A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the CemeteryNineteen side-splitting stories from sri lanka to begin this chronicle of the funny things that have happened to him, muller goes back to his days as a recruit in the royal ceylon navy when the queen of england came a-visiting: the saucy sailors decide to tip her a wink! the second story takes us back to mullers childhood in anuradhapura where two visiting rat snakes turn out to be a railway linesmans grandparents there are further hilarious adventures in the navy, encounters with more snakes of different sizes and lineage, graphic descriptions of jam-making factories, and hazardous days in the gulf effortlessly, muller creates caricatures that leave you helpless with laughter as they highlight the follies and foibles of the human race. |
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... polish and polish and in two seconds your boots are covered in dust ! ' I had a point , of course , but there was no help to it . Boots had to be disguised as mirrors . Caps had to be Meltonian cleaned to look like Snow White's knickers ...
... polish and polish and in two seconds your boots are covered in dust ! ' I had a point , of course , but there was no help to it . Boots had to be disguised as mirrors . Caps had to be Meltonian cleaned to look like Snow White's knickers ...
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Carl Muller. polish . You want tea , we'll bring you your tea also . ' So Van Langenburg polished and was thanked prettily ... polish up to your fucking elbows ? Look at your fingernails ! ' and rolling his eyes heavenwards , ' Is this a ...
Carl Muller. polish . You want tea , we'll bring you your tea also . ' So Van Langenburg polished and was thanked prettily ... polish up to your fucking elbows ? Look at your fingernails ! ' and rolling his eyes heavenwards , ' Is this a ...
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... polish and pipeclay and arrange bunks ! Huh ! ' He scowled mightily and spat a blob on his toecap . Todd rose , stretched wearily . ' Hup hup hup hup , ' he sang and we dissolved into helpless laughter . Ups And Downs See , saw , up and ...
... polish and pipeclay and arrange bunks ! Huh ! ' He scowled mightily and spat a blob on his toecap . Todd rose , stretched wearily . ' Hup hup hup hup , ' he sang and we dissolved into helpless laughter . Ups And Downs See , saw , up and ...
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