I think I have posted this one once before but it does belong on this thread ....

A man had been working very hard and finally got to take a vacation. He boarded a ship to a tropical paradise and off he sailed. A couple of days later the ship approached the island. It looked like paradise off in the distance and the faint sound of native drums could be heard as they sailed into port. Oh wow the guy thought, this is exactly the sort of relaxation I need. As they arrived at the port the drumming could be heard louder now.

All the passengers left the ship and headed up to the hotel. Our friend checked into his room and now the drumming could be heard very clearly. He tried to get some sleep but all night long the native drums continued and he didn't get a wink of sleep. he went down to the desk at the lobby the next morning and asked a porter there "When does the drumming stop?". The porter just said "The drumming must not stop!!!" and raced away. The drums continued all day and our friend ended up going back up to his room to try and get the sleep he was now desparately needing. But the drumming continued into the night and our friend tossed and turned all night long.

By the time morning arrived he was not in a very good mood at all. When housekeeping came up to clean his room he asked the maid very sharply "When does the drumming stop?". She raced out of his room saying "The drumming must not stop!!!".

Now our friend was tired and very confused. The drumming went on throughout his entire stay at the island. Finally he had spent his last night at the island and was well and truly ready to go home. As he boarded the ship he was determined to find out why the drumming kept continuing. He asked one of the native dock workers on the way back to the ship "When does the drumming stop?". The worker said "The drumming must not stop!!" and started to run away but our friend definately wanted to get an answer this time and grabbed him. "What will happen if the drumming stops?" .... the worker turned and said .... "Bass solo!!!".


[This message has been edited by Nigel (edited 04-07-2007).]