Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 08:51:42 -0400
Subject: Re: FTENDJEWBERRYMUD


jokes like these are all over the Internet. While I too don't like this - have
never liked this -but  yes

"it is interesting how much more sensitive about such things we [you] in "ca",
"uk" and "nz" are."

what's your joke?

r

terry goldie wrote:

> Yes but it has been sent to me by three different colleagues, two from
> South Asia and one from Africa. I don't like this any more than most of
> you do but it is interesting how much more sensitive about such things we
> in "ca", "uk" and "nz" are.
> By the way, I am just back from a wonderful week home in Newfoundland.
> Wanna hear a joke?
> terry
>
> Terry Goldie
> English Department
> York University
> North York, Ontario
> Canada
> M3J 1P3
> voice: 416-604-3670
> fax: 416-736-5412
> email: tgoldie-AT-yorku.ca
>
> On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, John Bale wrote:
>
> > I'd say that there's more than a fair chance that the  person who forwarded
> > this to Michelle was not a member of this list.
> > John Bale
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: michelle menzies <mmenz-AT-ihug.co.nz>
> > To: <postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 3:56 PM
> > Subject: FTENDJEWBERRYMUD
> >
> >
> > > This was part of my forwarded email today, and I wondered if the list
> > would
> > > have something, anything to say about it (or not).
> > >
> > > --------------
> > > TENDJEWBERRYMUD
> > > Its amazing, you will understand the above word by the end of the
> > > conversation......Read aloud for best results.  "Tendjewberrymud"
> > >
> > > Be warned, you're going to find yourself talking "funny" for a while
> > > after reading this.  This has been nominated for best email of 1999.
> > >
> > > 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): "Morny.  Ruin sorbees"
> > > Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service"
> > >
> > > RS: "Rye..Ruin 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"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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