pookie170 Report post Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) This was sent to me- and it made me chuckle! So thought I'd share!! Does Your Campground Have a BC? The story is told of a lady who was rather old-fashioned, always quite delicate and elegant, especially in her language. She and her husband were planning a week's vacation in Florida, so she wrote to a particular campground asking 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. But when she wrote that down, she still thought she was being too forward. So she started all over again and rewrote the entire letter referring to the bathroom commode merely as the BC. "Does the campground have it's own BC?" is what she actually wrote. Well, the campground owner 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 BC business really stumped him. After worrying about it for awhile, he showed the letter to several campers, but they couldn't imagine what the lady meant either. So the campground owner, finally coming to the conclusion that the lady must be asking about he local Baptist Church, sat down and wrote the following reply: Dear Madam: I regret very much the delay in answering your letter, but I now take pleasure in informing you that a BC is located nine 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. It is such a beautiful facility and the acoustics are marvelous. Even the normal delivery sounds can be heard. The last time my wife and I went was six 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 a supper is planned to raise money to buy more seats. I would like to say it pains me very much not to be able to go more regularly, but it surely is no lack of desire on my part. As we grow old, it seems to be more of an effort, particularly in cold weather. If you do 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, Campground Owner Edited August 26, 2009 by pookie170 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen A Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Thanks for that.I belong to a church which is as near Baptist as any other denomination.I am sure my pastor who is not at all old delicate or elegant would find it as funny as I do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordGorse Report post Posted August 27, 2009 That is one of the funniest things I've ever read Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Do you think it's true, or just an internet 'funny'? Bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordGorse Report post Posted August 28, 2009 Do you think it's true, or just an internet 'funny'? Bid If it was true it'd be twice as funny! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted September 4, 2009 I doubt whether it's true. I remember performing a version of this at a school variety concert in 1980 - so it goes back a long way (and so do I ). It took me a lot of rehearsal to be able to say it with a straight face when everyone was falling about laughing. I still have an old copy somewhere. I don't know where it originally came from. The initials were different in my version: W.C. ,which the receiver of the letter (in France) misinterprets as Wald Chapelle or "Chapel in the Wood". I assume this has been changed because W.C. (water closet) is now a sometwhat outdated name for a toilet. It's still just as funny though! K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mariag Report post Posted September 4, 2009 Thanks for this i laughed all the way through and now my kids are desperate to know what i was laughing at, i hope they get the joke too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mariag Report post Posted September 4, 2009 I just shared it with my kids my eldest got it as i laughed again and my middle daughter got it too after a bit of explaining what a BC was, its good when jokes are so simple i will share this with my friends too, thanks again, maria x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
