The joke’s on us
A few centuries back, it was normal for people to pass away before their time. This happened in 1832 to a 33 year old Welshman who died, and unfortunately left behind a wife, two sons, and the mystery of a lifetime! (Pun intended). No one knew his name! After all, a person’s name must be written on the gravestone, right? Wrong. The man had engraved, instead of his name, a 285 letter crossword puzzle that is said to have been designed by him.
Yet, it is not as complicated as it looks at first glance. If you trace the letters, no matter which direction you take, the message spells: Here lies John Renie. Can you imagine just how much it took him to make that puzzle? What is even more baffling and makes this situation extremely funny is that John Reine is NOT buried there.
That might be the true mystery of the gravestone, not the puzzle. And the joke’s truly on us all!
8 thoughts on “10 Funniest Tombstone Messages”
Great, humor.
This is the best, In my opinion, must be a genius.
The funniest I have seen is at the Tombstone Cemetery, in Tombstone AZ. It goes something like this:
“Here lies Les Moore. Cut down from two slugs from a .44. No Les, no more”
It really reads: Here lies Lester Moore , 4 slugs from a .44 No Les, no more
Why not, “The farts are now buried”?
Now this is a good one.
love this one..lol
You need new material.