'tenjewberrymuds'

[Kafka]

To get the full effect, this should be read aloud.

You will understand what 'tenjewberrymuds' means by the end of the conversation. This was 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:

You must read this out loud to get the best effect!!


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."

[LuggerBugs]

HAHAHAHA. It IS just as funny second time around. I was in hysterics when I read this about 6 years ago, and the tears are rolling down me face now too.

[biscuits]

me too, i'm cryin ere!

[LuggerBugs]

I shouldn't laugh. On a lot of our boats, the kitchen staff are Philipino.... and sound exactly like that.

[Bitingback]

Seen this before and laughed so much it hurt, best read out loud though.