[Humor] European Furniture
Mary Ann Horton
mah at mhorton.net
Thu Sep 7 18:13:56 PDT 2006
From: Jim Schindler (Courtesy of Yucks)
Bubba, a furniture dealer from Arkansas, decided
to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he
decided to go to Paris to see what he could find.
After arriving in Paris he met with some
manufacturers and selected a line that he thought
would sell well back home in Arkansas.
To celebrate the new acquisition, he decided to
visit a small bistro and have a glass of wine. As
he sat enjoying his wine, he noticed that the small
place was quite crowded, and that the other chair at
his table was the only vacant seat in the house.
Before long, a very beautiful young Parisian
girl came to his table, asked him something in
French (which he did not understand), and motioned
toward the chair. He invited her to sit down.
He tried to speak to her in English, but she
did not speak his language so, after a couple of
minutes of trying to communicate with her, he took
a napkin and drew a picture of a wine glass and
showed it to her.
She nodded, and he ordered a glass of wine for her.
After sitting together at the table for a while,
he took another napkin, and drew a picture of a
plate with food on it, and she nodded. They left
the bistro and found a quiet cafe that featured a
small group playing romantic music. They ordered
dinner, after which he took another napkin and drew
a picture of a couple dancing. She nodded, and
they got up to dance. They danced until the cafe
closed and the band was packing up.
Back at their table, the young lady took a
napkin and drew a picture of a four-poster bed.
To this day, Bubba has no idea how she figured
out he was in the furniture business.
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