An English lady, while visiting Switzerland, was looking for a room for a more extended stay, and she asked the schoolmaster if he could recommend any to her. He took her to see several rooms, and when everything was settled, the lady returned to her home to make the final preparations to move.
When she arrived home, the thought suddenly occurred to her that she had not seen a "W.C." around the place. So she immediately wrote a note to the schoolmaster asking him if there were a "W.C." near the room.
The schoolmaster was a very poor student of English, so he asked the parish priest if he could help in the matter. Together they tried to discover the meaning of the letters "W.C.," and the only solution they could come up with for the letters was for a Wayside Chapel. The schoolmaster then wrote the following note to the English lady:
Dear Madam:
I take great pleasure in informing you that the W.C. is situated nine miles from the room that you will occupy, in the center of a beautiful grove of pine trees surrounded by lovely grounds. It is capable of holding about 229 people and it is only open on Sunday and Thursday.
As there are a great number of people who are expected during the summer months, I would suggest that you come early; although, as a rule, there is plenty of standing room. You will no doubt be glad to hear that a good number of people bring their lunch and make a day of it. While others who can afford to go by car arrive just in time.
I would especially recommend that your ladyship go on Thursday when there is a musical accompaniment. It may interest you to know that my daughter was married in the W.C. and it was there that she met her husband.
I can remember the rush there was for seats. There were ten people to a seat ordinarily occupied by one. It was wonderful to see the expression on their faces. The newest attraction is a bell donated by a wealthy resident of the district. It rings every time a person enters.
A bazaar is to be held to provide plush seats for all the people, since they feel it is a long felt need. My wife is rather delicate, so she can't attend regularly. I shall be delighted to reserve the best seat for you, if you wish, where you will be seen by everyone.
For the children, there is a special time and place so they will not disturb the elders.
Hoping to have been of service to you, I remain,
Sincerely,
The Schoolmaster.
12 comments:
yes,
it is cool and fun.
10Q for sharing!
(thank you for sharing!)
Oh my goodness! That is hilarious. Love it.
:D thanks for commenting!
Ahaha great one :)
I remember reading a copy of this my parents had and thinking it was so hilarious. Thanks for bringing back good memories.
You're a graphic design student? That's cool. I love everything I'm seeing on your blog.
that made me laugh outloud! :D
heyy no problem, yep i'm a graphic design student!! :D i love this joke, its one of my favourites!
Came over from Design Mom. So funny!
thanks gwen!
My fifth grade teacher read this to our class one time. We all loved it of course. How often do fifth grade teachers share potty jokes? It was a once in a lifetime situation.
I'd forgotten about it. Thanks for sharing!
haha no problem, i was so happy/glad that i found it, too! :) thanks for commenting!
Unreal. A few weeks ago, I remembered this joke being read to me as a teenager. I thought I should see if I could find it on the web. Today I checked out a link and ta-da, here it was.
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