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- "Psst! Wanta buy a 'H' reg dinghy?" 12th January,'91.
-
- Dear Sir,
-
- We must apologize for not replying to your letter of June 1967 as we have
- been very busy replenishing our main warehouse. We have also lost two of
- our Directors in that time. One from marrying a lady 51 years his junior
- and the other from eating one of the tins of beans returned by the Kaisers
- Chamberlain after the battle of the Somme. So you can see that our
- venerated staff have been occupied with the well being of the Company.
- And, indirectly with our customers welfare.
-
- You may like to know of our latest unrepeatable offer, as we believe you
- have been involved in naval matters for some time. This venture should
- appeal to your highly developed sense of adventure as we think that it is
- likely that you have not had a vacation since we ferried you to Arapari on
- an inflated Napoleonic goat skin. We sincerely hope that you enjoyed that
- trip and will continue to rely on our superior judgement in these
- matters.
-
- We have been negotiating with DML for twelve dozen single handed
- Vietnamese boats from Hong Kong. We understand these will be re-
- registered as they were hand built overseas. If you want one we can give
- preferential credit at 5% interest on the first $10,000.00. or 100% down
- and 2% interest over 7 years. We are prepared to supply cloth for sails
- but you will have to provide your own left-handed palm, needles and
- thread. Needless to say the vessel does come equiped with one pair of
- whores. We also furnish tin bailers from a food firm now making 58
- types of can and will arrange to have yours delivered personally as you
- pass Malta by the Lochinver Fishing Patrol. Should you fail to rendezvous
- with the suppliers then a surcharge will be made upon arrival at your
- destination.
-
- The route has been arranged by Abdul Hyme Charts Ltd of Johannesburg.
- Your voyage would be via the Bay of Biscay,the Straits of Gibraltar and
- the southern Mediterranean passing the Gulf of Sidra. You may re-provision
- at Banghazi as special dispensation has been obtained for your visit
- although your boat could be used for practice if it enters the 24 to 38
- Km Target Zone off the coast.
-
-
- On reaching Israel you will be expected to serve for a period of four days
- as a garbage dispersent. We advise you to wear reversed Boxer Shorts
- whilst being so occupied. After this you will be directed overland through
- Syria to the River Euphrates. May we say at this point we do not carry
- wheels to assist with portage but Messrs. Goldaghad & Sons of Damascus,
- give them away free with every fifteen year old camel. We understand that
- the cost of a camel is very reasonable at some 5625 Shekels each. There
- is approximately 3.75 Shekels to the pound sterling. Please note, that
- Mustappa Goldaghad will only except Roubles. On reaching the River
- Euphrates we suggest that all occupants of our Economical Models 'Grottie
- Terra' Mk I to Mk VII remove the inner tubes from the wheels for use as
- life preservers.
-
- Should you need to land at any point and dig a latrine, we suggest that
- you are cautious with your excavations as crude oil is difficult to remove
- from certain parts of the lower anatomy without our patent solvent,"Raw
- Ard" (Only available from our Hong Kong branch). We would also strongly
- advise that you take the following medication, should you take up our
- offer, a large tapered cork (for Baghdad Belly), a piece of string and a
- puncture repair kit suitable for all rubber goods. A large metal dustbin
- lid covered by a rubber one, to stop shrapnel from sending you deaf, this
- can be tied around either end of your body depending on which end you
- prefer to stick in the sand. We regret that all other types of steel
- helmet are in very short supply as they are being used as Microwave dishes
- by masochistic Radio Hams. We would also suggest taking a modified
- Ballista with you as this will probably be the most modern weapon left in
- the area by the time you arrive.
-
- A copy of Phileas Foggs' World Travels, Marco Pollos' definitive works on
- 'Modern Snooker' and the entire works of T. Whingeing Wetbed Bean on "How
- to be a Left handed Nerk" will be mostly useless but make good ballast.
-
- After a journey time of some six months, two days and five hours, you
- will be in time to meet up with the Welsh Colonial Volunteers ( The old
- 138th of Tasmanian Foot ), as they enter Baghdad for their "Summer Camp".
- Of course, by then you will have earned a well deserved rest and possibly
- a rebate if you have not incurred too many penalty points.
-
-
- Should you take up this highly advantageous offer which will be so
- lucrative to this company, then the Managing Director would personally
- recommend to the Board that they consider taking you on as a partner in
- eighteen months time. This is provided that you buy an extra three boats
- and sell them en route to the naval base at Gibraltar, the Upper Volta
- Navy or Port of London Police, who have a great sense of humour.
-
- Finally, while awaiting your Lend Lease Hire Purchase and Travel Visas
- along with your International Credit Vouchers (Cheques and other form of
- plastic not excepted) we suggest that you watch the film of 'Gullivers
- Travels' preferable in Afrikaans or Mandarin. This will give you a feel
- for the place so long as you watch it from either a wheelbarrow or
- porcelain sanitary unit. We also suggest that you take as much excerise as
- possible so that you can place your head firmly between your knees so
- that you may, if the need or occasion arise, kiss yourself good-bye.
-
- Ha! So, we look forward to hearing from you in the near future as we doubt
- that you will recieve a more favourable offer; unless it comes from a
- competitor in one of our re-cycled buff envelopes.
-
-
- Yours faithfully,
-
-
- David Abdhol Marconious Winston Nelson.
- Third Scribe to his Highness.
- For and on behalf of Thay Routten Shipping Company Inc.
- Incorporating Overseas Division, Grey Funnel Line ( Privatized UK Ltd.)
-
- P.S. Leave a forwarding address so that you can recieve our regular "Once
- in a Life time" offers.