From: Avraham Roos <avrahamroos@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Almost Purim. Tanjooberrymutts In the spirit of Purim (and as an antidote to all the HOTS and cheating e-mails) here is something to bring a smile on your face: *Do you know what tanjooberrymutts means? By the time you read through this, you will understand "TANJOOBERRYMUTTS". And by then will you be ready to take on China ! Believe me... just read and you WILL understand!!! Here we go................. The following is a telephonic exchange between maybe a Hotel guest & room-service in China ... Room Service: "Morrin. Roon sirbees." Guest: "Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service." Room Service: " Rye , Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen?" Guest: "Uh... Yes, I'd like to order bacon & eggs." Room Service: "Ow ulai den?" Guest: " .....What??" Room Service: "Ow ulai den?!?... Pryed, boyud, pochd?" Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please." Room Service: "Ow ulai dee bayken? Creepse?" Guest: "Crisp will be fine." Room Service: "Hokay. An sahn toes?" Guest: "What?" Room Service: "An toes. ulai sahn toes?" Guest: "I.... Don't think so.." Room Service: "No? Udo wan sahn toes???" Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'udo wan sahn toes' means." Room Service: "Toes! Toes!... Why Uoo don wan toes?...Ow bow anglish moppin we botter?" Guest: "Oh, English muffin!!! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'... Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine." Room Service: "We botter?" Guest: "No, just put the botter on the side." Room Service: "Wad?!?" Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side." Room Service: "Copy?" Guest: "Excuse me?" Room Service: "Copy.. tea... meel?" Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything." Room Service: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, creepse bayken, Anglish moppin, we botter on sigh & copy... Rye ??" Guest: "Whatever you say." Room Service: "Tanjooberrymutts." Guest: "You're welcome" Remember I did say "By the time you read through this..... YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TANJOOBERRYMUTTS' And you do, don't you? Avraham Roos -- "When one teaches, two learn" Robert Heinlein (American science-fiction writer,1907-1988)