Friday, July 07, 2006

Saga of a Kuwaiti Sewing Machine

These four classified ads appeared in a Kuwaiti newspaper on four consecutive days, the last three ads desperately trying to correct the first day's mistakes.

MONDAY:
For sale - SK Shah has a sewing machine for sale.
Phone 2555-0707 after 7PM and ask for Mrs Mani who lives with him cheap.

TUESDAY:
Notice: We regret having erred in SK Shah's ad yesterday. It should have read:

One sewing machine for sale cheap.
Phone 2555-0707 and ask for Mrs Mani, who lives with him after 7PM.

WEDNESDAY:
Notice: SK Shah has informed us that he has received several annoying telephone calls because of the error we made in the classified ad yesterday. The ad stands correct as follows:

For sale - SK Shah has a sewing machine for sale. Cheap.
Phone 2555-0707 after 7PM and ask for Mrs Mani who loves with him.

THURSDAY:
Notice: I, SK Shah, have no sewing machine for sale. I smashed it.

Don't call 2555-0707 as I have had the phone disconnected.
I have not been carrying on with Mrs Mani.
Until yesterday, she was my housekeeper but she quit.

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