MDMD2: Magnetical Stupors
lorentzen-nicklaus
lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de
Tue Sep 25 03:15:52 CDT 2001
Judy Panetta schrieb:
> And I get the impression that the sailors attention was not directed
> to his coat but to the punch line, which brings me to...
>
> Please...someone...at the risk of presenting my very best portrayal of a
> very dim bulb...could someone tell me what the punch line was gonna be? What
> was the English woman gonna say?
>
> Is there a punch line? Or is he (Mr. P) just being a tease? Oh, c'mon, there
> must've have been a punch line.
>
> Any response, speculation, hint would be greatly appreciated.
a couple of days ago, terrance brilliantly answered this question of mine:
> lorentzen-nicklaus wrote:
> what does the proper englishwoman say?
>> And she says, "your blessed instruments."
>> And asks,
>> "Tell me, to what purpose or end the genitals were made?"
>> --The Wife Of Bath
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