{"id":2919,"date":"2012-04-22T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/?p=2919"},"modified":"2012-04-16T15:35:01","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T14:35:01","slug":"22-april-2012-amusements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/2012\/04\/22\/22-april-2012-amusements\/","title":{"rendered":"22 April 2012 &#8211; Amusements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jay went to a psychiatrist. \u201cDoc, he said, \u201cI\u2019ve got trouble. Every time I get into bed I think there is somebody under it. I get under the bed; I think there\u2019s somebody on top of it. Top, under, under top. I\u2019m going crazy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust put yourself in my hands for two years,\u201d said the shrink. \u201cCome to me three times a week and I\u2019ll cure you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow much do you charge?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA hundred dollars per visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jay never went back. Sometime later he met the doctor on the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you ever come to see me again? Asked the psychiatrist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a hundred buck a visit? A bartender cured me for 10 dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs that so! How?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told me to cut the legs off the bed.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/land_towell_large.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2920\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/2012\/04\/22\/22-april-2012-amusements\/land_towell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/land_towell.jpg?fit=349%2C233\" data-orig-size=\"349,233\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Land Towel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/land_towell.jpg?fit=349%2C233\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2920\" title=\"Land Towel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/land_towell.jpg?resize=349%2C233\" alt=\"Land Towel\" width=\"349\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/land_towell.jpg?w=349 349w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/land_towell.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These came from the Car Talk site and reminded me of our personal favourite: \u201cPlease don\u2019t confuse Landtowel, because floor is very smooth. It\u2019s danger\u201d which we ran across in Dali.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cocktail lounge, Norway:<\/em><br \/>\nLadies are requested not to have children in the bar.<\/p>\n<p><em>At a Budapest zoo:<\/em><br \/>\nPlease do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.<\/p>\n<p><em>Doctor&#8217;s office, Rome:<\/em><br \/>\nSpecialist in women and other diseases.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hotel, Acapulco:<\/em><br \/>\nThe manager has personally passed all the water served here.<\/p>\n<p><em>Booklet about using a hotel air conditioner, Japan:<\/em><br \/>\nCooles and heates: if you want condition of warm air in your room, please control yourself.<\/p>\n<p><em>Car rental brochure, Tokyo:<\/em><br \/>\nWhen passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigour.<\/p>\n<p><em>In a Nairobi restaurant:<\/em><br \/>\nCustomers who find our waitresses rude ought to see the manager.<\/p>\n<p><em>On the grounds of a private school:<\/em><br \/>\nNo trespassing without permission.<\/p>\n<p><em>On an Athi River highway:<\/em><br \/>\nTake notice: When this sign is under water, this road is impassable.<\/p>\n<p><em>On a poster at Kencom:<\/em><br \/>\nAre you an adult that cannot read? If so, we can help.<\/p>\n<p><em>In a City restaurant:<\/em><br \/>\nOpen seven days a week, and weekends too.<\/p>\n<p><em>One of the Mathare buildings:<\/em><br \/>\nMental health prevention centre.<\/p>\n<p><em>A sign seen on an automatic restroom hand dryer:<\/em><br \/>\nDo not activate with wet hands.<\/p>\n<p><em>In a Pumwani maternity ward:<\/em><br \/>\nNo children allowed.<\/p>\n<p><em>In a cemetery:<\/em><br \/>\nPersons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tokyo hotel&#8217;s rules and regulations:<\/em><br \/>\nGuests are requested not to smoke or do other disgusting behaviours in bed.<\/p>\n<p><em>On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:<\/em><br \/>\nOur wines leave you nothing to hope for.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hotel brochure, Italy:<\/em><br \/>\nThis hotel is renowned for its peace and solitude. In fact, crowds from all over the world flock here to enjoy its solitude.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hotel lobby, Bucharest:<\/em><br \/>\nThe lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hotel elevator, Paris:<\/em><br \/>\nPlease leave your values at the front desk.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hotel, Yugoslavia:<\/em><br \/>\nThe flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hotel, Japan:<\/em><br \/>\nYou are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.<\/p>\n<p><em>In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery:<\/em><br \/>\nYou are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists and writers are buried daily except Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hotel catering to skiers, Austria:<\/em><br \/>\nNot to perambulate the corridors in the hours of repose in the boots of ascension.<\/p>\n<p><em>Taken from a menu, Poland:<\/em><br \/>\nSalad a firm&#8217;s own make;<br \/>\nlimpid red beet soup with cheesy dumplings in the form of a finger;<br \/>\nroasted duck let loose;<br \/>\nbeef rashers beaten in the country people&#8217;s fashion.<\/p>\n<p><em>Supermarket, Hong Kong:<\/em><br \/>\nFor your convenience, we recommend courteous, efficient self-service.<\/p>\n<p><em>From the &#8220;Soviet Weekly&#8221;:<\/em><br \/>\nThere will be a Moscow exhibition of arts by 15,000 Soviet Republic painters and sculptors. These were executed over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p><em>In an East African newspaper:<\/em><br \/>\nA new swimming pool is rapidly taking shape since the contractors have thrown in the bulk of their workers.<\/p>\n<p><em>A sign posted in Germany&#8217;s Black Forest:<\/em><br \/>\nIt is strictly forbidden on our Black Forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hotel, Zurich:<\/em><br \/>\nBecause of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p><em>An advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist:<\/em><br \/>\nTeeth extracted by the latest methodists.<\/p>\n<p><em>A laundry in Rome:<\/em><br \/>\nLadies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tourist agency, Czechoslovakia:<\/em><br \/>\nTake one of our horse-driven city tours. We guarantee no miscarriages.<\/p>\n<p><em>Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:<\/em><br \/>\nWould you like to ride on your own ass?<\/p>\n<p><em>The box of a clockwork toy made in Hong Kong:<\/em><br \/>\nGuaranteed to work throughout its useful life.<\/p>\n<p><em>In a Swiss mountain inn:<\/em><br \/>\nSpecial today\u2014no ice-cream.<\/p>\n<p><em>Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:<\/em><br \/>\nWe take your bags and send them in all directions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I overheard Penny talking to a friend the other day, &#8220;You should listen to my neighbour,&#8221; she says. &#8220;She is always bad-mouthing her poor husband behind his back. I think that&#8217;s so rude. Look at me! My husband is fat, lazy and cheap; but have you ever heard me say a bad word about him?&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay went to a psychiatrist. \u201cDoc, he said, \u201cI\u2019ve got trouble. Every time I get into bed I think there is somebody under it. I get under the bed; I think there\u2019s somebody on top of it. Top, under, under top. I\u2019m going crazy!\u201d \u201cJust put yourself in my hands for two years,\u201d said the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/2012\/04\/22\/22-april-2012-amusements\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;22 April 2012 &#8211; Amusements&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amusements"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9w76b-L5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}