blondie
October 1st, 2005, 08:46 AM
To get the full effect, this
should be read aloud. You will understand what
'tenjewberrymuds' means by the end of the
conversation. This has been nominated for the best
email of 2005.
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."
:)
should be read aloud. You will understand what
'tenjewberrymuds' means by the end of the
conversation. This has been nominated for the best
email of 2005.
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."
:)