the other day i was eavesdropping on a russian tour group. i love doing this. whenever i hear that language that is music to my ears i get a big, dopey grin on my face. plus, i think eavesdropping is great practice for when i become a spy. so here i am having a jolly time when i heard a very puzzling conversation. the tour guide gives the russian woman a magnet with the king and queen of jordan on it (these people love their king. his picture is everywhere.) really, that should have been a clue to me, but i think my brain was overheated.
russian woman: you have a very beautiful bunny.
guide: yes, our bunny is very beautiful.
woman: your bunny is beautiful and very young.
guide: well, our king married the bunny when they were both young.
once i figured out my mistake i was so embarrassed. not that i confused the words "bunny" and "queen", because sometimes that happens. what was so embarrassing was that it took me the ENTIRE conversation to figure out that they were not actually discussing bunnies. so if the government is ever going to put the safety of their bunnies in my hands, i better brush up on that russian.
3 comments:
I'm a bit slow. Obviously you are on another one of your excursions. You went to Egypt and now you are in Jordan? Where are you?
Hooray for posts straight from your genius brain and not just the genius you're teaching!
I diddn't think to find your new blog by clicking on your name, DUH??
Hope you're hacing a great trip and good luck with those bunnies. They are special to us!
oooooh geanuh... i'm laughing and laughing. but i do think basing a government around the wisdom of rabbits might not be such a bad idea.
p.s. what's this about egypt?
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