And I Now Pronounce thee Mouse and Wife...
Published by a-hem on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 3/29/2009 04:36:00 PMOne of my colleagues (that I've mentioned before) happens to be a curvaceous and attractive Moroccan girl. This Very Attractive Vixenish Officemate Of Mine (VAVOOM) speaks fluent Arabic and French. It's resulted in my picking up bits of both languages, since she's not as comfortable with English and runs to Google language tools whenever she's confronted with an unfamiliar word. The result is often reminiscent of a scene from the old Brit comedy, "Mind Your Language"
Sketch 1:
VAVOOM: You're like a faraa, habibthi.
Me: A what?
VAVOOM: Faraa. Small. Make hole in house. Eat by cat.
Me: A mouse?
VAVOOM: Naam. Yes. Wait, laaa! No!
Me: Then?
VAVOOM: The wife of the mouse.
Me: ?! You mean a female mouse?
VAVOOM: Yes!
Me: *shakes with silent laughter*
Sketch 2:
Frustrated/Unhappy Colleague (FUC): What is this bullshit?
VAVOOM: Bully sheet? What this bully sheet?
FUC: Not "Bully Sheet", "Bullshit". Look it up
VAVOOM: [scanning Google Language Tool] La, I cannot find. Two words?
FUC: Yes, Bull and Shit.
ALL: Uh-oh...
VAVOOM: Taureau? Aaah, I understand. Merde... HARAAM!
ALL: [scatter]
I really ought to submit entries to "Overheard in the Office"

You should...
Can we add "Minnie" to your list of nicknames.
Word verification: Lystator
Isn’t that just a liar?
hehe.. cute post. always loved a good Arab accent
Keith: No. I have too many nicknames already, and mousy is not a term I wanted associated with myself!
Dr. Roshan R: Hehehe! Yes, it can have amusing results. Bebsi, anyone?