Literal Interpreter Pillows

"You say it all the time, so I climbed every tree to prove it. You were right, money doesn't grow on trees."

"Once cooked, leave to stand for 1 minute."

Dialogue

She - Interpreter - He.

Sock Puppet in Literature

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

'Larry liked to crack the window before bed.'

"This is the fourth student who bubbled in Y-O-U-R N-A-M-E when I told the class to 'bubble in your name'!"

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

'Boss, it seems like a friendly text, but you've got to learn to read between the emoticons.'

'and then stand in dish for two hours.'

'I need a text-mail interpreter.'

"Are these 'raw' facts or 'spun' facts?"

"What can you do with him?"

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

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!"

"Because it's got a goddam crack in it, that's why."

It's not a figure of speech - this is the corporate ladder.

Well, yes, it's a free library, but...

"I knew there was something wrong when he stopped reading the obituaries."

"Is that all you can say - 'It's not messy'?"

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

George Gershwin, Psychiatrist

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

"…And what do you think the cracker might represent?"

Jude completely misunderstands his doctor's request for a stool sample.

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

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"