DEAR AUNTY No. 19 - WEEKLY TOP 12: _________________________________
1. DEAR AUNTY, I'm tarvotti. I "knock-knock" yr advice for good shippy jobs abroad. D'Cruz ............ Dear D'Cruz: "Knock! Knock!"..."Who's there?"...D'Cruz!"...D'Cruz who??" "Arree,.......D'Cruz ships offer our sailors de best jobs!" __________________________________________________________________________ 2. DEAR AUNTY, Why did the combi cross the road ? Collo ........... Dear Collo: Because the fox.wagon was on the other side ! (combi=chicken;Volkswagon Combi=old van!)* __________________________________________________________________________ 3. DEAR AUNTY, Zany Question: Why did Ferreira fix his carreira ? Pereira ............. Dear Pereira: Because Fernandes refused to Mend'is ! __________________________________________________________________________ 4. DEAR AUNTY, Who's the highest paid Sol-Fa singer in the world today ? Re-La ........... Dear Re-La: Queen La-Ti-Fah from La-Re-Do earns over 10 million Do-Lah ! __________________________________________________________________________ 5. DEAR AUNTY, If the Bible is the Holy Book of Christians, whats the Bhagvad Gita ? Sant .......... Dear Sant: The Holy Book of Hin'Do's & Don'ts !' __________________________________________________________________________ 6. DEAR AUNTY, What happened? No more multi-lingual "knock-knock" jokes?? Aisha ........... Dear Aisha: "Knock! Knock!"....."Konn?".....Shah!".....Shah konn??" "Arree,..............Chah konn korta, mak tann lagta!" __________________________________________________________________________ 7. DEAR AUNTY, My mum's invented a new telecope to catch crows. What can I call it? Kauddo ............ Dear Kauddo: 'Mai-crowscope ??' __________________________________________________________________________ 8. DEAR AUNTY, My friend built a house at Surla, but no water supply ! What to do? Pani .......... Dear Pani: Send her a Get 'well' Soon card ! __________________________________________________________________________ 9. DEAR AUNTY, Driving up to the dudh gaddo in the morning, I crashed. You know why ? Val ......... Dear Val: Did you get frightened by the milk 'booth' ?? (dudh=milk; bhooth=ghost)* __________________________________________________________________________ 10. DEAR AUNTY, With all this talk of Islamic martyrs getting 72 virgins, I want to become a martyr! Where can I study to become a professional martyr ? Martyres .............. Dear Martyres: Mata High School, Vasco. __________________________________________________________________________ 11. DEAR AUNTY, Why did the combi cross the road ? Chicky ............ Dear Chicky: Because the jazz combo was on the other side ! (combi=chicken;combo=rooster)* __________________________________________________________________________ 12. DEAR AUNTY, I love everything Goan! Can you do aknock-knock on our Goan food? JoeGoaUK ......... Dear Joe: "Knock! Knock!"..."Who's there?"...Samosa !"...Samosa who??" "Arree,..............Samo.sannas with your sorpotel, sir ??" __________________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: all original material [EMAIL PROTECTED] *translations for 'tube-lights' & non-konkani readers worldwide. Forward with acknowledgement. For Aunty Ponty's photos of Toronto's 'Goa Day' & 'Viva Goa 2006' click on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
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