Bacău – Live from the Afterlife!
Dinu Păncescu, a well-known manager of the Stray Dog Management Service at the Bacău City Hall, received shocking news yesterday: he had died. But not from doctors, rather from… neighbors! It seems that in Bacău, gossip travels faster than the internet, and those without Facebook accounts were the first to “bury” poor Dinu.
Everything started when his wife, Cristina, went to pay the utility bill. At first, nothing indicated the impending tragedy until the cashier looked at her with a long face and asked seriously:
“- Is Mr. Păncescu… alright?”
“- Yes, he’s fine, healthy. He’s at work,” Cristina replied, slightly confused.
But the cashier wasn’t deterred from making a shocking revelation: “A neighbor, Mrs. F., came by earlier and told us that he had died. We were all in shock! So young, such a shame!” Apparently, Mrs. F. heard the news from another neighbor, who had probably overheard it at the market from someone who didn’t know Dinu but had heard that “a Păncescu died.”
The News of His Death Spread Quickly
Cristina, shocked, immediately called Dinu to inform him of his “new status.” What followed? An explosion of laughter and tears. “Can you imagine, half the neighborhood was preparing to mourn me! I woke up dead and didn’t even feel bad when I left for work this morning! Is this what death feels like?!” Dinu joked.
But the story didn’t end there. That evening, neighbors started knocking on the Păncescu family’s door to check if… he was still alive. The first to arrive was Mr. Duță, the father of his childhood friends. “I can’t sleep until I see Dinu alive with my own eyes! How could he die? I just talked to him yesterday!” he said, worried.
Dinu philosophically concluded: “On one hand, I’m glad people actually care about me. On the other, I feel obligated to take more walks around the neighborhood so everyone can see that I’m alive. Maybe I’ll even run around naked to make it clear to everyone that I’m healthy… just not in the head!” he added, laughing loudly.
Dinu, the Dancing Dead Man
Even his friend, Florin Ștefănescu, couldn’t escape the rumors. “I went to the tenants’ association, and the cashier asked me, teary-eyed, ‘Do you know why Dinu Păncescu died?’ I was stunned! Who made up this absurdity?” Florin recounted.
It seems that the entire situation turned into a city-wide farce, although no one could identify the exact source of this false news. But for Dinu, the silver lining is that he’s become… more famous than ever.
The Finale? A Resurrection Announced for Sunday!
Dinu Păncescu promises a “spectacular” appearance at church on Sunday. “I can’t wait to walk into the middle of the service and tell the old ladies in the neighborhood: ‘Come on, sinners! I’ve come to take you to the other world!’ Clearly, if that doesn’t resuscitate me, nothing else will!”
Until then, Dinu promises to keep the “tomb” open. “I like staying in the cool, but not for too long. I’ve left the lid open, and it’s getting cold…” he concluded with irony.
