World's best epitaphs - "I told you I was ill!" and more...

NEW research by Age Concern has revealed the weird and wonderful ways people in the region would like to be remembered.

It shows that people have a quirky sense of humour when it comes to their own epitaphs.

When asked about what their own would say, as well as "another one bites the dust", some of the more amusing responses included "at last, a decent nights sleep", "who turned out the lights?", "move along, there's nothing to see", "I'll do it tomorrow" and "don't stand so close".

When questioned about a list of other well-known epitaphs, Spike Milligan's renowned epitaph "I told you I was ill" was a clear favourite in the North West, securing 61% of peoples votes.

In second place was Winston Churchill's "I'm ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter" and in third place was Frank Sinatra's "The best is yet to come".

Age Concern Wirral research also revealed that the vast majority (85%) of people in the North West know what an epitaph is but nearly three quarters (72%) hadn't really thought about their own before.

However, when respondents were asked to write one, the British sense of humour shone through and, despite not having really thought about this matter before, many were very sure of what they would like said for them.