The Oriental Experience
All was peace in the HPO
For staff and the clients alike
Then at half-past four, through the main front door
Came a Chinaman wheeling a bike.
He shunned the end where the pensions pay
And the queue for the Royal Mail
He visibly shrank from the Savings Bank
And made straight for my parcel scale.
He hoisted his bike to the counter-top
With a smile like the crescent moon
On the label-tie it said
Or it may have been
In panic I stretched a trembling hand
And brushed the bike aside
Told Fu Manchu, what he wished to do
Was not in the
I explained at length that we did not send
Bicycles overseas
He shouted a lot, and his parting shot
Was an oath in Cantonese.
The customer is always right
We've said it all along
But on this day, I have to say
The customer was Wong. ...............................
Despite the awful pun at the end I can assure you that this is a true story!
Stan G4ITM