Tea for One Too
Tomorrow President Obama is to take tea with the Queen. I imagine it will go something like this:
Queen: Oh, do come in Mr Ohbarmer. The kettle is nearly boiled.
President: Gee thanks. A pleasure for you to meet me. To be honest, I thought you'd have a servant do this kind of thing for you.
Queen: Oh we had to let the starff go, don't you know? We've been in a bit of an economic pickle lately. The guards have had to trade in their hawses in for cawgees. One has been making one's own tea for nearly two years now. It must be ready soon.
President: Are you sure you should be wheeling that tea trolley at your age m'am?
Queen: Oh yes. It doubles up as a Zimmer frame, don't you know?
President: Zimmer frame? (Quickly looks up word in pocket phrase book 'English for Dummies') Oh, you mean a walker. I see.
Queen: Do you take milk in your tea Mr Obarmer?
President: Milk? I thought we were having a cream tea.
Queen: We are, but one takes cream with scones, not tea.
President: This is too confusing. Can I just get a coffee?
Queen: Oh, do come in Mr Ohbarmer. The kettle is nearly boiled.
President: Gee thanks. A pleasure for you to meet me. To be honest, I thought you'd have a servant do this kind of thing for you.
Queen: Oh we had to let the starff go, don't you know? We've been in a bit of an economic pickle lately. The guards have had to trade in their hawses in for cawgees. One has been making one's own tea for nearly two years now. It must be ready soon.
President: Are you sure you should be wheeling that tea trolley at your age m'am?
Queen: Oh yes. It doubles up as a Zimmer frame, don't you know?
President: Zimmer frame? (Quickly looks up word in pocket phrase book 'English for Dummies') Oh, you mean a walker. I see.
Queen: Do you take milk in your tea Mr Obarmer?
President: Milk? I thought we were having a cream tea.
Queen: We are, but one takes cream with scones, not tea.
President: This is too confusing. Can I just get a coffee?
posted by Hilary at
5:45 PM
3 Comments:
Brilliant! Love the hawses for cawgees!!
Steph
By
Anonymous, at 10:48 PM
Ah, her beloved cawgees!!!! I remember them well....Perhaps the new puppy that greets him upon his return will be one of these lovingly loyal little ones.
Hyacinth
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Anonymous, at 5:52 AM
On the radio, the DJ was talking about the President's favourite tea. The comment went something like this:
President Obama: Jasmine
His wife: Green
The Queen: Builders please darling with 6 sugars and a KitKat if you've got one.
I guess that you have to be this side of the pond for this one!!
By
Adele, at 4:49 PM
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