Cours d'anglais : Lesson Two
Five Germans in an Audi Quattro arrive at the Italian border.
The Italian Immigration agent stops them and tells them:
"It'sa illegala to putta 5 people in a Quattro."
"Vot do you mean it'z illegal?" asks the German driver.
"Quattro meansa four" replies the Italian official.
"Quattro is just ze name of ze automobile"
the Germans retort unbelievingly.
"Look at ze papers: zis car is designt to kerry 5 persons."
"You can'ta pulla thata one on me!", replies the Italian customs agent.
"Quattro meansa four.
You hava fivea people ina your car and you are thereforea breaking the law."
The German driver replies angrily,
"You idiot!
Call your zupervisor over, schnell!
I vant to speak to somevone viz more intelligence!"
"Sorry", responds the Italian official,
" He can'ta come
He'sa busy witha 2 guys in a Fiat Uno