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Old 10-10-2009, 02:54 PM   #1
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Default Her ladyship goes to India

Really Worth reading........
In the days when you couldn't count on a public toilet facility, an Englishwoman was planning a trip to India. She was registered to stay in a small guest house owned by the local schoolmaster.
She was concerned as to whether the guest house contained a WC. In England, a bathroom is commonly called a WC which stands for "Water Closet". She wrote to the schoolmaster inquiring the facilities about the WC.
The school master, not fluent in English, asked the local priest if he knew the meaning of WC. Together they pondered possible meanings of the letters and concluded that the lady wanted to know if there was a "Wayside Chapel" near the house . . a bathroom never entered their minds.
So the schoolmaster, with the help of the priest, got together the following reply:

Dear Madam,
I take great pleasure in informing you that the WC is Located 9 miles from the house.It is located in the middle of a grove of pine trees, surrounded by lovely grounds. It is capable of holding 29 people and is open on Sundays and Thursdays. As there are many people expected in the summer months, I suggest you arrive early.There is,however, plenty of standing room. This is an unfortunate situation especially if you are in the habit of going regularly. It may be of some interest to you that my daughter was married in the WC as it was there that she met her husband.
It was a wonderful event. There were 10 people in every seat. It was wonderful to see the expressions on their faces. My wife,sadly, has been ill and unable to go recently. It has been almost a year since she went,which pains her greatly. You will be pleased to last know that many people bring their lunch and make a day of it. Others prefer to wait till the last minute and arrive just in time!
I would recommend your ladyship plan to go on a Thursday as there is an organ accompaniment.
The acoustics are excellent and even the most delicate sounds can be heard everywhere. The newest addition is a bell which rings every time a person enters.
We are holding a bazaar to provide plush seats for all since many feel it is long needed. I look forward to escorting you there myself and seating you in a place where you can be seen by all.

With Deepest Regards,
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Old 10-12-2009, 12:31 AM   #2
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That was great, passed it on
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That was funny i might just have to email that to ppl lol
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Nothing like a language barrier to really foul things up. Reminds me of the old computer translation joke.

A group at IBM had programed a mainframe to translate one language into another. They decided to try it out on the saying "Out of sight, out of mind." What they got back was "A blind idiot."

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Old 10-17-2009, 01:06 AM   #5
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Goes to prove that England, Australia, United States are countries seperated by a common language.
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