Post by vfrdaz on Jun 9, 2011 23:05:06 GMT
Paddy, a furniture dealer from Dublin, decided to expand the line of
furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could
find.
After arriving in Paris, he visited with some manufacturers and selected a
line that he thought would sell well back home.
To celebrate the new acquisition, he decided to visit a small bistro and
have a glass of wine.
As he sat enjoying his wine, he noticed that the small place was quite
crowded, and that the other chair at his table was the only vacant seat
in the house. Before long, a very beautiful young Parisian girl came to
his table; asked him something in French (which Paddy couldn't
understand); so he motioned to the vacant chair and invited her to sit
down. He tried to speak to her in English, but she did not speak a word
of his language.
After a couple of minutes of trying to communicate with her, he took a
napkin and drew a picture of a wine glass and showed it to her. She
nodded, so he ordered a glass of wine for her. After sitting together at
the table for a while, he took another napkin, and drew a picture of a
plate with food on it, and she nodded. They left the bistro and found a
quiet cafe that featured a small group playing romantic music. They
ordered dinner..... after which he took another napkin and drew a picture
of a couple dancing. She nodded, and they got up to dance. They danced
until the cafe closed and the band was packing up. Back at their table, the
young lady took a napkin and drew a picture of a four-poster bed.
To this day, poor Paddy has no idea how she figured out he was in the furniture
business.
furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could
find.
After arriving in Paris, he visited with some manufacturers and selected a
line that he thought would sell well back home.
To celebrate the new acquisition, he decided to visit a small bistro and
have a glass of wine.
As he sat enjoying his wine, he noticed that the small place was quite
crowded, and that the other chair at his table was the only vacant seat
in the house. Before long, a very beautiful young Parisian girl came to
his table; asked him something in French (which Paddy couldn't
understand); so he motioned to the vacant chair and invited her to sit
down. He tried to speak to her in English, but she did not speak a word
of his language.
After a couple of minutes of trying to communicate with her, he took a
napkin and drew a picture of a wine glass and showed it to her. She
nodded, so he ordered a glass of wine for her. After sitting together at
the table for a while, he took another napkin, and drew a picture of a
plate with food on it, and she nodded. They left the bistro and found a
quiet cafe that featured a small group playing romantic music. They
ordered dinner..... after which he took another napkin and drew a picture
of a couple dancing. She nodded, and they got up to dance. They danced
until the cafe closed and the band was packing up. Back at their table, the
young lady took a napkin and drew a picture of a four-poster bed.
To this day, poor Paddy has no idea how she figured out he was in the furniture
business.