dying, in the rush to marry

While on the battle field, fighting for the beloved mother – the Philippines; while on vacation in a cruise on the tropical sea aboard a vessel full of seamen headed by a sea captain; or even while in a plane on a flight, with thunder and lightning seemingly crushing one’s life…

One is suddenly at the point of impending death and, alas, is frightened because of the impossibility of being married to the one he or she wants to end his or her life with… A wishful marriage may come true. You just have to ask your GENIE, i mean the military commander, or the sea captain, or the pilot, as the case may be. They are vested with magical authority by the New Family Code of the Philippines to solemnize marriages (Art. 7 (3) & (4) of the Family Code).

To please the GENIE, the following conditions must be present:

(a) while in the zone of a military operation –

1. the GENIE must be a military comander of a unit;

2. must be commissioned officer, at least a second lieutenant;

3. a chaplain must be assigned to such unit;

4. the said chaplain must be absent at the time of marriage;

5. the marriage must be one in articulo mortis (at least one of the parties is at the point of death); and

6. the contracting paties, whether members of the armed forces or civilians, must be within the zone of military operation.

or

(b) while on board a ship or a plane-

1. the marriage must be in articulo mortis;

2. the marriage must be between passengers or crew members; and

3. generally, the ship must be at sea or the plane must be on flight.

Be merry and be married (at least for the few minutes from articulo mortis to the time when death actually starts kicking in)… Untill death do us FART. heheheÜ