F’s and P’s
Chicken liver paté, foie gras mousse and fish paté at La Cuisine.
At a restaurant.
Ernie: Ano yung sandwich ninyo na may figs?
Waiter: Roast fork sandwich, Sir.
Ernie: Hindi vavoy, figs.
At a bookstore.
Me: Do you have Me Cheeta? (the acclaimed “autobiography” by Tarzan’s chimpanzee, longlisted for the Booker Prize)
Clerk: Yes, we have a copy.
Me: What’s the name of the author again?
Clerk: Cheeta.
Silence.
Me: The human author?
Silence.
Clerk: I’ll go get the book.
(By the way the author is James Lever.)
At dinner. Our friend The Count likes to describe events in cinematic terms. “Cut to Pilar! Close-up on Boy!” Here he is describing his crush emerging from a car.
The Count: Tumigil ang kotse. Bumukas ang pinto. Lumabas ang paa. Lumabas ang binti. Lumabas ang tuhod. Lumabas ang likod.
Ernie: At magkahiwa-hiwalay silang lahat!
End of story.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
September 23rd, 2009 at 08:23
Nice one, haha! :D
Le tarte de pecan est fantastique!
Also try that potato and cheese, never expected it to be that great :)
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:48
Nakakainis na nakakatuwa naman ‘to.
Puck. :)
September 24th, 2009 at 13:16
Probably at the same bookstore.
Me: Miss, san ung mga coffeetable books niyo?
Clerk: Sir, dun po ang cooking section (pointing to an aisle)
[proceeded to check with another clerk]
Me: Ah miss, miss, san ung mga coffeetable books niyo?
Clerk2: Ay sir, don po sa side na yun ang mga tungkol sa furniture.