From diptendu@protocol.ece.iisc.ernet.in Tue May  4 15:25:38 1999
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 15:23:21 +0530 (IST)
From: DIPTENDU MITRA 
To: Kaushik Ghose 
Cc: Shashidhar V ,
    Bikash Kumar Dey 
Subject: IF YOU GOTTA GO, START EARLY  (fwd)



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  NAME       :    Diptendu  Mitra    

  DEPT.      :    Adaptive Signal Processing Lab/Students Room
  ADDRESS         Dept. of Electrical Communication Engg.   
		  Phone - 3092280

  HOSTEL     :    Room No.- Ashwini 34
  ADDRESS         IISc. Students Hostel
		  Bangalore - 560012
		  Phone - 3092430

  EMAIL      :    diptendu@protocol.ece.iisc.ernet.in
                  diptendu@asp.ece.iisc.ernet.in

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IF YOU GOTTA GO, START EARLY 
My friend is a rather old-fashioned lady, always quite delicate and
elegant, especially in her language.  She and her husband were planning a
week's vacation in Arizona; so she wrote to a travel trailer court and
asked for a reservation.

She wanted to make sure the campground was fully equipped, but didn't
quite know how to ask about the "toilet" facilities.  She just couldn't
bring herself to write the word "toilet" in her letter.  After much
deliberation, she finally came up with the old-fashioned term "bathroom
commode".  So, she started all over again and referred to the bathroom
commode merely as the B.C.  "Does the campground have its own B.C."? is
what she actually wrote.

Well, the court manager, Herman, wasn't old-fashioned at all and when he
got the letter, he just couldn't figure out what the woman was talking
about.  That B.C. business really had him stumped.

After worrying about it for awhile, he showed the letter to several
campers, but they couldn't imagine what the lady meant either.  So, he
finally came to the conclusion that the lady must be asking about the
location of the Baptist Church.  He sat down and wrote the following
reply:
  

       Dear Madam: 

I regret the delay in answering your letter, but now take pleasure of
informing you that a B.C. is located 9 miles north of the campground and
is capable of seating 250 people at one time.  I admit, it is quite a
distance away if you are in the habit of going regularly, but no doubt you
will be pleased to know that a great number of people take their lunches
along and make a day of it.  They usually arrive early and stay late.

The last time my wife and I went was 6 years ago and it was so crowded we
had to stand up the whole time we were there.  It may interest you to know
that right now there is a supper planned to raise money to buy more seats.  
They are going to hold it in the basement of the B.C.  I would like to say
it pains me very much not to be able to go more regularly, but it is
surely no lack of desire on my part.  As we grow older, it seems to be
more of an effort, particularly in cold weather.

If you decide to come down to our campground, perhaps I could go with you
the first time you go, sit with you, and introduce you to all the other
folks.

Remember, this is a friendly community. 

Sincerely, 
Herman

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