

| Subject: | Friday Fun II |
| From: | tonyd |
| Date: | Fri, 9 Oct 1998 15:47:00 +0000 |
I hope I'm not overposting my welcome. 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. > > > > In the window of a Swedish furrier the message reads: > > FUR COATS MADE FOR LADIES FROM THEIR OWN SKIN. > > > > A Polish hotel informs prospective visitors in a flyer: > > AS FOR THE TROUT SERVED YOU AT THE HOTEL MONOPOL, > > YOU WILL BE SINGING ITS PRAISES 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 > > > > A dentist's doorway in Istanbul proclaims: > > AMERICAN DENTIST, 2TH FLOOR. TEETH EXTRACTED BY > > LATEST METHODISTS. > > > > Some German hospitals now display the sign: > > NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN THE MATERNITY WARDS. > > > > A Roman medical doctor proclaims himself a: > > SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES > > > > The sign at the concierge's desk in an Athens hotel reads: > > IF YOU CONSIDER OUR HELP IMPOLITE, YOU SHOULD > > SEE THE MANAGER > > > > A sign in a Kowloon hotel warns: > > IS FORBIDDEN TO STEAL HOTEL TOWELS. PLEASE IF > > YOU ARE NOT PERSON TO DO SUCH IS PLEASE NOT > > TO READ NOTICE. > > > > Visitors in Czechoslovakia were invited by the tourist agency to: > > > TAKE ONE OF OUR HORSE-DRIVEN CITY TOURS - WE > > GUARANTEE NO MISCARRIAGES. > > > > A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest reads: > > IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE > > THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND > > WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE > > MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THAT PURPOSE. > > > > A London eaterie advertised for help this way: > > WANTED : MAN TO WASH DISHES AND TWO WAITRESSES
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