I was in Mildura for work all of last week and spent a lot of time walking to and from work due to not having a car and not being able to work out the bus timetable. Got on the wrong but the first day and spent half an hour circumventing the spot I wanted to go (only 10 minutes from where I started) only to finally jump ship with 4 city blocks still to walk!
Anyway, Mildura is situated in Northern Victoria on the banks of the mighty Murray River. It is a bountiful fruit and vegetable growing region thanks to the immense irrigation system developed after the first and second world wars. It is a vibrant multi cultural community with new influxes of people from all over the world depending on which countries people are wanting to flee from. The English and Irish in the early 1900's, then the Polish, Turkish, Italian, Greek, Samoan/Tongan, Vietnamese, Afgahnis and Iraqis, and very recently Sudanese. It also has a large Aboriginal population.
So... Now you have had the cultural lesson, you need to also remember that I grew up in a similar community 250 ks upstream in Swan Hill.
Irrigation water is the life blood of these areas and the word irrigation generally only means one thing - deliverying water to farmland.
So, when I was out walking and happened past a
sign on a local business my comprehension was seriously impaired by my preconcieved ideas.OK, now we get to the funny stuff! I had read this sign during the day and snapped a shot I thought would bring some laughs.
I mean to say, WHY WOULD ANYONE WITH THE LAST NAME OF COLON, CHOOSE TO USE HIS OWN NAME FOR HIS IRRIGATION BUSINESS!!!!
Wouldn't you call it Mildura Irrigation, or Sunraysia Irrigation..... anything but Colon Irrigation Centre!
Unfortunately, when I recounted to some locals I was having tea with, they found the whole thing very amusing. Even more amusing than i had the first time!
With tears rolling down their faces, they finally composed themselves enough to inform me that the sign was more accurate than I thought. I then rechecked my photo and sure enough. It was just that! Colonic Irrigation!
6 comments:
Ahahahaha! That is awesome. Even better than I'd imagined! You're right, the pictures really make the story. Teeheehee... Good to talk to you, by the way!!
I have never heard such a lengthy explanation for a stuff up in my life, does this woman suffer verbal diarrhoea or what, pun intended hahahaha.
That is really funny!!
Wouldn't it be so sad to have the last name of Colon? I'm checking the phone book to see if anyone has it...
Nope. Someone else grab the phone book and check!?
only you glenna would be the one checking already. hilarioius story carlene!
you are amusing!
Ange
Caught a look at your blog of Ariana's and since your sign says that. For Glenna I looked it up in Calgary and nope noone with the last name of Colon. But we do have a business for Colon Hydrotherapy - Holistic Health Services here as well. Why advertise that is there not a better way to make people feel a little more comfortable about what goes on in these places?! Ariana's - seester.
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