The ghost of writer Edgar Allan Poe held a graveside news conference today to express his frustration over not receiving his traditional gift of roses and cognac. For more than 60 years, an anonymous man has left the flowers and bottle of liquor at Poe's grave each January 19th, the writer's birthday. But this year, for the second time, the shadowy man was a no-show.
"I don't want to seem ungrateful, but, come on, I'm dead. I can't just hop over to BevMo and pick up a bottle," said the exasperated Poe. He wasn't the only one who was disappointed. Dozens of spectators waited overnight at the cemetery for the arrival of the unknown man dressed in black and wearing a wide-brimmed hat. "Frankly, I don't give a (expletive) about the flowers, but the booze would have been nice," complained the pallid looking author.
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