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Sunday, July 03, 2005

[nilesfunnies] Fw: A furniture dealer from Newfoundland

A furniture dealer from Newfoundland decided that he wanted to expand the
line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what
he could find. After arriving in Paris (this being his first trip ever to
the French capital), he met with some manufacturers and finally selected a
line that he thought would sell well back home in Newfoundland.

To celebrate the new acquisition, he decided to visit a small bistro and
have a glass of wine. As he sat enjoying his wine, he noticed that the
small place was quite crowded, and that the one other chair at his table
was the only vacant seat in the house.

Before long, a very beautiful young Parisian girl came to his table, asked
him something in French (which he did not understand), and motioned toward
the chair. He invited her to sit down. He tried to speak to her in
English, but she did not speak his language so, after a couple of minutes
of trying to communicate with her, he took a napkin and drew a picture of
a wine glass and showed it to her. She nodded, and he ordered a glass of
wine for her.

After sitting together at the table for a while, he took another napkin,
and drew a picture of a plate with food on it, and she nodded. They left
the bistro and found a quiet cafe that featured a small group playing
romantic music. They ordered dinner, after which he took another napkin
and drew a picture of a couple dancing. She nodded, and they got up to
dance. They danced until the cafe closed and the band was packing up.

Back at their table, the young lady took a napkin and drew a picture of a
four-poster bed. To this day, he has no idea how she figured out he was in
the furniture business.