Old-fashioned Language Fans Gifts

Jumpin' jehoshaphat!

"Well, that's the only song we know, so we can play it another two or three times, or we can cut our losses. Waddya say, Cleveland?"

"Nous somme desir-eh, go, er, allez, erm, universitaire français, s'il vous plait."

'This is a wind-up, isn't it?'

"Wa-wa. . . wa-wa. . . wa-wa. . ."

Fred interpreted the word compact as a verb, not as an adjective.

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

"Don't forget to call it a 'procedure'—it makes it less scary."

"Well that answers that question!"

'Now that we've learned to talk, we can have FOCUS GROUPS!'

Books*. *Batteries not included.

Communicating with clients without using buzzwords posed a challenge for the consultants.

Maternity ward: 'Baby talk spoken here.'

"and when they woke up, the kids discovered that the house had just one 19", black & white TV that only got... 3 channels."

GARDU VIN! (BEWARE!). Clown sees several pies to beware of.

"The first goal of our ad hoc committee should be to learn Latin."

'English is their second language.'

Brothers Grimm

Frenchman Speaking to Englishman

'Used to be 'Rock around the Clock', now is it 'Limp Around the Block'?'

We hadn't realised your body language was French....

'Beat it! I've got a computer!'

'But, Marshal, if I'da built the gallows any higher, ol' Mad Dog here mighta got seriously hurt!'

"Yes Spooner, I said 'pool party'."

"He refuses to watch the NEWs - living as he does, in the past."

'Actually, they like to read, but so little is translated into dog.'

Obedience School Spelling Bee

"Can you recommend a good exercise program?"

"Good night, son - sweet dreams and a great sleep experience."

'Thanks, it's an English word - it means 'spiritual warrior'.'

Cat barking.

"Sorry, I double-booked. This wouldn't happen if I had a computer - but they insist we do everything by hand."

'You don't want your son to learn Latin? Don't worry, he's already decided that for himself!'

Workers constructing barcodes

"Here we call it a pregnancy, not a startup."