Dec 27 2007
The big white house
In the quest for a new Wendy House of my own I have been visiting a variety of Estate agents, one at a time. They all ask:
What’s your current address?
Can you see the theme in the replies?
#1 Romans Estate Agent: the big white house?
#2 Carsons Estate Agent: the big white house? I just sold a flat there for 240,000, very nice.
#3: Prospect Estate Agent: the big white house? We have a flat for sale there by Mr. [name], would you like to view it?
Wendy to prospect agent: [family name]?
Agent: Yes, he’s…
Wendy: …a professional football player, the other people living in the building told me about him* he’s currently on loan to [football team, not based in Reading].
Agent: You’ve just missed him by minutes. He came in here, just now, that’s quite a coincidence…
Wendy (oozing insincerity out of every orifice and some pores too): Oh dear, what a shame.
*an unpublishable variety of unflattering names were used by to describe the fellow and descriptions of how he engaged with them.
The big white house
