THE MIS-INTERPRETATION OF LANGUAGE

[anniv 63]

A supposedly true tale from a Teachers convention!!
A teacher sent a wee girl to the school office to collect a book.
The girl came back upset in tears and without the book. What is the matter asks the teacher?
"Please Miss says the girl , the woman at the office swore at me". What exactly did she say asks the teacher.
Well she said the f***ing b****ds haven't sent it yet.
The teacher then went to the office to confront the woman.
The woman there had actually said " the folk in Bath Street hadn't sent it yet!!!

folk as in the people at Bath Street!!

Mike

[LANKY]

This is a famous one my Dad told me about 40 years ago, and I just heard again told by David 'Bumble' Lloyd on Sky's Test Match coverage.
A military command was sent out, to say "send reinforcements, we're going to advance".
Unfortunately it lost something in translation, and the recipient understood the command as "send three and fourpence, we're going to a dance!"

[Stratpicker]

These are called "Chinese Whispers". The latter one is famous.
I like the the first one too - made me laugh out loud.
cheers
Ian