In California’s Sonoma Valley where vineyards cater to wine snobbery, a woman phoned the classified ad department of a newspaper. She offered for sale what sounded like “well-aged Caumeneur.”<\/p>\n
The ad-taker was unfamiliar with that particular wine but was used to the infusion of French words into the local vocabulary.<\/p>\n
“Could you please spell that?” she asked.<\/p>\n
“You know” said the woman impatiently “C-o-w M-a-n-u-r-e.”<\/p>\n
A man walks into a bar one night. He goes up to the bar and asks for a beer. “Certainly, sir, that’ll be one cent,” says the bartender.<\/p>\n
“One cent!?” exclaimed the guy.<\/p>\n
The bartender replied, “Yes, One cent.”<\/p>\n
So, the guy glances over at the menu, and he asks, “Could I have a nice juicy T-bone steak, with fries, peas, and a salad?”<\/p>\n
“Certainly sir,” replies the bartender, “but all that comes to real money.”<\/p>\n
“How much money?” inquires the guy.<\/p>\n
“Four cents,” he replies.<\/p>\n
“Four cents?!” exclaims the guy. “Where’s the guy who owns this place?”<\/p>\n
The barman replies, “Upstairs with my wife.”<\/p>\n
The guy says, “What’s he doing with your wife?”<\/p>\n
The bartender replies, “Same thing I’m doing to his business.”<\/p>\n
A couple was waiting for their food at a Chinese restaurant when the waiter set chopsticks at their places. The woman made a point of reaching into her purse and pulling out her own pair.<\/p>\n
“As a staunch environmentalist,” she declared, “I do not approve of destroying bamboo forests for throwaway utensils.”<\/p>\n
The old waiter inspected her chopsticks. “Very beautiful,” he said politely.<\/p>\n
“Why thank you,” responded the woman. “They’re genuine ivory.”<\/p>\n
In California’s Sonoma Valley where vineyards cater to wine snobbery, a woman phoned the classified ad department of a newspaper. She offered for sale what sounded like “well-aged Caumeneur.” The ad-taker was unfamiliar with that particular wine but was used to the infusion of French words into the local vocabulary. “Could you please spell that?” … <\/p>\n