Traveling to China

"Traveling to China"

Margaret, the travel agent relates the following story:

A business man called and had a question about the
documents he needed in order to fly to China. After a
lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him
he needed a visa.

"Oh, no, I don't. I've been to China many times and
never had to have one of those."

I double checked, and sure enough, his stay required
a visa. When I told him this he said,

"Look, honey, I've been to China 4 times and every time
they have accepted my American Express."

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"Basket Rides"

There is a story about a monastery in Europe perched
high on a cliff several hundred feet in the air. The only
way to reach the monastery was to be suspended in
a basket which was pulled to the top by several monks
who pulled and tugged with all their strength. Obviously,
the ride up the steep cliff in that basket was terrifying.

One tourist got exceedingly nervous about half-way up
as he noticed that the rope by which he was suspended
was old and frayed.

With a trembling voice he asked the monk who was riding
with him in the basket how often they changed the rope.

The monk thought for a moment and answered brusquely,
"Whenever it breaks."
Received on Thu Sep 23 09:29:07 2004