I have been chastised, scolded, laughed at, etc., because I took some umbrage about the Hugh and series words in another message. I see this type of “funny?” usage of alternate words as a form of sarcasm on many other forums. What bothers me can be demonstrated in the following. I am not the principal of the story, I just got it in an e-mail. But this is what is happening to our language. As I say I am not the I in the following nor the other person on the telephone.
I was recently in Miami and decided to learn the Spanish language, so I could understand the check-outs at McDonalds.
My next move is to learn Indian, so I can understand my doctors and the person that answers the phone when I have a warranty or computer related problem.
Yep, by the time I read this, I was able to understand the the subject line.
“TENJOOBERRYMUDS”...
In order to continue getting-by in America (our home land...or any English speaking country), we all need to learn the NEW English language! Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term
“TENJOOBERRYMUDS”.
With a little patience, you’ll be able to fit right in and understand.
Now, here goes...
The following is a telephone exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service somewhere in the good old U S A today.......
Room Service : “Morrin. Roon sirbees.”
Guest : “Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service.”
Room Service: “ Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???”
Guest: “Uh..... Yes, I’d like to order bacon and eggs..”
Room Service: “Ow July den?”
Guest: “.....What??”
Room Service: “Ow July den?!?... Pryed, boyud, poochd?”
Guest: “Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please.”
Room Service: “Ow July dee baykem? Crease?”
Guest: “Crisp will be fine.”
Room Service: “Hokay. An Sahn toes?”
Guest: “What?”
Room Service: “An toes. July Sahn toes?”
Guest: “I... Don’t think so.”
RoomService: “No? Judo wan sahn toes???”
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 bodder?”
Guest: “Oh, English muffin!!! I’ve got it! You were saying ‘toast’... Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine.”
RoomService: “We bodder?”
Guest: “No, just put the bodder on the side.”
RoomService: “Wad?!?”
Guest: “I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side.”
RoomService: “Copy?”
Guest: “Excuse me?”
RoomService: “Copy...tea..meel?”
Guest: “Yes. Coffee, please... And that’s everything.”
RoomService: “One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy .... Rye ??”
Guest: “Whatever you say..”
RoomService: “Tenjooberrymuds.”
Guest: “You’re welcome”
Remember I said “By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
‘TENJOOBERRYMUDS’ “.......and
you do, don’t you!
Awesome and sad.