InfoD-Cafe: Instructions about boiling water

[jane harper]

why is this seen to be funny?

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On 31 Aug 2008, at 11:38, Conrad Taylor <conrad at ideograf.demon.co.uk>  
wrote:

> My mother informs me that one of our water companies has been
> having problems in one area with water quality, so they have
> made an announcement to the effect that residents are advised
> to boil any water intended for human consumption "for about
> a fortnight".
>
> Could get expensive.
>
> Conrad
>
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