December 2, 2023 | Rome, Italy

Eurobabble

By |2018-03-21T18:46:32+01:00October 30th, 2011|Area 51|
Charlie Chaplain's Adenoid Hynkel and Jackie Oakie's Benzino Napaloni.
G

ermany pick up. France pick up. Make call. Italy answer. Greece answer. Germany/France say: “We north money please account reliable control fix now.”

Greece reply first:

“Maybe rich sometimes borrow maybe small try tomorrow.”

Italy speak:

“Offend honor sun sleep old no yes grin south pride shout offend talk tomorrow.”

Germany say:

“Factory fist or else China responsible duty country stupid lazy now do.”

France say:

“Offend honor scrum Napoleon empire honor duty country stupid lazy now do France!”

Italy say:

“Pension pride girls sun responsible bank pretty coffee maybe promise smile villa Clooney!”

Greece say:

“Maybe help secret alphabet Athens.”

Germany say:

“Bismarck bills Europe us you better messes us you always angry spend lazy frown.”

France say:

“Charity Europe plan us you messes Napoleon empire honor rugby money maybe Paris.”

Italy say:

“Ferrari August tired mommy offend talk vote pride Arabs nothing Garibaldi pay boh.”

Greece say:

“Homer history maybe sorry alphabet islands endure Balkans tomorrow tricky.”

Germany say:

“Listen hammer nut bolt obey China or else France loan legacy us Beckenbauer Adenenauer.”

Italy interrupt:

“Hitler!”

Germany interrupt:

“Pizza!”

France interrupt:

“Hitler.”

Germany interrupt:

“Bruni.”

London call, interrupt, sneer, hang up.

Spain call, join in, say:

“America discovered Iberia proud legacy language bank democrats loan sleep mañana king.”

Italy say:

“Church pasta proud Milan tomorrow style never Leonardo babies.”

France say:

“Napoleon! Europe! scrum De Gaulle Airbus insured Truffaut!”

Germany pause, repeat:

“Polite Europe money please account reliable control fix now.”

France repeat:

“Polite Europe money please account reliable control fix now.”

Spain say:

“Problem us them Portugal Prague extras try maybe tomorrow please kingdom paella.”

Germany say:

“Paella always later mañana Real Barcelona wastrel.”

Italy say:

“Coastline catenaccio pensions patience pasta tomorrow maybe.”

France say:

“Europe!”

Germany say:

“Europe!”

Spain say:

“Kingdom!”

Greece say:

“Maybe.”

Italy say:

“Summer.”

All hang up.

About the Author:

Christopher P. Winner is a veteran American journalist and essayist who was born in Paris in 1953 and has lived in Europe for more than 30 years.