情人节礼物

星期五下午，大概是想活跃一下气氛，公司里有人发了一个电邮，提醒大家下周一（二月十四）是情人节。有位老兄跟进，说他和他的女朋友今年比赛，看谁送的情人节礼物最便宜、最丑陋、最不正经[No 1]。马上有人建议，到墓地去掐些花[No 2]。另外一位老兄却说不妥，因为这有犯罪的嫌疑。他的建议是，伦敦各处路边时常有些地方放上很多鲜花，或许还有玩具。顺手牵羊，不会有什么风险[No 3]。

（一点背景：在英国，如果有人在公共场合遇难，都会有人放置鲜花，以示哀悼。如果遇难者是小孩，有时还会放上一些玩具）。

在某些场合，英式幽默表现在：表面道貌岸然，不动声色，却透出些皮笑肉不笑。说出的话一本正经，却是暗含揶揄，不怀好意（多半也无恶意）。

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From: No 1

Hi guys

This year, for something different, the girlfriend and I having a competition to see who get cheapest, nastiest and most cheesy valentine’s day gift.

Any tips?  I’ll obviously need to get it on Monday at the latest.

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From: No 2

Old flowers pinched from a grave? Ticks 2 out of 3, and work for me every time ;-)

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From: No 3

Why steal from a grave and risk a criminal conviction ?

Perfectly good bouquets can be found by the roadside regularly around London ... sometimes with cuddly toys, candles .... everything you need for a romantic night in .....

And it’s not stealing if somebody just left it there .....

所有跟帖： 

• 绝。 -多种想法- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/15/2011 postreply 01:05:35

• 有意思~~4， 5？ -肖蔚为- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/15/2011 postreply 04:07:19

• 情人节，别说花了，连根草都没收到过 -annejj- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/15/2011 postreply 05:58:01

• 同情ing... -黑公羊- ♂ (37 bytes) () 02/15/2011 postreply 06:21:31

• 情人节,别说草了,连块土都没收到过 -3845- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/16/2011 postreply 02:38:36

• 下次一定送你个美丽，漂亮的。。。 -黑公羊- ♂ (11 bytes) () 02/16/2011 postreply 19:54:54