ROOM SERVICE ============ The following is an apparently genuine telephone conversation between hotel's room service (RS) and a guest (G) "somewhere in Asia". It was recorded - presumably "for training purposes" - and is said to have been published in the Far East Economic Review. NOTE. For best results - and some semblance of comprehension - you should read this aloud. Be warned, though; you'll find yourself speaking rather strangely for a while afterwards. RS: Morny. Ruin sorbees. G: Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service. RS: Rye . . . tuin 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, 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. =========================================================================== from www.erythos.com