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© 2012,
Anders S Svensson anders@andersssvensson.se |
– You should get a job, my good man, work doesn´t hurt anybody! – No, sir, but it takes so much time.... |
– These atoms are supposed to make everything superfluous... – Sure enough, but give me a glass of beer anyhow! |
– You think people can hear us? – Oh yes, already many have closed their windows. |
– Waiter, tell me, are you absolutely sure this is a really, really fresh egg? – Definitely, sir, it actually shouldn´t had been laid until tomorrow! |
– That soup can´t be particularly hot, since you can put your thumb in it! – Oh, yes, it´s burning hot. But you get used to it... |
– They say that time is money... – Then we must be bloody well off, because we´ve got all the time in the world! |
The man is unmusical – Soup is to be enjoyed pianissimo, never forte! |
– Unbelievable, you look just like your brother! – Yes, it´s incredible isn´t. I am my brother, actually. |
Flies can live a fortnight without food – but they don´t want to! |
– What kind of breed is it? – I don´t know, I bought it as a rabbit! |
– When does the train depart? – Well, the train that earlier used to depart now now departs earlier. |
– Now, how are you going to spend that coin? – Well... it´s not enough for a motor cycle, so, maybe I´ll put it in the bank. |
Fantastic watch. It makes an hour in 55 minutes. |
– I hear you play the violin – Impossible, it´s at home! |
– Haven´t we met before? – No but we can go out and come in again – then we have. |
– Imagine if one had all the money one spent on beers! – Yes, imagine how much beers one could buy! |
– A Fiver! Great, soon I need an accountant! |
– It´s an old Dutch painter! – Amazing, he looks just like a young girl! |
– You´re not as stupid as you look – No, that´s the difference between the two of us. |
– I´m having my wife painted. – Well, I´m having my entrance painted. |
– Do you collect stamps? – No, we have a vacuum cleaner. |
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– What are you doing loitering in middle of the night? – Quiet, officer, please, don´t wake us, we´re sleepwalking. |
– You seem to be afraid of soap and water. – Well, I can´t put up with soap but now and then I take a sip of water. |
– I´ve got it all up here, you know. – Ah, yes, I see, all in a nutshell... |
– You´re not as stupid as you look – No, that´s the difference between the two of us. |
Life is a like a desert - and we are the camels. |
– What kind of human is he? – I don´t know, I´ve never met him like that. |
– What now, a minute ago you where on the other side of the street! – Yes, sir, but this is my subsidiary... |
– Now it´s like this, smoking contracts your blood vessels, but a couple of beers decontract them again. |
– Cheer up, old boy! – Impossible, the elevator is out of order! |
Sunday used to be a nice, peaceful day until they invented the lawn-mover. |
– I don´t care, you can do as like! – Certainly not! |
A synomymus is a word you can use if you don´t know how to spell the first one! |
– Oh, yes, those were the days, it was a good knife! |
– Listen, Euripides, fortunes up to 200 000 crowns are to be tax exempted! – Hooray, then we´ll just make it... |
– What if one had all the money one spends, then one would be well off! |
– Well, what did the doctor said? – He said I needed peace and quiet and shouldn't worry so much, and that worries me! |
– I´m out walking to get an appetite for dinner. – And I´m out walking to get a dinner for my appetite. |
– Are you going to the country this summer? – Yes, I´m going to the west coast, as usual! – Is it a good place for rheumatism? – Oh, yes, that´s where I got mine... |
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– Am I to understand that it´s right not to tip here? – No, I think it´s completely wrong! |
– Are you happy, Herodotos? – No, I´m one crown short! |
– You´re always hanging around here. Don´t you ever do anything? – Oh, yes, occasionally I sit down.... |
– My dear friend, I haven´t seen you for such a long time! – Thanks, that´s nice of you. |
– Do you like Kipling? – I don´t know, I´ve never kippled before. |
– I would like half a pound of butter, please. – It´s kilo, nowadays, sir. – Well, then give me half a pound of Kilo, please.. |
– Now we´re heading towards winter again! – Yes, shall we walk the other way? |
– Waiter! Give me some Swiss cheese, please. But only the holes, I´m on a strict diet... |
– This is a torso. – But, it hasn´t got any arms or legs! |
– A camel can work for a fortnight without drinking! – And my father can drink for a fortnight without working. |
I´ve often thought about writing a book - now I´m thinking about it again! |
Even if a novel doesn´t end well it´s well that it at least ends. |
– Do you believe in mind reading? – Definitely, how much do you want to borrow? |
– Originally I come from a very fine family. – Then you must have left home a very long time ago! |
– Emil, you were talking in your sleep last night! – Oh... then you have to excuse me for interrupting you! |
It´s a pity that they tear down beautiful, old buildings and build new, plain ones – it really should be the other way around. |
The funny bit is that in a hundred years these bad times have become the good old days. |
– I distinctly remember the battle of Hastings. – Impossible - it was in the year 1066. – Yes, October 14th. |
– I don´t live anywhere, ma´am. And he lives next door. |
– Can you really make a living on begging? – No, unfortunately, sometimes I have to contribute myself! |
– Really, Thorvald, how can you face me? – Yes, God, you get used to anything! |
– I play by ear. – Well, maybe your hearing isn´t so good. |
– He fought all his youth for freedom. – Where is he now? – He was caught. |
– Shall we go for a walk? – Yes, and then we meet here again! |
– Do you have omelette surprise? – No, it´s just a slight cough... |
– Why are you inside, my good man? – Because I can´t get out! |
– I had a dreadful experience this morning! I knocked on a door and asked for a cup of coffee... – And you got it? |
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