From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxi!hou5d!hou5a!mat
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Title: Re: A Tale of Conquest
Article-I.D.: hou5a.138
Posted: Sat Sep  4 23:12:12 1982
Received: Sun Sep  5 04:38:53 1982
References: ihuxk.172

There are old jokes and there are old ...

A missionary was roaming about  Australia.  After a suitable length of
time he began to get hungry and very, very thirsty.  He was wondering
about what he would say to his Boss when he met Him when suddenly,
appropriately, he stumbled upon the town of Mercy.  He paused just
a moment to give thanks, then entered the main square, such as it wa,
of the town.  He entered the most respectablr looking building there,
and found himself facing a public servant seated at a large, but decrepit
desk.  His throat was dried out, so it took him several minutes
to ask for some water.  When he had done so, the man behind the desk
introduced himself as the Mayor of this town, and then told the poor
Missionary that he couldn't serve water ... no this was the world famous
town of Mercy, where the tea was picked by the koala bear.  He walked to a
huge pot on the other side of the room and poured the missionary a huge
mug of the tea.  Our missionary took a giant swallow of the tea,
and immediately choked. The tea was a stew of tea leaves and Koala hair!
The mayor watched the poor missionary clear his throat and mouth, and then
explained

... I thought everyone knew ... The Koalatee of Mercy is not strained

Good Night.