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From: amigo2@ihuxq.UUCP (John Hobson)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Bricklayers explanation
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Date: Tue, 20-Dec-83 13:06:29 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 20 13:06:29 1983
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The record that the bricklayer's explanation occurs on is:

HO HO HOFFNUNG by the late British humourist Gerard Hoffnung.
My father has a copy of it, so if you want things like record company, 
number, etc., I can get it for you.  There is also on the same record
a delightful bit about a letter he recieved from a Swiss innkeeper,
parts of which would certainly amuse the writers of the humourous
translations we keep seeing.  Examples:  "There is a French widow
in every bedroom, affording delightful prospects.  In our dining
room, you will be well fed up and agreeably drunk.  Our motto is
always serve you right." (Reminds me of a comment heard from one of
the villians on the old "Tom Terrific" cartoons:  "We aim to
please, but our aim is bad.")

BTW, Hoffnung was not only a comic and musician, he was also one of
Punch's top catoonists.

				John Hobson
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