This post comes courtesy of a personal conversation that we had in our house on Saturday afternoon and continued into a restaurant as we ate. Who knows what our fellow diners thought of us.
The joys of being a crime writer!
The subject left me quite perturbed as I realised that if I went missing and a body was recovered miles away from home and police asked my Other Half for an identifying feature on the recovered body of a 5-foot brunette, he wouldn’t be able to give them one. So they wouldn’t know if he should be the person to come to look at me!
On the other hand, he has a birth mark on his leg, my son has a mole on the underside of one of his toes and my daughter has a surgical mark from a mole removal.
I have not one identifying mark. For all my ills, they are invisible. I am nondescript.
I am invisible.
I am simply a 5-foot brunette.
This led to much fun at my expense on Saturday.
We sat around a restaurant table laughing about being washed up on beaches, fishes eating away at our faces, people stealing our rings and if I was still able to talk, then I could nag! Not every family’s Saturday afternoon type of conversation!
So, my question to you, is, if you were killed and then found miles from home, are you as nondescript as I am or do you have an identifying feature your loved ones could provide to give an indication to police that they were looking at the correct person?
And, what’s the strangest lunchtime table discussion you’ve had in public?
What a great topic, i love it. I probably have numerous strange conversations lol x
Don’t you love it when they pop up out of nowhere? 🙂
interesting question, and as a crime writer, I am going to think about this, a lot!
Ha! Yes, this lasted all afternoon for us 🙂
Love this post! I have tattoos that could be used to identify me!
Glad you enjoyed it. And yes, tattoos will work 🙂
I guess my wife could say a surgical scar on my knee.
I’m sure any conversation where my wife and I geek out over something would be considered odd to most people.
Yes, the scar would work. We do manage to have some weird conversations don’t we!?
Oh, this is interesting, Rebecca! And trust me, I’ve had conversations like that. It’s an occupational hazard, I suppose.
Isn’t it?! An interesting one in the restaurant. Very fun! 🙂
Ooh good question – I have a tattoo on my ankle that might help? I’m going to make sure that I keep my ID with me just in case ?
I think the tattoo will do. Because you’re going to be found with no ID in this scenario. It’s all stolen. Along with my rings 😉
What an interesting topic, I’ve a couple of scars that could potentially be used but nothing that stands out. Maybe I should get my name written on the bottom of my foot like the toys in toy story!
That’s a good point. Maybe those of us who have no discernible marks should all be stamped! 😉
A birth mark on my shin- so as long as my shin and I are not seperated …:)
Well, that is a point! 😉
I have a scar across my right eyebrow and a chicken pox scar on my forehead. Also caesarean scar, but loads of women will have those. I don’t have any birth marks or tattoo’s.
I’m sure I’ve had many random conversations over meals, especially with my friend, Gayle!
I think the cumulative affect of those scars will probably help. But yes, don’t we have some bizarre conversations 🙂 great aren’t they! ?
Brilliant! 🙂
Surely it would depend on how badly damaged the body was. A photo of the face ought to be enough – my identifying scar from skin cancer on my forehead might not survive. Can’t think of anything else – a moderately overweight 5’5″ woman with dyed hair and wide feet. Sounds lovely!