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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... mess in the garden . " Those old buggers planted the tree , no ? ' Father reasoned . ' So cut the bloody tree down and they won't come back ! ' ' How can you believe all that rubbish ? In vain you cut that tree ! ' ' What if they come ...
... mess in the garden . " Those old buggers planted the tree , no ? ' Father reasoned . ' So cut the bloody tree down and they won't come back ! ' ' How can you believe all that rubbish ? In vain you cut that tree ! ' ' What if they come ...
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... Mess tomorrow , sailor boy . Yes , come straight in and ask for Chief Petty Officer Jansen . That's me ! ' ' I went home in a daze , ' he told us later while we laughed till we developed stitches . ' So what happened , you bloody ...
... Mess tomorrow , sailor boy . Yes , come straight in and ask for Chief Petty Officer Jansen . That's me ! ' ' I went home in a daze , ' he told us later while we laughed till we developed stitches . ' So what happened , you bloody ...
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Carl Muller. " THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARIES The seamen's mess had its own comforts . It took in water . There was no particular reason for this , but Able Seaman Mendis rose one morning to see his boots float by and blistered the ...
Carl Muller. " THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARIES The seamen's mess had its own comforts . It took in water . There was no particular reason for this , but Able Seaman Mendis rose one morning to see his boots float by and blistered the ...
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