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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke

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To: Peter S. Maroulis who wrote (11325)9/1/1999 1:38:00 PM
From: Peter S. Maroulis  Read Replies (1) of 62558
 
English Well Speeched Here"
Part I

The sign in a Norwegian lounge reads:
"Ladies are requested not to have
children in the bar."

Tacked on the door of a Moscow hotel room:
"If this is your first visit to the U.S.S.R., you
are welcome to it."

An airline ticket office in Copenhagen
reminds you: "We take your bags and
send them in all directions."

In a certain African hotel you may choose
between: "A room with a view on the sea
or the backside of the country."

A sign on a clothing store in Brussels read:
"Come inside and have a fit."

A hotel notice in Madrid informs: "If you
wish disinfection enacted in your presence,
please cry out for the chambermaid."

This notice was posted on a Rumanian
hotel elevator: "The lift is being fixed for
the next days. During that time we regret
that you will be unbearable."

The room service in a Lisbon hotel tells you:
"If you wish for breakfast, lift the telephone
and ask for room service. This will be
enough for you to bring your food up."

This sign was posted in a Scottish harbor:
"For sale boat single owner green in colour."

A sign at Budapest's zoo requests:
"Please do not feed the animals. If you have
any suitable food give it to the guard on duty."

A Polish hotel informs prospective visitors
in a flyer: "As for the trout served you at the
hotel monopol, you will be singing its praise
to your grandchildren as you lie on your
deathbed."

A Seville tailor makes clear how he will
handle commissions: "Order now your
summer suit. Because is big rush we will
execute customers in strict rotation"
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