Ironic Interpreter Pillows

Sock Puppet in Literature

Dialogue

Emily Dickinson: Mime - "I think she's saying something about death."

She - Interpreter - He.

'It's the essence of springtime. You're really enjoying it.'

Frederic Chopin

"It's no good, Bertie—we must either find some other place to meet or break off the affair altogether."

"My nephew Jack here can say ‘I’m unemployed’ in seven languages."

"Caricatures $20"

"I've written the employees' benefit manual in invisible ink"

Statue of Liberty

'It says here you can talk trash in five languages.'

'I need a text-mail interpreter.'

Orator translates in many languages.

"Send for a Prftgxrgplwtkn interpreter - case adjourned for a thousand light years."

"I think our daughter should change her major. She can now ask for money in 3 different languages!"

Man reading 'Bankruptcy for Dummies'.

Interpreter for the hard-to-believe-what-they're-hearing.

'The sun lounge book of melanomas.'

George Gershwin, Psychiatrist

Company spokespersons statement being interpreted into plane English by a second spokesman.

Art Gallery.

"You'll find all the adult 'Dummies and Idiots' guide books in the children's section."

'All right. Who's in charge around here?'

Ferguson, Bramley, Osgood & Holt - Big Frogs in a Small Pond.

"You'll have to phrase it another way. They have no word for 'fetch.' "

'That's not in addition to your pension, that IS your pension.'

Body language interpreters - "He likes you and wishes to dance with you." "That's a get lost."

Simultaneous translation.

"..and you'll also need Percy here, his interpreter"

'Most cases like yours, Mr. Johnson, clear up completely with a healthy dose of skepticism!'

The International Date Line