Funniest Thing for July '04

Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. There are no restrictions on length. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the U.S., Canada or Mexico.) The ITN staff will choose each month’s winner, who will receive a free one-year subscription to ITN. Entries not chosen cannot be acknowledged.

This month’s winner is DONNA JUDD of Fullerton, CA:

BIRTH CONTROL — I was chatting with our third-world-country guide about children, my two and his four. When he mentioned that he was one of 13 himself, I commented on the difference between four and 13.

“Yes, but you know,” he replied, “my father did not have television.”