Merry Christmas to all

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Here's a joke for you that I got from another thread,

The Public Works Minister of a former French colony in Central Africa
is in
France in an official visit.
He is invited for a dinner at the private house of his French
counterpart.
When he reaches the place, he can't refrain to say:
- My goodness, what a superb mansion! You must be from a rich family, I
know
how much a French Minister is paid, you can't afford that on your
salary!
The French Minister laughs and tells him:
- Come to the window. You see that highway there?
- Yes.
- Its real cost was 10 million Euros. The contractor invoiced it for 12
millions, I approved the bill and get 2 million cash from them.


Few years later, the very same French Public Works Minister is in an
official visit to this African country and is invited for a dinner at
the
private house of his old friend the African Minister.
When he reaches the place, he is totally amazed and says:
- That's not a house! It's a palace! I know about your country
finances, how
could you manage that?
The African Minister laughs and tells him:
- Come to the window. You see that highway there?
- No....

A very Merry Christmas to all.

Bryan

[Darrel Toepfer]

wrote:

> Few years later, the very same French Public Works Minister is in an
> official visit to this African country and is invited for a dinner at
> the private house of his old friend the African Minister.
> When he reaches the place, he is totally amazed and says:
> - That's not a house! It's a palace! I know about your country
> finances, how could you manage that?
> The African Minister laughs and tells him:
> - Come to the window. You see that highway there?
> - No....

I thought African's got their money thru email scams?

[Ron Wanttaja]

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:24:40 -0600, Darrel Toepfer > wrote:

wrote:
>
> > Few years later, the very same French Public Works Minister is in an
> > official visit to this African country and is invited for a dinner at
> > the private house of his old friend the African Minister.
> > When he reaches the place, he is totally amazed and says:
> > - That's not a house! It's a palace! I know about your country
> > finances, how could you manage that?
> > The African Minister laughs and tells him:
> > - Come to the window. You see that highway there?
> > - No....
>
>I thought Africans got their money thru email scams?

The last one I got said there was an unclaimed 10 miles of four-lane highway in
a bank in Nigeria.... :-)

Ron Wanttaja

[Richard Isakson]

"Ron Wanttaja" wrote ...
> >I thought Africans got their money thru email scams?
>
> The last one I got said there was an unclaimed 10 miles of four-lane
highway in
> a bank in Nigeria.... :-)

That's possible. This was on the AP wire two days ago:

"Thieves Dismantle, Carry Off Bridge
By Associated Press
December 22, 2004, 8:57 PM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Thieves have dismantled and carried off most of a
100 foot aluminum bridge over a wetland on South Island, probably to sell
for scrap, Conservation Department officials said Thursday"

Rich

[sleepy6]

In article >,
says...
>
>"Ron Wanttaja" wrote ...
>> >I thought Africans got their money thru email scams?
>>
>> The last one I got said there was an unclaimed 10 miles of four-lane
>highway in
>> a bank in Nigeria.... :-)
>
>That's possible. This was on the AP wire two days ago:
>
>"Thieves Dismantle, Carry Off Bridge
>By Associated Press
>December 22, 2004, 8:57 PM EST
>
>WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Thieves have dismantled and carried off mos
>t of a
>100 foot aluminum bridge over a wetland on South Island, probably to s
>ell
>for scrap, Conservation Department officials said Thursday"
>
>Rich


Psssst Ya I'm talking to you. Ya wanna buy a bridge cheap?


Merry Christmass.
>
>

[Jay Honeck]

> A very Merry Christmas to all.

And to you, Bryan!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[D]

A little bit off topic, but a this reminds me of a true story.... I was a
Duty Officer a few years ago over a Christmas holiday for a couple of Army
bases in New Zealand and someone stole a whole garage close to a back fence
at one of the bases. I asked the Duty Sergeant how and entire freaking 20'
x 40' steel garage could go missing on his watch and if watching it driving
past the guard hut made him at all suspicious! Anyhow, it was an
interesting report I made to the MPs..... I think I am still the only
Officer to have lost a garage in the NZ Army.... at least in recent
history....


"sleepy6" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>>"Ron Wanttaja" wrote ...
>>> >I thought Africans got their money thru email scams?
>>>
>>> The last one I got said there was an unclaimed 10 miles of four-lane
>>highway in
>>> a bank in Nigeria.... :-)
>>
>>That's possible. This was on the AP wire two days ago:
>>
>>"Thieves Dismantle, Carry Off Bridge
>>By Associated Press
>>December 22, 2004, 8:57 PM EST
>>
>>WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Thieves have dismantled and carried off mos
>>t of a
>>100 foot aluminum bridge over a wetland on South Island, probably to s
>>ell
>>for scrap, Conservation Department officials said Thursday"
>>
>>Rich
>
>
> Psssst Ya I'm talking to you. Ya wanna buy a bridge cheap?
>
>
> Merry Christmass.
>>
>>
>

[Paul Sengupta]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:8BJyd.551909$wV.241326@attbi_s54...
>> A very Merry Christmas to all.
>
> And to you, Bryan!

And just popped in to say a very Merry Christmas from me too!

Might even have time to read some newsgroups over the next few
days, you never know! :-)

Paul

[Jay Honeck]

> And just popped in to say a very Merry Christmas from me too!

Same to you, Paul.

Have a bacon budgie (or whatever the heck you call 'em) for me!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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Thanks Jay! Did Santa get you what you want?

Bryan

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Thanks Jay! Did Santa get you what you wanted?

Bryan

[Ron Wanttaja]

On 25 Dec 2004 14:16:52 GMT, (RobertR237) wrote:

>>>I thought Africans got their money thru email scams?
>>
>>The last one I got said there was an unclaimed 10 miles of four-lane highway
>>in a bank in Nigeria.... :-)
>
>Would have made a great private landing strip...why didn't you take it?

Delivery costs to Washington State...

About fifteen years ago, a floating four-lane highway across Seattle's Lake
Washington sank. They scrapped the portions that stayed afloat...about fifty
feet across, four hundred or so feet long. They would have made dandy
Ultralight aircraft carriers. Saw one floating in an inlet near John Ammeter's
new place, a few months back. No connection. I think... :-)

Ron Wanttaja

[Jay Honeck]

> Thanks Jay! Did Santa get you what you wanted?

Yep -- good drill bits and screw drivers -- which is all I really wanted!

And you? Did Santa buy you a flying gadget or aviation gizmo?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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Cool, you can never have enough screw drivers and bits. I got a Wright
Brother's model and a Spirit of St Louis model, long johns, pajama and
a couple of this and that. Yee Hah!

Bryan

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Not real FLYING gizmos, but I'll take them.

Bryan