There has been a dead cockroach in the anthropology building’s stairwell for at least two weeks. Some enterprising person has now made her a little shrine. (Turkish)
3rd December
A professor at Texas A&M University posted these photos to Facebook. “There has been a dead cockroach in the Anthropology building’s stairwell for at least two weeks.. Some enterprising person has now made her a little shrine.”
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4th December
“Interesting.”
Note the clip.
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4th December
Later that day…
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4th December
More tributes that afternoon. Some flowers and notes, coins, and a Band-Aid.
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5th December
“There is a candle now and a little coffin for the carcass… And for the record, I had nothing to do with the genesis of this memorial.”
The tributes continue to flow. A lollipop, bottlecaps and a cigarette.
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5th December
“Somebody built a funeral pyre.”
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8th December
The Post-It on the wall reads, “You were always there to say hello to me in the morning, Rosie! We will miss you.”
The sign above: “Rosie the Roach will be with us until Tuesday, December 14th when a celebration of her life will be conducted. Food and drinks will be served in the main office during the afternoon.”
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16th December
Rosie’s popularity grew, and she was allowed to lay in state for a while longer than originally anticipated.
More words: “Here lies Rosie, a free roach.”
A generous soul left a joint on the funeral pyre. Someone built a tiny cairn. Can’t identify the currencies of the paper monies left.
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16th December
More testimonials and poetry.
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17th December
“They cremated the roach this afternoon…”
Vale, Rosie.
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