Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:32:02 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject: Frydaye Follies -Inspections, Paper, Flushes
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> Doktor Tim Wrote much, including:
> Paper is cheap, use lots of it.
Steve Delanty wrote:
> And don't forget to flush!
>
In Alaska one year, in the community of Eagle River, outside Anchorage,
while visiting with a friend, there was a knock at the door. My friend
opened the door, to be addressed by the Census Taker.
She was invited in, and after the customary greetings, banter, etc, the
census process began. As the worker went down the list, a picture
emerged. Large family, Alaska Native, housing type, size, bedrooms, etc.
Then it it came to the questions about the water closet.
........Now one must understand my friend......part Tlinget, and like
most of us, part Heinz 57, strong stocky built man, long hair, mustache,
educated, and with a sense of humor and a twinkle in his eye.He always
presented quite an image.....
The worker asked, using the locally common vernacular - "How about the
flush ..... do you have one or two?"
Friend - with eye twinkle hard at work: "No flush!"
Worker: "What? With all these people in this house you don't have a flush??"
Friend: "Yup, that's right, no flush!"
Worker - somewhat flustered : "You have to have at least one!!"
Friend: "Nope! No flush!!"
Worker - frustrated: "You must!! Where do you all go when you have to go??"
Friend - pointing to the door of a room: "Back there!!"
Worker: "But you said there was no flush!!"
Friend: "Yup, No flush!"
Worker - very frustrated: "But you said....!!"
" No flush!" said my friend.
"But how can you ...?" the worker said
Worker - frustrated to the point of stammering: "Would, would, would you
just please just SHOW me.....!"
Friend - with twinkle flashing wickedly: "Sure, be glad to. Just step to
the door."
Together they went to the door, and peeked into the little room.
There, next to the wall on the far side sat that famous porcelain
fixture...Bright, shiny, clean!!
Worker: "But you said you didn't have a flush!!"
Friend: "Yup! No flush!! As you can see it sits about 18 inches off the
floor!!"
Worker, screwing up her face with a very sour expression: "Your
neighbors warned me about you!!!""
Regards,
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
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