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- DO YOU KNOW WHAT A "B.C." IS?
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- My friend is a rather old fashioned lady, quite delicate and
- elegant, especially in her language. She and her husband were planning
- a long vacation in Florida, so she wrote to a particular compground
- and asked for reservations. She wanted to make sure the campground was
- fully equipped, however, she did not know quite how to ask about
- toilet facilities. She just could not bring herself to write the word
- "toilet" in her letter.
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- After much deliberation, she finally came up with the old
- fashioned term of "Bathroom Commode." After completing her letter, she
- still felt she was being too forward, so she started all over again
- to rewrite the entire letter and reffered to the "Bathroom Commode" as
- the B.C. "Does the campground have its own B.C.? she actually wrote.
-
- Well, the campground owner wasn't old fashioned at all! When he
- got the letter, he couldn't figure out what the woman was talking
- about. This B.C. business really stumped him. After worrying about it
- for awhile, he showed the letter to several campers; they couldn't
- figure it out either. So, the campground owner came to his own
- conclusion - she wanted the location of the Baptist Church. Here is
- his reply:
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- Dear Madam,
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- I regret very much the delay in answering your letter, but I now
- take the pleasure of informing you that a B.C. is located nine miles
- north of the campground and is capable of seating 250 people at one
- time. I admit it is quite a distance away, if you are in the habit of
- going regular, but no doubt you'll be pleased to know that a great
- many people take their lunch along and make a day of it. They usually
- arrive early and stay late.
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- The last time my wife and I went was six
- weeks ago and it was so crowded, we had to stand up the whole time we
- were there. It may interest you to know that right now there is
- supper being planned to raise money to buy more seats. They are going
- to hold the supper in the basement of the B.C. It pains my wife and I
- very much that we are not able to go more often, but it is surely no
- lack of desire on my part.
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- As we grow older, it seems to be more of an effort, especially in
- the colder weather. If you do decide to come down to our campground,
- perhaps my wife and I could go with you the first time you go, show
- you around and introduce you to all the other folks. Remember this is
- a friendly community.
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- Sincerely yours,
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