Dude_Le_Rude Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 British Hospitality... An American tourist in London decides to skip his tour group and explore the city on his own. He wanders around, seeing the sights, and occasionally stopping at a quaint pub to soak up the local culture, chat with the lads, and have a pint of Guinness. After a while, he finds himself in a very high-class area... big, stately residences... no pubs, no shops, no restaurants, and worst of all... NO PUBLIC TOILETS. He really, really has to go, after all those pints. He finds a narrow side street, with high walls surrounding the adjacent buildings and decides to use the wall to solve his problem. As he is unzipping, he is tapped on the shoulder by a London Bobbie, who says, "I say, sir, you simply cannot do that here, you know." "I'm very sorry, officer," replies the American, "but I really, really HAVE TO GO, and I just can't find a public toilet. "Ah, yes," said the Bobbie, "Just follow me". He leads him to a back "delivery alley", then along a wall to a gate, which he opens. "In there," points the Bobbie. " Anywhere you want." The fellow enters and finds himself in the most beautiful garden he has ever seen. Manicured grass lawns, statuary, fountains, sculptured hedges, and huge beds of gorgeous flowers, all in perfect bloom. Since he has the cop's blessing, he unburdens himself and is greatly relieved. As he goes back through the gate, he says to the Bobbie "That was really decent of you... is that what you call "British Hospitality?" "No sir", replied the Bobbie, " That is what we call the French Embassy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Hi DLR, that's an old one coming back - first time I heard it was in the sixties, the french foreign minister visiting Moscow and the american embassy. :: elef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude_Le_Rude Posted August 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Hey Elef, howsa boy? it is a well written variation of an old theme for sure. a theme dating back how many centuries... I knew a comedian back in NY about 15 years ago, Jackie the Joke Man - now infamous from the Howard Stern Show. Anyway, his stand-up specialty was finishing any two line joke after only hearing the first line... ( a person in the audience would try to stump the joke man) VERY funny guy. if you have never seen the movie Private Parts by Howard, or read the book, you may not have any idea what I am talking about... but you might find Private Parts in Tsutaya in Bangkok. Not so funny if you do not know the characters invloved. For sure, most jokes are repeats one way or the other, but this one made me smile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Some humourist said there are only 3 jokes but he forgot to tell which those are....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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