Subject: UN Dinner
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Wed May 21 2003 - 07:00:31 EDT
"UN Dinner"
Seated next to a self inflated egotist at a United
Nations dinner was an Asian fellow dressed in
the robes of one of the Far Eastern countries.
The jerk, attempting to make conversation,
leaned over and said: "You like soupee?"
The Asian fellow nodded his head.
"You like steakee?"
The Asian nodded again.
As it turned out, the guest speaker at the dinner
was our Asian friend who got up and delivered a
beautiful 50 minute address on the United Nations'
definition of "encouragement to self-reliance" by
underdeveloped countries of the world. The
speech was flawless in Oxford English.
He returned to his place at the head of the table,
sat down and turned to his dinner partner and
said, "You like speechee?"
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"Asking for Directions"
A Swiss man, looking for directions, pulls up at
a bus stop where two Americans are waiting.
"Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?"
he asks. The two Americans just stare at him.
"Excusez-moi, parlez vous Francais?" he tries.
The two continue to stare.
"Parlare Italiano?" No response.
"Hablan ustedes Espanol?" Still nothing.
The Swiss guy drives off, extremely disgusted.
The first American turns to the second and says,
"Y'know, maybe we should learn a foreign language."
"Why?" says the other. "That guy knew four
languages, and it didn't do him any good."
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