There I was going on fifteen years and part of a scheme whereby we Portuguese youths get “adopted out” for a year with a family overseas. It is a way of exploring and appreciating other cultures. This is the second time I have been accepted for the scheme. The first time I went to Germany, and the second time I went to the United States; North Dakota to be precise. The American family are very well off, in fact very rich indeed, and have a daughter just two years younger than me. Believe me, she’s an absolute brat.
I’d been in North Dakota a little longer than a month when I was kidnapped and taken away and held in secret. Naturally my parents were out of their tree with worry, and my host family were exceedingly distraught and over time offered my parents monetary compensation for my apparent demise. Of course, money wouldn’t bring me back, but the host family was sparing nothing to show their concern. My parents accepted the money as a way of recognizing the genuine concern shown by the host family.
Now a problem has arisen. For my next adopting out to a foreign family I want to go to Greece, but my parents think we’d get more money if I went to Argentina.
What a Turkey!
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Now you’ve had me pause for 5 minutes to think up a clever reply. The only country other than Turkey seems to be China and I can’t fit that into a relevant sentence.
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Well, the Turkey could have run into a Shanghai Surprise in China.
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As long as it wasn’t called Wuhan.
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I’m sorry. Try thinking about it over a Canada Chile.
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Ha!
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My lovely Canadian niece went to England with a friend when she was 15. She commented this morning that she wishes her mom had read this before she sent my niece off to Old Blighty. An opportunity lost.
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Ha! One is never too old to bleed the system.
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My favourite is where else than Afghanistan?
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He could get in but not out.
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Can I get in this racket?
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The only racket you’ll get is for tennis.
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Give me badminton anyday
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I put the pong into ping.
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See I read where Bruce from New Zealand put the ping into pong…must be a different Bruce.
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I have a number of faces.
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I’ve heard that about you.
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