26 novembro, 2008

O significado de 'tendjewberrymud'

Meant to be read aloud (for the full effect). Its amazing, you will understand what 'tendjewberrymud' 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): "Morny. Ruin sorbees"

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

RS: "Rye. Ruin sorbees. Morny! Djewish to odor sunteen?"

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

RS: "Ow July den?"

G: "What??"

RS: "Ow July den? Pry, boy, pooch?"

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

RS: "Ow July dee bayhcem. Crease?"

G: "Crisp will be fine."

RS : "Hokay. An San tos?"

G: "What?"

RS:"San tos. July San tos?"

G: "I don't think so"

RS: "No? Judo one toes??"

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

RS: "Toes! toes! Why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow inglish mopping we bother?"

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

RS: "We bother?"

G: "No, just put the bother on the side."

RS: "Wad?"

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

RS: "Copy?"

G: "Sorry?"

RS: "Copy... tea... mill?"

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

RS: "One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy... rye?"

G: "Whatever you say"

RS: "Tendjewberrymud"

G : "You're welcome":

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