On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:19:26 +1000, David Strike <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>On Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:24 PM, Reef Fish wrote:
>
>Giovanni wrote:
>> >As far as I know the poor Feesh and Sue have visited the Invalid
>Refectory,
>> >also known as "le mense du pouvre" in Paris where they had the following
>> dinner:
>
>> >2 pieces of stale bread  .........................................$
0,042
>> >2 dish-water soups................................................$
0,323
>> >1 steak of Seine Rat (for two persons)...................$ 0,673
>> >2 glasses of Camel piss..........................................$ 0,056
>
>> That's Strike's favorite brew at Raffles.  You're getting confused!
>
>Mate!  I swore never to touch camel piss after a particularly nasty brute
>once spat at me and covered me with goo!  " 'ello!", I thought, "a beast
wot
>duz not recognise my superior status."   I spat back at him.  (A word of
>advice for anyone who ever finds themself in a similar position:  Spitting
>at camels is not a smart move!  The bloomin' thing decided to attack me.  I
>took off at a fast rate of knots pursued by an angry camel who, in turn,
was
>followed by its owner; a person who - mistakenly - was of the opinion that
I
>was attempting to camelnap his prized beast.  The only reason that I'm here
>to tell the tale is that I managed to throw myself into the back of a
>passing Land-Rover driven by pongoes who took much joy in rescuing a very
>terrified young sailor!)  :-)
>
>Since which time, I've sworn off of drinking Camel piss!  :-)
>
>Strike

My apologies, Strike, for my misattribution, because I had forgotten
to check the archives about your favorite brew at Raffles.  I had
mistaken a HORSE for a camel.  :-)

-- Bob