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Re: ...not what I mean (fwd)

From:Padraic Brown <pbrown@...>
Date:Friday, September 24, 1999, 21:27
That's hilarious!  :D

On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, andrew wrote:

> Some clever wordplay on how not to answer the telephone for your > edification.
> * "Watt." > * "What is your name, please?" > * "Watt's my name." > * "That's what I asked you. What's your name?" > * "That's what I told you. Watt's my name."
Obviously they don't distinguish [w] and [hw]. Padraic.