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Originally Posted by Colmike7
Back in the day when medicine wasn't too great, people were declared dead but really weren't sometimes, so they made coffins with little flags on the surface and a thing to pull from inside the coffin for people to alert others if they're still alive...  |
I know what you're talking about. But I think they were bells attached to strings. People had to work all night to make sure no bells rang. Hence the term "graveyard shift" when you're on the late shift.
