** What good is language? ~
A Swiss man, on holiday in Dublin, needed directions. He was standing outside Davy Byrne's pub when he saw two youths walking by so he stops them and asks, "Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?"
The two lads look at each other blankly and stare back at him.
"Excusez-moi, parlez vous Français ?" he tries again.
The two continue to stare.
"Parlare Italiano?" Still absolutely no response from the two lads.
"Hablan ustedes Espanol?" The Dublin lads remain totally silent.
The Swiss guy walks off extremely disappointed and downhearted that he had not been understood.
One of the boys turns to the second and says, "Y'know, maybe we should learn a foreign language!"
"Why?" says the the other youth, "That guy knew four languages, and it didn't do him any good!"
** The Oasis ~
Niall
and Ethan are two young lads from Shannon and they are lost in the
Sahara desert. They're only desperate for water, but just as they think
they're about to die, they chance upon an oasis where market day
appears to be in full swing.
They go to the first stall they see, and Niall asks if they can buy some water.
"No," replies the Bedouin stall owner, "I only sell fruit. Try the next stall."
So off they stagger to the next stall and this time Ethan asks for some water.
"Sorry," says the merchant, "But I only sell custard."
"Custard! Custard?" splutter the two.
Niall turns to Ethan and shouts angrily, "What kind of flippin' place is this?"
By now totally desperate, they go to the next stall, only to be told, "Sorry, but I only sell jelly."
Hearing this, Ethan says to Niall and speaks through clenched teeth, "Bejabbers, Niall - this is a trifle bazaar."
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