Summer Frisson 2007 - Humourous Gleanings from Various Sources

article from Issue No. 32/2007 for Sunday 12th August

Letters from Camp

Dear Mum and Dad

We're having a great time here at Lake Typhoid. Scoutmaster Webb is making us all write to our parents in case you saw the blood on TV and are worried. We are OK. Only one of our tents and two sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily none of us got drowned because we were on the mountain looking for Sam when it happened.

Oh yes, please call Sam's mother and tell her he's OK. He can't write because of the cast. I got to ride in a search and rescue Land Rover, it was fun. We would never have found him in the dark if it had not been for the lightning. Scout master Webb got mad at Sam for going on a hike alone without telling anyone. Sam said he did tell him but it was during the fire so he probably didn't hear him.

Did you know that if you put petrol on a fire, the petrol can blow up? The wet wood still didn't burn but one of our tents did. Also some clothes - and John will look rather weird until his hair grows back.

Guess what? we have all passed our First Aid merit badges. When Dave dived in the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a tourniquet works. Also James and I threw up. Scout master Webb said it probably was just food poisoning from the chicken leftovers. I have to go now. We're going into town to mail our letters and buy bullets. Don't worry about anything. We really are fine.

Love Jack

PS. How long has it been since I had a tetanus shot?

[Both items from: Times Global Village]