From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V11 #137 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Wednesday, September 30 2009 Volume 11 : Number 137 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [idealcopy] Re: Internet joke ["Bruno Clements" Subject: [idealcopy] Re: Internet joke Umm, for what it's worth... "It is the month of September; a resort town sits next to the shores of the Lake District. It is raining, and the little town looks totally desolate and deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt and everybody lives on credit. Suddenly, a wealthy tourist comes to town. He enters the only hotel and enquires about a room. On being told that there are a number of rooms to choose from, he lays two #50 notes on the counter and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to make his choice. The hotel proprietor takes one of #50 notes and runs to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the #50 note and runs to pay his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer takes the #50 note and runs to pay his debt to the supplier of his feed. The supplier of feed takes the #50 note and runs to pay his debt to the town's prostitute who in these hard times has been providing her "services" on credit. The hooker runs to the hotel, and pays off her debt with the #50 note to the hotel proprietor to pay for the room that she rented when entertaining her clients there. The hotel proprietor then lays the #50 note back on the counter so that the wealthy tourist will not suspect anything. At that moment, the rich tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms and, after saying that he did not like any of the rooms, takes his money and leaves town. No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now without debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the British Government is doing business today." This email has been scanned for viruses and other threats using Newsquest's Ironport email filters. This document is private and confidential. All property, copyright and other rights in it and its contents belong to Newsquest Media GroupLimited. It must not be read, copied, disclosed or otherwise used without Newsquestbs authorisation. Newsquest may exercise its legal rights and remedies in the event of any such unauthorised use. Newsquest Media Group Limited. Registered in England, number 3105111. Registered office: 58 Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8DP. ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V11 #137 ********************************