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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

I am blatantly stealing

This came from Cat & Sapphire who are very funny and live in the UK. Not really sure why I had to add that they're in the UK, but they are and I did. Maybe something to counteract the very serious public perception of Brits? Idigress... I lifted this from their blog because it's a riot and I don't think they'd mind a smidge.

To get the full effect, this should be read aloud. You will understand what 'tenjewberrymuds' means by the end of the conversation.

The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room-service, at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic Review:

Room Service (RS): "Morrin. ; Roon sirbees."

Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."

RS: "Rye..Roon sirbees..morrin! Jewish to oddor sunteen??"

G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs."

RS: "Ow July den?"

G: "What??"

RS: "Ow July den?...pryed, boyud, poochd?"

G : "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please."

RS: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"

G: "Crisp will be fine."

RS : "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"

G: "What?"

RS:"An toes. July Sahn toes?"

G: "I don't think so."

RS: "No? Judo wan sahn toes??"

G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."

RS: "Toes! toes!...Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"

G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine."

RS: "We bodder?"

G: "No...just put the bodder on the side."

RS: "Wad!?"

G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side."

RS: "Copy?"

G: "Excuse me?"

RS: "Copy..tea...meel?"

G: "Yes. Coffee, please, and that's all."

RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin we bodder on sigh and copy... rye??"

G: "Whatever you say."

RS: "Tenjewberrymuds."

G : "You're very welcome."

2 What people are saying:

Blogger Blue rambles...

you're so right - we don't mind the teesny-eensiest bit!

cat & sapphire xx

9/29/2005 02:43:00 PM

 
Blogger Melissa rambles...

Whew! *wipes brow* I'm glad. I've been making people read it left and right. I think it's caused a few pee-in-the-pants-a-little accidents. ;)

9/29/2005 02:59:00 PM

 

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