Rodgera
18th September 2010, 01:16 PM
Call to the local newspaper's classified editor:
"I have a complaint about an ad I placed."
"I'm so sorry, sir. What was the problem?"
"You'd think a newspaper in a rural community like
this one would have people on staff who had spent
some time on a farm. What I said was 'ewes'.
E-W-E-S."
"Pardon?"
"Ewes. It makes a difference to some people."
"I don't follow."
"The ad in the paper read: "Sheep for sale - USED."
"I have a complaint about an ad I placed."
"I'm so sorry, sir. What was the problem?"
"You'd think a newspaper in a rural community like
this one would have people on staff who had spent
some time on a farm. What I said was 'ewes'.
E-W-E-S."
"Pardon?"
"Ewes. It makes a difference to some people."
"I don't follow."
"The ad in the paper read: "Sheep for sale - USED."