Tenjooberrymuds

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Now, here goes...

The following is a telephone exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and call room-service somewhere in the good old U S A today.



Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees." [Morning. Room service]

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

Room Service: " Rye. Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???" [Right. Room service..morning! Do you wish to order something?]

Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs."

Room Service: "Ow July den?" [What would you like then?]

Guest: ".....What??"

Room Service: "Ow July den?!?... pryed, boyud, poochd?" [What would you like then?..fried, boiled,?]

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

Room Service: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?" [What would you like the bacon? Crisp?]

Guest: "Crisp will be fine."

Room Service: "Hokay. An Sahn toes?" [Okay. And some toast?]

Guest: "What?"

Room Service: "An toes. July Sahn toes?" [And toast.Would you like some toast?]

Guest: "I... don't think so."

RoomService: "No? Judo wan sahn toes???" [No? You don't want some toast?]

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

RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Joo don Juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bo dder?" [Toast! Toast!...Why you dun't want toast? How bout English muffin with butter?]

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

RoomService: "We bodder?" [With butter?]

Guest: "No, just put the bodder on the side."

RoomService: "Wad?!?"

Guest: "I mean butter... just put the butter on the side."

RoomService: "Copy?" [Coffee?]

Guest: "Excuse me?"

RoomService: "Copy...tea..milo?"

Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... and that's everything."

RoomService: "One Minnie te. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy ... rye??" [One minute. Scrambles egg, crisp bacon, english muffin, with butter on side and coffee...right?]

Guest: "Whatever you say."

RoomService: "Tenjooberrymuds." {Thank you very much]

Guest: "You're welcome"