“Dead ringer” finds as it’s source an invention from a time when people widely feared being buried alive and many gadgets were offered to allay these fears. One such gizmo was a bell activated by the newly interred upon awakening in this predicament. Night watchmen were stationed in cemeteries listening for “dead ringers”.
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“Dead ringer” finds as it’s source an invention from a time when people widely feared being buried alive and many gadgets were offered to allay these fears. One such gizmo was a bell activated by the newly interred upon awakening in this predicament. Night watchmen were stationed in cemeteries listening for “dead ringers”.