Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 23:48:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bear Unable
Subject: BLAGUES-L: Bargain Cruise


Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 01:55:25 -0400
From: Guru

Bargain Cruise

One day this Swedish guy walks into a dingy little storefront
travel agency, holds up a page out of a newspaper, and says: "You
say in this ad that you have a voonderful luxury cruise for only
$69.95. I vant to go on this voonderful luxury cruise."  

The guy behind the counter says "Sure. Do you have the $69.95 in
cash?"  "I sure do," says the Swede, plunking the money down on
the counter.  At that point, two big thugs leap out of a closet,
whack the Swede over the head, drag his unconscious body out the
back door, stuff him in a barrel and drop the barrel into a river
that flows past.  

A few moments later, a Norwegian guy walks into the same dingy
storefront travel agency, holds up the newspaper ad and says: "I
vant to go on this $69.96 voonderful luxury cruise."  

The guy behind the counter says: "Sure, you got the fare in
cash?"  "Ya, you betcha," says the Norwegian, slapping the money
on the counter.  Again, the two big thugs leap out, pound him on
the head, drag his limp form out the back door, shove him in a
barrel and drop it in the river.  

After a while, the Swede and the Norwegian regain consciousness,
and they find out that their barrels are bobbing along
together.  

The Norwegian says: "Good Afternoon. Tell me, do you happen
to know if they serve dinner on this cruise?"  The Swede shakes
his head and says: "No, I don't think so. At least they didn't
last year."