the flying bean
05-18-05, 03:33 AM
A Brit was sitting at the table of an outdoor café, reading the newspaper
>while having coffee and croissants with butter and jam when an American
>tourist, chewing gum, sat down next to him.
> >The Brit continued to read his newspaper, ignoring the American who,
>nevertheless, started up a conversation. The American snapped his gum and
>said,
> >
> >"You English folk eat the whole bread?"
> >
> >The Brit frowned, annoyed with being bothered during his breakfast, and
>replied, "of course."
> >
> >The American blew a huge bubble. "We don't. In the States, we only eat what
>s inside. The crusts we collect in a container, recycle them, transform them
>into croissants and sell them to England."
> >
> >The American had a smirk on his face.
> >
> >The Brit listened in silence.
> >
> >The American persisted. "D'ya eat jelly with the bread?"
> >
> >Sighing, the Brit replied, "Of course, we do, only we call it jam here."
> >
> >Cracking his gum between his teeth, the American said,
> >
> >"We don't. In the States, we eat fresh fruit for breakfast, then we put all
>the peels, seeds, and leftovers in containers, recycle them, transform them
>into jam and sell it to England."
> >
> >The Brit then asked, "Do you have sex in the States?"
> >
> >The American smiled and said, "Why, of course, we do."
> >
> >The Brit leaned closer to him and asked, "And what do you do with the
>condoms once you've used them?"
> >
> >"We throw them away, of course," replied the American.
> >
> >Now it was the Englishman's turn to smile.
> >
> >"We don't. In England, we put them in a container, recycle them, melt them
>down into chewing gum and sell them to the United States. Why do you think
>it's called Wrigley's?"
>while having coffee and croissants with butter and jam when an American
>tourist, chewing gum, sat down next to him.
> >The Brit continued to read his newspaper, ignoring the American who,
>nevertheless, started up a conversation. The American snapped his gum and
>said,
> >
> >"You English folk eat the whole bread?"
> >
> >The Brit frowned, annoyed with being bothered during his breakfast, and
>replied, "of course."
> >
> >The American blew a huge bubble. "We don't. In the States, we only eat what
>s inside. The crusts we collect in a container, recycle them, transform them
>into croissants and sell them to England."
> >
> >The American had a smirk on his face.
> >
> >The Brit listened in silence.
> >
> >The American persisted. "D'ya eat jelly with the bread?"
> >
> >Sighing, the Brit replied, "Of course, we do, only we call it jam here."
> >
> >Cracking his gum between his teeth, the American said,
> >
> >"We don't. In the States, we eat fresh fruit for breakfast, then we put all
>the peels, seeds, and leftovers in containers, recycle them, transform them
>into jam and sell it to England."
> >
> >The Brit then asked, "Do you have sex in the States?"
> >
> >The American smiled and said, "Why, of course, we do."
> >
> >The Brit leaned closer to him and asked, "And what do you do with the
>condoms once you've used them?"
> >
> >"We throw them away, of course," replied the American.
> >
> >Now it was the Englishman's turn to smile.
> >
> >"We don't. In England, we put them in a container, recycle them, melt them
>down into chewing gum and sell them to the United States. Why do you think
>it's called Wrigley's?"