.

Here's a heartwarming tale from London reminding us all to visit our families every once in a while. Especially when they're in the NEXT FREAKIN' ROOM!!

LONDON (Reuters) - A British retiree did not notice his brother had been dead for 18 months despite sharing a mobile home with him.

When Herbert Silver, 72, finally called police and told them his brother George, 75, had died, they went to the bachelors' home expecting to find a body. Instead they found a skeleton, British newspapers reported Thursday.

"I admit that I didn't go into his room for a few hours, a few days...well quite a while actually," Herbert Silver told the Daily Telegraph.

Silver said he had thought it a "bit odd" when his brother failed to emerge from his bedroom in the tiny home they shared in Blissford, southern England, but told the Daily Mirror:

"George liked to keep himself to himself, and to be honest so do I."

A postmortem indicated George Silver had been dead for up to 18 months

Posted by Buzz at February 5, 2004 03:22 PM

Comments

Whoa!

Posted by: Busy Mom at February 5, 2004 03:29 PM

You'd think the smell of a decaying cadaver would make him wonder....

"WTF is he doing in his room? It smells like someone died in there... --- uhhh.... OH SHIT!"

*opens door*

Posted by: Nick at February 5, 2004 03:34 PM

What about 'the smell'?!?! How the HELL could he not notice THAT? Oh lord . . . but then again, he IS a man. Maybe he thought it was HIM. *evil grin* OR, maybe it's just a REALLY LARGE mobile home. Heh.

Posted by: BusyMe at February 5, 2004 03:43 PM

I give Herbert the following Duh factor: 13
(scale 1 to 10)

The other comments pretty much cover the obvious reason for this rating.

Posted by: nefarious at February 5, 2004 04:18 PM

very heartwarming. *sniffle*
i wonder what made him finally check up on his brother.

Posted by: loon at February 5, 2004 04:33 PM

Nice loving family that one must have been!!!

Posted by: Amber at February 5, 2004 04:35 PM

Good grief, Charlie Brown!

Posted by: Joe at February 5, 2004 04:37 PM

You'd think that maybe he'd get clued in when his brother didn't come out for food for 18 months. That should have been enough of a hint right there.

Posted by: 2flower at February 5, 2004 05:07 PM

Something tells me that this isn't the end of the story. I'm betting that George's pension checks were still being cashed during that period of time.

Posted by: M at February 5, 2004 06:09 PM

The first thing that came to my mind was, "That is fucked up and weird!"

Posted by: Erica at February 5, 2004 09:40 PM

And I thought I suffered from an appalling lack of curiosity.

Posted by: kat at February 6, 2004 01:01 AM

Having a brother I can relate to this story...some of my brother's "odors" smell as if he is dead already. I did poke him and got a vulgur retort, so i'm pretty sure he's not dead...yet.

Posted by: Lee at February 6, 2004 01:51 PM

I don't believe him. I mean, c'mon! What about like, the groceries that had to be bought, the dishes, the bills? I don't think he's telling the truth. If he is though, he really really really respected his brother's personal space, eh?

Posted by: chelle at February 6, 2004 02:52 PM