Man makes own glass coffin

Under the heading of Odd News, UPI reported:


BASANIJA, Croatia, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A Croatian man who created a glass coffin for himself said he also wrote an obituary in which he cites "drinking too much" as the cause of his death. Giulio Codiglia, 59, of Basanija, said he created the coffin and obituary partially to amuse his friends and also to be prepared for his eventual demise, the Croatian Times reported Tuesday. "In the obituary I've written that I've died because of drinking too much," Codiglia told Croatian tabloid 24 Sata.