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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... eyes bulged . " This is bloody insult ! ' he roared , seized a hand flag and waved it furiously . Soon , all the Taiwanese were waving their flags frantically while the Chinese hopped and skipped around brandishing their yellow flowers ...
... eyes bulged . " This is bloody insult ! ' he roared , seized a hand flag and waved it furiously . Soon , all the Taiwanese were waving their flags frantically while the Chinese hopped and skipped around brandishing their yellow flowers ...
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... eyes stood behind a low counter . He eyed us with loathing . He must have been up since midnight , judging by the bags under each eye . The operation , I noted , was a bureaucratic idea of Limbo . There were forms to fill and chops to ...
... eyes stood behind a low counter . He eyed us with loathing . He must have been up since midnight , judging by the bags under each eye . The operation , I noted , was a bureaucratic idea of Limbo . There were forms to fill and chops to ...
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... eyes on us , strode into the hut and flung his rifle with a thump on the bunk . Then he spun round and seized Ordinary Telegraphist Thiagalingam by the throat . ' Gum , ' he grated , ' gimme some gum . ' Thiagalingam's eyes bulged . He ...
... eyes on us , strode into the hut and flung his rifle with a thump on the bunk . Then he spun round and seized Ordinary Telegraphist Thiagalingam by the throat . ' Gum , ' he grated , ' gimme some gum . ' Thiagalingam's eyes bulged . He ...
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