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.