> > > > Ah Lian called big brother Ah Beng over the
> telephone.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Lian: "Ah Beng kor, I can't get my new
> jig saw puzzle fixed,
> > >
> > >
> > > > mah-chiam all the edges cannot
> fix together, lah."
> > >
> > >
> > > > Beng: "Jig saw puzzle si mi picture,
> ha?"
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Lian: "The box show a big rooster,
> kanna like the one in
> > >
> > >
> > > > talkingcock.com."
> > >
> > >
> > > > Beng: "Okay, lah, okay, lah. I come over
> to tor-long lu, lah."
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Ah Beng arrives at Ah Lian's place, where she
> happily leads him to the
> > >
> > >
> > > > kitchen table where the jigsaw puzzle is.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Ah Beng examines the puzzle and says, "Si ghee
> na, si bay gong, put back
> > >
> > >
> > > > the corn flakes into the box, lah."
> > >
> > >
> > > >
>
******************************************************
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dr. Quek made a routine house call to Mr. Lim,
> one of his elderly
> > >
> > >
> > > > patients.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > He asks, "And how are you doing today, Mr.
> Lim?"
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Mr. Lim replies, "I feel just fine, doc. But
> you know, it's the
> > >
> > >
> > > > strangest
> > >
> > >
> > > > thing. Every night when I get up to pang jio,
> the bathroom light goes
> > >
> > >
> > > > on
> > >
> > >
> > > > for me automatically when I open the door!"
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > The doctor is worried that the old man is
> getting senile, so he phones
> > >
> > >
> > > > the
> > >
> > >
> > > > man's son, and the son's wife answers.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > The doctor tells her, "Mrs. Lim, I'm a little
> concerned about your
> > >
> > >
> > > > father-in-law. It seems that when he gets up
> to urinate at night and
> > >
> > >
> > > > opens
> > >
> > >
> > > > the bathroom door, the light somehow goes
> on..."
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > At which point, Mrs. Lim yells, "Aiyoh, Ah
> Seng! Ah Pa pang jio in the
> > >
> > >
> > > > fridge again!"
> > >
> > >
> > > >
>
******************************************************
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > QUESTION: How do you know frogs are Hokkien?
> > >
> > >
> > > > ANSWER: Because when it's cold, they go
> "kwah, kwah, kwah".
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > QUESTION: How do Hokkien prawns laugh?
> > >
> > >
> > > > ANSWER: Hei hei hei (hokkien for prawns)
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > QUESTION: How do Hokkien fish laugh?
> > >
> > >
> > > > ANSWER: Heu heu heu (hokkien for fish)
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > And here is a classic..............
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > QUESTION: What's the difference between
> Ang-mor and Hokkien fairy
> > >
> > >
> > > > Tales?
> > >
> > >
> > > > ANSWER: Ang-mor fairy tales begin with
> "Once upon a time..." and
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hokkien fairy tales begin with "Lim Peh ka li
> kong..."
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