Sunday, October 19, 2008

Tenjewberrymuds

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: 'Morrin. - Roon sirbees.' 

Guest: 'Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service.' 

Room Service: ' Rye .. Roon sirbees .. morrin! Jewish to oddor sunteen?' 

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

Room Service: 'Ow July den?' 

Guest: 'What?' 

Room Service: 'Ow July den? ... pryed, boyud, poochd?' 

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

Room Service: 'Ow July dee baykem? Crease?' 

Guest: 'Crisp will be fine.' 

Room Service: 'Hokay. An sahn toes?' 

Guest: 'What?' 

Room Service: 'An toes. July sahn toes?' 

Guest: 'I don't think so.' 

Room Service: 'No? Judo wan sahn toes?' 

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

Room Service: 'Toes! toes!....Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?' 

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

Room Service: 'We bodder?' 

Guest: 'No ... just put the bodder on the side.' 

Room Service: 'Wad! ?' 

Guest: 'I mean butter...just put it on the side.' 

Room Service: 'Copy?' 

Guest: 'Excuse me?' 

Room Service: 'Copy ... tea ... meel?' 

Guest: 'Yes. Coffee, please, and that's all.' 

Room Service: 'One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin w bodder on sigh and copy ..... rye?' 

Guest: 'Whatever you say.' 

Room Service: 'Tenjewberrymuds.' 

Guest : 'You're very welcome..'

1 comment:

madame said...

i like this article!! is really really funny!! you should guide my mum to read this! i will show her if i got the chance. so funny!