[2115] in Humor
HUMOR CLASSIC: Translation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (abennett@MIT.EDU)
Fri Jun 13 21:06:31 1997
From: <abennett@MIT.EDU>
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 20:56:44 EDT
This one goes waaaaaay back... :)
-Drew
From: Katy King <katyking@MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 19:31:59 EDT
Jose robbed a bank and fled south across the Rio Grande, with the
Texas Rangers in hot pursuit. They caught up with him in a small
Mexican town. Since Jose knew no English and none of the Rangers
spoke Spanish, they found a local resident willing to act as
translator, and began their questioning.
"Ask him where he hid the money."
"The gringos want to know where you hid the money."
"Tell the gringos I will never tell them."
"Jose says he will never tell you."
The Rangers all cock their pistols and aim them at Jose.
"Tell him that if he doesn't tell us where he hid the money, we will
shoot him."
"The gringos say that if you do not tell them, they will shoot you."
Jose begins to shake with fear.
"Tell the gringos that I hid the money by the bridge over the river."
"Jose says that he is not afraid to die."
[from Hidden Order, by David Friedman]
