Thursday, October 02, 2008

一個老笑話,不知作者是誰,剛才收到根據其“改編”的、針砭時弊的唐僧版,突然想起這個“原著”,於是上網打了一個字串一搜,Bingo!

粘貼在這里,偶爾經過可以看看,笑一笑:

A Mother's Letter

Dear Son,

Just a few lines to let you know that I am still alive. I am writing slowly because I know that you can't read that fast. You won't know the house when you come home as we've moved.

About your father, he has got a lovely new job. He has 500 men under him, he cuts grass at the cemetery. Your sister Mary had a baby this morning. I haven't found out yet whether its a boy or a girl so I don't know if you're an aunt or an uncle. I went to the doctors on Thursday and your father came with me. The doctor put a small tube in my mouth and told me not to talk for 10 minutes. Your father offered to buy it from him.

Your uncle Patrick drowned last week in a vat of Irish whiskey at the Dublin brewery. Some of his workmates tried to save him, but he fought them off bravely. They cremated him and it took 3 days to put the fire out.

It only rained twice this week, first for 3 days then for 4 days. We had a letter from the undertaker. He said that if the last payment on your grandmother's plot wasn't pain in 7 days, up she comes.

Your Loving Mother.

P.S. I was going to send you 5 pounds but I have already sealed the envelope.