> > > For all of you who have ever found yourself completely lacking the > > ability > > > to translate someone's foreign accent... > > > > > > "Tendjewberrymud" > > > > > > Its amazing, you will understand the above word by the end of the > > > conversation...... > > > > > > Read aloud for best results. "Tendjewberrymud"-Be warned, you're > > going to > > > find yourself talking "funny" for a while after reading this. This has > > > > > been nominated for best email of 1999. > > > > > > The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and > > > room-service at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and 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 singlish mopping we > > > bother?" > > > > > > G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. > > Yes,and > > > 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"