Conversation on The Phone (Funny! :) )

To get the full effects, 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."

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Dictionary:

Room Service (RS): "Morrin. Roon sirbees."

= Morning. Room service.

RS: "Rye ..Roon sirbees..morrin! Jewish to oddor sunteen??"

= Right..Room service..morning. You wish to order something?

RS: "Ow July den?"

= How u like then?

RS: "Ow July den?...pryed, boyud, poochd?"

= How u like then?..fried, boiled, poach?

RS: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"

= How u like the baccon? Crisp?

RS: "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"

= okay. And some toasts?

RS: "An toes. July Sahn toes?"

= and toast. U like some toasts?

RS: "No? Judo wan sahn toes??"

= No? You don't want some toasts?

RS: "Toes! toes!...Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"

= Toast! toast!...Why you dont want toast? How about English muffin with butter?

RS: "We bodder?"

= with butter?

RS: "Wad?"

= what?

RS: "Copy?"

= coffee?

RS: "Copy...tea...meel?"

= coffee..tea..milk?

RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin we bodder on sigh and copy.... rye??"

= One minute. Scramble egg, crisp baccon, English muffin with butter on side and coffee... right??

RS: "Tenjewberrymuds."

= thank you very much.