One day this Swedish guy walks into a dingy little storefront travel
agency, holds up a page out of a newspaper, and says: "You say in this
ad that you have a voonderful luxury cruise for only $69.95. I vant to
go on this voonderful luxury cruise."

The guy behind the counter says
"Sure. Do you have the $69.95 in cash??"

"I sure do," says the Swede,
plunking the money down on the counter.

At that point, two big thugs
leap out of a closet, whack the Swede over the head, drag his
unconscious body out the back door, stuff him in a barrel and drop the
barrel into a river that flows past.

A few moments later, a Norwegian
guy walks into the same dingy storefront travel agency, holds up the
newspaper ad and says: "I vant to go on this $69.96 voonderful luxury
cruise."

The guy behind the counter says: "Sure, you got the fare in
cash?"

"Ya, you betcha," says the Norwegian, slapping the money on the
counter.

Again, the two big thugs leap out, pound him on the head, drag
his limp form out the back door, shove him in a barrel and drop it in
the river.

After a while, the Swede and the Norwegian regain
consciousness, and they find out that their barrels are bobbing along
together.

The Norwegian says: "Good Afternoon. Tell me, do you happen
to know if they serve dinner on this cruise?"

The Swede shakes his head
and says: "No, I don't think so. At least they didn't last year."