Hope, that thing with feathers, as the Bell of Amherst once put it, has landed, if not shad upon us once again. The following email notice was forward to us with the promise of a good sum for the taking, and I for one, and delighted by the suspension of disbelief it engenders, rather like visions of sugar plumbs dancing in one's head.
Perhaps "a fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place," as Gordon Gekko said in the timeless classic about Wall Street and greed. Humbug, and all power to the imagination I say, here, in my cutoff jeans, and Dr. Scholes, reading Sharon Cole's and Aron Baker's winning prize notice aloud to our friends and agents here at the boat basin, who bring in there empty wine bottles for tabulation, before taking their morning meal, which is Spanish themed this week.
Read for yourself, and celebrate the spirit of receiving this Christmas:
From:
swisslotto@swisslotto.ch
SWISS LOTTO UK.
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
https://www.swisslotto.ch
CONGRATULATIONS!!!.....YOU HAVE WON Â750,000 Euros
You have have been awarded Â750,000 Euros in the SWISS-LOTTO Satellite software email
lottery in which e-mail addresses are picked Randomly by software powered by the Internet through the worldwide website.
Your email address was amongst those chosen this year for the SWISS LOTTO Satellite lottery. And this promo is proudly sponsored by the SWISS-LOTTO UK organization.
You can log on to our website for more information concerning our entire lottery promo https://www.swisslotto.ch .
Your email address,attached to Ref number 5, 7, 14, 17,18, 43 with Serial number 1979-12 drew the lucky Numbers 10, and consequently won the lottery in the "A" Category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Â750,000 Euros
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European Booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
In View of this, your Â750,000 Euros will be released to you by our security firm in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact them.
All participants Were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw System and extracted from over 300,000 companies and individual email addresses.
This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to Claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. Aron Baker,
Email: swisslottoclaimsagent06@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 704 010 1519
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:
This information facilitate the due process of the release of winnings avoid unnecessary delays and complications in the processing of your winnings.
Always remember to quote your Reference / serial number in any correspondences with us or our Designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of This program and Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Sharon Cole
Co-ordinator
SWISS LOTTO UK.
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
https://www.swisslotto.ch
N:B - PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CORRESPONDENT WILL BE TEMPORARILY BE VIA EMAIL UNTIL 24 HOURS BEFORE PAY-OUT THEN YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA TELEPHONE
Today, Dr. Emily declared this "
Merlot of La Mancha Week", and has begun to dress as Sophia Lauren did in the Oscar nominated film, "The Man of La Mancha", while she serves thick hot chocolate and Churros to our friends and staff. I have taken notice that her breakfast themes take on a sardonic tone as holidays approach. Perhaps it betrays the kind of discomfort adults who have an over-abundance of bad memories and negative associations surrounding the holiday season, like a beat dog to a newspaper.
Nevertheless, we are delighted that she has incorporated the sweat, hot chocolate in this latest "summerstock", if you will. Last year, her Victory over Japan theme amounted to garbage pals full of kamikazeazie punch made with grain alchohol to be served on crushed ice, which did not help our production here at the boat basin. The staff took their offerings in place of food when they brought in there marketing data each morning. The result: three alcohol poisonings by week's end.
Greetings and Seasons Greetings to all our friends and kind readers, 
The night before Dr. Emily took leave in the red blazer to The 95 South, we had the chance to review those early days so many years ago, while sampling a hearty gluping wine, an unassuming little white boxed blend from South Africa that my contractual agreements with our benefactor preclude me from commenting up, apart from the fact that we did illicit a kind of mauldlin emotionalism in we both. Many tears were shed, as we discussed things that happened, and things that had never happened, as well as those things that might have been.
