Classic Racer

Parrish’s pranks…

Bye, bye mum…

No one, but no one was exempt from the Stavros practical joke, not his siblings, nor his own mum…

When Bay Parrish passed away in 1988, her wishes were to have her ashes scattered at a beauty spot in Norfolk and – with Stavros otherwise engaged – his brother and sister, who lived in the county would do the honours.

Unfortunately – and unbeknownst to them – Parrish had already got to the urn, removed the wax seal, dropped two glass eyes into the urn and his daughter Frankie’s jack-in-the-box in there too for good measure.

Of course, before the private scattering ceremony, the Parrish siblings wanted to have a look in the urn. Sister Shirley had hardly touched the lid when BOING! Out

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