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February 10, 2009 @ 5:43 pm | 5 comments

I needed a laugh

By: Mona
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I was going down to the basement to get something out of the freezer, and I was able to hear my dad’s loud voice on the phone as usual. However, he was talking to those annoying telemarketers that won’t stop bugging the hell out of us. He was spelling out something for her, and yes I knew it was a girl he was talking to …

When I walked back upstairs, all I heard my dad saying, “3omrik ma tifhamy!” (Translate: I hope you “you in the feminine sense” never understand!) I was like huh.. why the heck did he switch to Arabic all of a sudden? Because he is my DAD! :grin: I just kept cracking up as I was walking back to the kitchen. He hung up the phone on her and was so mad. I was cracking up so hard. I needed entertainment for the day.. it was purely hilarious!

hahaha.. ahh parents..

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  1. Sentir
    February 10th, 2009 at 22:46 | #1
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    Hmm, in my neck of the woods, that would be translated as ‘You never understand.’

    Maybe he said ‘Inshallah ma tefhami’ and you misheared, sounds get distorted by the time they reach the basement.

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  2. Mona
    February 10th, 2009 at 23:31 | #2
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    @Sentir
    no.. I can hear just fine.. and that’s what he said.. for translation purposes.. you can translate it whatever way you please.. and I can do the same. In the end.. it means the same thing. You can never translate colloquial language properly. So spare me the lecture on proper translations.

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  3. Sentir
    February 11th, 2009 at 02:07 | #3
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    Where did I lecture on proper translation? Five lines is a lecture? Did you get the ‘my neck of the woods’ part? I thought that implied subjectivity.

    EASY.

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  4. marianna
    February 11th, 2009 at 08:27 | #4
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    That is funny. When we have telemarketers call my daughter grabs this musical egg which plays this twangy country music and let’s it rip….the telemarketers hang up on us every time. There is a do not call list but not sure if Canada is included in it. I hate when those people call me late at night…or ever. I understand they have to make a living…next time one calls say: “How about you give me your home phone # and I will call you later and let you know if I want your product?”

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  5. Canucklehead
    February 11th, 2009 at 09:13 | #5
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    Translate it as we please? Super!
    In my neck of the woods that would be translated as ‘Yes, you offer me delicious cheese – yet no crackers!’ Anythign else I can help with?

    :cool:

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