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HAHAH! This is hilarious. Almost a week ago my sister and I were joking about renaming Danishes, and here, they've gone and done it!

I prefer our name, though ... 'Infidel Pastries' has such a better ring to it.

If, as quoted by Ronald Wright, 'Every time history repeats itself the price goes up,' would these be very expensive confections?

Date: 2006-02-18 06:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] just-curious.livejournal.com
"Now, let me see. I'd like two cream horns, a sponge cake, three pieces of vanilla slice and two apple Roses of the Prophet Mohammed, thank you."

Apple Roses of the Prophet Mohammed. Try saying that five times fast!

Date: 2006-02-18 06:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twirlynoodle.livejournal.com
Here's what I wonder:

Malaysia is a largely Muslim country. In Malay, to pluralise something, you say it twice. So, if you wanted two apple danishes, would you say 'Apple Rose of the Prophet Mohammed Apple Rose of the Prophet Mohammed'?

(Any thoughts on this, A²?)

Si, es verdad

Date: 2006-02-18 08:26 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
To a point. For example, a man is tuan, many men is tuan-tuan (as in "ladies and gentlemen"). However, if you were to ask for a specific number of something, you would say in the case of two men, dua tuan.

How they would handle this case, I'm not sure, they would probably add "banyak" instead of double-stating the subject. Banyak means "many."

Malay is very cool. In Malaysia of old times (before the British) there was no ice. When ice showed up, the Malays needed a name for it, so they combined their words for water (ayer) and stone (batu) and came up with ayer batu. Batu is also the Malay word for "Mile" because the British put up mile stones on the major roads. These were literal stones with the mileage to the next town inscribed on them.

A2
P.S. The next part I'm going to audition for is Brutus in "Julius Caesar," just to see my moniker and that part in combination.

Perdon, senior - una question, por favor...

Date: 2006-02-19 08:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] disneyboy.livejournal.com
I feel dumb (or at least extremely forgetful) - could you remind me again how it is you know Malay, and so much about Malasia?

Re: Perdon, senior - una question, por favor...

Date: 2006-02-19 07:43 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
'Cause, like, I learned Malay in high school (Singapore American School). Spent about a 6 weeks total in Malaysia every year from about 1960-72.

While I am your senior, I do like to be reminded of the fact.

A2

Re: Sic est veritas

Date: 2006-02-19 08:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] disneyboy.livejournal.com
Actually, I thought all that was pretty interesting, TH. (can I call you "TH"?)

Re: Sic est veritas

Date: 2006-02-19 10:26 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
You'll sound like a snake.

A2

Re: Sic est veritas

Date: 2006-02-20 06:49 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Cobra:

Undergarment for female Siamese twins.

A2

Re: Sic est veritas

Date: 2006-02-21 03:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] disneyboy.livejournal.com
(sound of rotting corpse, under gravestone reading "DEATH BY PUNS", writhes around in agony, suffering the seemingly endless torture of the damned, threatening to rise again from the grave just to MAKE IT STOP! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY MAKE IT STOOOOOOOOOOP! which sounds like ((rustle rustle)) "aaaaaaaaaaagghhhhhh...ggggh") ;)

Re: Sic est veritas

Date: 2006-02-21 03:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] disneyboy.livejournal.com
Well, thanks - that certainly leaves it wide open! Do you prefer "Tann"? Or something else?

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