The Loony Bin
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loonies@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk
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Sat, 4 May 1996 13:08:37 +0100
Hiya People... Here's a good one from Chuck... Wishes & Dreams... - ANDREA xx -- ************<andrea@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk>************ ******************<ajc6@ukc.ac.uk>******************* *** *** *** THE LOONY BIN *** *** loonies@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk *** *** *** ******************Internet Goddess******************* *********************ANDROMEDA*********************** ------- Forwarded message follows ------- DUBIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS -- BRITISH DIVISION The following is from the British Sunday Express giving Gongs (medals) for dubious distinctions. Tortoise Trophy - To British Rail, which ingeniously solved the problem of lateness in the InterCity express train service by redefining "on time" to include trains arriving within one hour of schedule. Rubber Cushion - To John Bloor, who mistook a tube of superglue for his hemorrhoid cream and glued his buttocks together. Crimewatch Cup - Gold star: To Henry Smith, arrested moments after returning home with a stolen stereo. His error was having tattooed on his forehead, in large capital letters, the words: "HENRY SMITH". His lawyer told the court: "My client is not a very bright young man." Silver star - To Michael Robinson, who rang police to deliver a bomb threat, but became so agitated about the mounting cost of the call, that he began screaming "Call me back!" and left his phone number. Bronze star - To Paul Monkton, who used, as his getaway vehicle, a van with his name and phone number painted in foot-high letters on the side. British Cup - To the passengers on a jam-packed train from Margate to Victoria, who averted their eyes while John Henderson and Zoe D'Arcy engaged in oral sex and then moved onto intercourse... but complained when the pair lit up post-coital cigarettes in a non-smoking compartment. Flying Cross - To Percy the Pigeon, who flopped down exhausted in a Sheffield loft, having beaten 1,000 rivals in a 500 mile race, and was immediately eaten by a cat. Alas, the 90-minute delay resulting from finding his remains and handing his ID tag to the judges relegated Percy from first to third place. Lazarus Laurel - To Julia Carson, who, as her tearful family gathered round her coffin in a New York funeral parlour, sat bolt upright and asked what the hell was going on. Celebrations were short-lived, due to the fact that Mrs. Carson's daughter, Julie, immediately dropped dead from shock. Silver Bullet - To poacher Marino Malerba, who shot a stag standing above him on an overhanging rock... and was killed instantly when it fell on him. I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.