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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Page 69
... Jing Gong jigged in . He gave a small bow and arranged his team around my table . ' We will permit Taiwanese to stay , ' he said , ' but you will not call their pavilion REPUBLIC OF CHINA . You can say TAIWAN . ' ' I see . And what else ...
... Jing Gong jigged in . He gave a small bow and arranged his team around my table . ' We will permit Taiwanese to stay , ' he said , ' but you will not call their pavilion REPUBLIC OF CHINA . You can say TAIWAN . ' ' I see . And what else ...
Page 70
... Jing Gong thawed . Remarks like this were music to his ears . ' But it is still problem , ' he maintained . ' I think there is a way out , ' I said . ' You've already got your sign up . Right . I've checked the stores and we are running ...
... Jing Gong thawed . Remarks like this were music to his ears . ' But it is still problem , ' he maintained . ' I think there is a way out , ' I said . ' You've already got your sign up . Right . I've checked the stores and we are running ...
Page 71
... Jing Gong had cased the joint with a pair of field - glasses . Ahmed had invited them in . Jing Gong had stayed put . ' If the Taiwan flag is flying we will not go in , ' he had declared while the others said Amen in Chinese . The ...
... Jing Gong had cased the joint with a pair of field - glasses . Ahmed had invited them in . Jing Gong had stayed put . ' If the Taiwan flag is flying we will not go in , ' he had declared while the others said Amen in Chinese . The ...
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