Crossed Wires
If we can “boondoggle” ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come. Franklin Roosevelt 1936.
If the word did ever come then it’s news to me. At times words don’t come easy.
“There’s nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this.” TV presenter Clair Frisby.
Words can be confusing at times.
Mai mai mai mai mai. New wood doesn’t burn, does it?
Sometimes a mixture of cross cultural tongue can be even more confusing. At times it rains bedlam. The following is a recent telephone conversation I had with Wonderful Wi.
Crossed Wires a short play by Hoo Don
Wilai talking Myself My thoughts Actions
Brring brring brring (telephone)
Hello hus…band, what you doing?
Hello darling now I sit bar and drink some beer. What you do?
Now I stay bedroom. Have new friend come…..She’s got a bloody bloke in the bedroom.
What name friend you?
Ladlet.
Ladlet…..Who the hell is Ladlet.
Yes. Ladlet very beautiful and soft. Ladlet not name, is same we see before cartoon. I leave the bar and go outside to smoke a cigarette.
How big is Ladlet.
Nitnoi (small), now he sleep in basket. Cola (our puppy) love him too much. What the hell is she going on about.
Wilai I don’t understand Ladlet. It’s not English talk. Check your dictionary.
Deeo deeo (wait one moment) I go check dick shun hairy. The wait seems to take forever. I finish my cigarette and go back inside the bar. Wilai returns to the phone.
Hus…band, me ting tong (stupid) my friend have name Labbet not Ladlet.
Wilai how the bloody hell do you spell Labbet.
R -A-B-B-I-T same I speak before Labbet.
Rabbit…..Okay now I understand….The quiet village girl who gets emotional sometimes and likes nothing better than to prune the roses and sniff the soft scent of our village garden has once more shown her love of animals. In a village where the soi dogs forever roam hungry, wild cats prowl in the night and cobra’s have been seen not more than a few spits away, Wonderful Wi has been given a bloody rabbit. Handkerchiefs at the ready please.
The End
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Good stuff! 🙂
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HD I hope Wii has not been influenced by my love of MTF’s labbet ruckless Rucky!!! By the way Rucky is a boy perhaps……..
I just rove “r” and “l” in Thai they (Thais) can’t even pronounce it in their own language hence “aroy” and “aloy!” (I thought they were two different words). What chance have I?
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LoL! I refused to scroll down for the longest time, trying to figure out what ladlet might be… in the end I was stumped, admitted defeat, and read on. I might have had a chance with labbet 🙂
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Adullamite – Thanks for dropping your comment in.
Mike – Very funny. Wilai calls one of my mates Lob, no prizes for guessing his real name.I am surprised Lucky has lasted so long. I think I’ve sorted out my feed now. Cheers.
Lynne – Hope you’ve recovered from your hectic holiday schedule. I might of understood if she’d said labbet in the first place. Have fun.
I very bunny story Martyn and as it was a rabbit it was a short tail that was told.
Hop all it well your end.
Seriously, I enjoyed the play, it would work well on radio.
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That brought a huge smile to my face. Have had so many similar conversations.
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Martin – Lovely comment, very funny. I just hope if Wilai reads it she doesn’t get hopping mad.
Talen – I’m sure you’ll be having a few more of this type of conversation over the coming years. enjoy your holiday.