Reading the local rag here
Searching the 'for sale' column.
Here, obviously misplaced, was
An ad that read-'Fun loving, warm lady seeks
The companionship of a handsome,humorous
Rich man, age no barrier, please send photograph,
to box 666.! I thought this was a huge joke
Especially the box number for our knowing biblical readers
666 is the mark of the beast.
So I sends a photograph of Errol Flynn in his
Younger days with a falsified statement of a bank account
With massive savings, and the note I wrote
Was, Elderly gent, looking for a second-hand refrig:
To keep things cold, now needs an anything goes companion
To keep him warm, attached a recent photo of how
One has achieved the process of reversing age.
P.S. Notification has just arrived by courir post of gigantic
Lotto win ,please phone---and I gave the number -forgive me
Of a 'dial a prayer' line and a box number of one of the
Local catteries that care for the moggies of those owners on holiday.
This perfectly humorous, simple action resulted in a spate
Of filthy letters to the editor about this man, with a reproduced
Photo of the late Errol Flynn. And a disclaimer from the 'dial a prayer'
Organization and a letter from a Vivisection Pound offering help.
I coul not resist a brief reply from a Rev Harry Hopespunn. With
Be careful...its my heart.

More uncanny yarns from a Rake's Progress!
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