[cobra de capell]

Those of you who travel or have experienced our own new version of Americana may find this allegorical story a hoot. To get the full effect, this should be read aloud. You will understand what 'tenjewberrymuds' means by the end of the conversation.


Hotel Guest dials room service:

Room Service (RS): "Morrin. Roon sirbees."
Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."

RS: "Rye..Roon sirbees. Jewish to oddor sunteen?"

G: "Uh, yes. I'd like some bacon and eggs."

RS: "Ow july den?"

G: "What??"

RS: "Ow july den?...pryed, boyud o, poochd?"

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

RS: "Ow july dee baykem? Crease?"

G: "Crisp will be fine."

RS : "Hokay. An sahn toes?"

G: "What?"

RS:"An toes. july sahn toes?"

G: "I don't think so."

RS: "No? Judo wan sahn toes??"

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

RS: "Toes! toes!...Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow engish moppin we bodder?"

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

RS: "We bodder?"

G: "No...just put the bodder on the side."

RS: "Wad?"

G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side."

RS: "Copy?"

G: "Excuse me?"

RS: "Copy...tea...meel?"

G: "Yes. Coffee, please, and that's all."

RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, engish moppin we bodder on sigh and copy....rye??"

G: "Whatever you say."

RS: "Tenjewberrymuds."

G : "You're very welcome."