Life is Tragic

A Romanian man has won a year-long fight to persuade the courts that he is not, in fact, dead. Gheroghe Stirbu, from Timisoara, tried to renew his identity card, but was told by the officials that he had been registered as dead. Bungling civil servants had mixed him up with another man, but although Stirbu pointed out what they had done, they refused to acknowledge their own mistake until Stirbu won a twelve month legal claim to be declared alive.

Judges renewed his status as alive - and then the court charged him 500 leu in costs for the extended legal battle. Mr. Stirbu had this to say:

“When the judge ruled in my favor, I was absolutely delighted - and then seconds later, I was absolutely shocked when I found out that I would have to pay so much in legal bills. I will, of course, appeal the imposition of the costs, but I am already beginning to wonder whether or not I would have been better off staying dead.“

No wonder they thought Gheroghe Stirbu was dead. LOOK AT THAT HAIR.

 Blogger’s Comment: “It’s the small things in life that sometimes make you lose complete faith in humanity. I actually need both hands in order to count on fingers just how many times I, like Gheroghe Stirbu, have wondered whether or not I would have been better off dead.  I’m not sure whether I should be comforted or terrified though, to know that it’s not just the US legal system that blows harder than a whitehouse intern.”