Campground Letter
There was this nice lady, who was a little
old-fashioned.
She was planning a week's vacation at a particular
campground,
but she wanted to make sure of the accommodations
first.
Utmost in her mind were toilet facilities, but she couldn't bring herself to write the word "toilet" in a letter. After considerable deliberation she settled on the "bathroom commode", but when she wrote that down it still sounded to forward. She rewrote the letter to the campground and referred to the bathroom commode as the "B.C." "Does the campground have its own B.C. ?" is what she actually wrote.
The campground owner was baffled by the question, so he showed the letter around to several campers, but they couldn't decipher it either. Finally, the owner figured out that the lady must be referring to the local Baptist Church, so he sat down and wrote to her:
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" Dear Madam, I regret very much the delay in answering your letter, but I now take the pleasure in informing you that a B.C. is located nine miles north of the campground and is capable of seating 250 people at one time. I admit it is quite a distance away if you are in the habit of going regularly, but no doubt you will be pleased to know that a great number of people take their lunches along and make a day of it. They usually arrive early and stay late. The last time my wife and I went was six years ago and it was so crowded we had to stand up the whole time we were there. It might interest you to know that right now there is a supper planned to raise money to buy more seats.They're going to hold the supper in the basement of the B.C.. I would like to say it pains me very much not to be able to go more regularly, but it is surely no lack of desire on my part. As we grow older, it seems to be more of an effort, particularly in cold weather. If you decide to come down to our campground, perhaps I could go with you the first time, sit with you, and introduce you to all the other folks. Remember, this is a friendly community !." Author unknown
I didn't know when I
stepped inside The light was dim and I
couldn't see -- I dropped my pants and got
sat down It turned from a buzz to a
steady drone There wasn't room for both
them and me The door got broke and the
hinges sprung I'm sure by now you've
guessed the rest Author unknown
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