According to well-placed sources in Philadelphia City Hall, the Dad Vail Regatta may be headed to Dubai in May.
According to the source, after receiving a flurry of cryptically worded certified letters, Philadelphia officials immediately called a high-level meeting, where officials played game of Charades in order to figure out what was going on. "The full text of the first letter was "Whatsamatta U?!?"" so we immediately knew they meant business," the source said.
"We got a check, and we hit Google Maps, and it looks like they have water, so we're going," said a Dad Vail official on condition of anonymity. "The map showed it looks a lot like the course in Rumson NJ, and that's how we did that site review as well. But you can imagine the check from Dubai was bigger." A lot bigger, it turns out, according to the Cith Hall source. "The second certified mail received came from Dubai, and it was just a picture of a bunch of guys in yellow jackets with a huge check that looked like it was from a game show."
"Look, we are fair and open-minded," said the Vails official. "All anyone needs if they really want to host the Dad Vail is our mailing address. We'll cash the check and then decide where the race will be."
Asked for comment on whether the regatta would actually take place, officials in Dubai responded that "we'll find out just like everyone else does, from coaches to administrators to Dad Vail board members - by reading the Inquirer online."
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