If this
keeps up and I'm going to have to look up what the Roman numeral is for fifty.
In the long, and yet probably never to be concluded annals of Brits going on
holiday overseas, getting blind-drunk, potted and sotted, and then doing
something against the laws of man, nature, and/or God, we have a new entry.
Apparently
a gentleman from Great Britain, the country that used to rule the world,
or at least all the parts anyone wanted at one time, inherited a substantial
sum of money. Like many people who come into a bit of unanticipated largesse he
decided to take the heritance and have a nice vacation, after which I'm sure he
was going to put the rest of the money in nice tax-deferred municipal bonds. So
a holiday in Spain, Mallorca to be exact, a locale that manifests all those
things that a proper Englishman longs for like sun, warm water, and tanned
natives.
Spain also has booze. Our lucky inheritee
decided to have a few drinks, and then from the sounds of it a few more and,
well eventually he was discovered in an airport bar handing out wads of cash to
anyone and everyone. And having a bit of a laugh, as they say. Besides the
obvious issue as to why anyone would hand strangers cash, is the more interesting
question as to what he was doing wandering around with $72,000 in cash and
travelers' checks. Do people still use travelers' checks? Why?
