Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00227)

Thank you Bjorn, you made my day.   :-)))

Bjorn Roxendal wrote:

> Somehow the body of this message didn't make it through, trying again:
>
> Bjorn Roxendal wrote:
> >
> > 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!
>