Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00224)

Somehow the body of this message didn't make it through, trying again:

Bjorn Roxendal wrote:
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> Sometimes our ability to maintain harmony is tested, right?


The following is an ad from a real-life newspaper which appeared
four days  in a row - the last three hopelessly trying to correct
the first day's mistake.

MONDAY:
For sale:  R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale.  Phone 948-0707
after 7 P.M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him cheap.


TUESDAY Notice:
We regret having erred In R.D. Jones' ad yesterday. It should have
read "One sewing machine for sale cheap.  Phone 948-0707 and ask
for Mrs. Kelly, who lives with him after 7 P.M."


WEDNESDAY Notice:
R.D. Jones has informed us that he has received several annoying
telephone calls because of the error we made in the classified
ad yesterday.  The ad stands correct as follows: "For sale R.D.
Jones has one sewing machine for sale.  Cheap.  Phone 948-0707
after 7 P.M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who loves with him."


THURSDAY Notice:
I, R.D. Jones, have no sewing machine for sale.  I smashed it.
Don't call 948-0707 as I have had the phone disconnected.
I have not been carrying on with Mrs. Kelly. Until yesterday
she was my housekeeper but she quit!