Sven and Ole, who are both from Northern Minnesota, traveled down
to Texas for a vacation. While walking along a busy downtown street
in Dallas, they see a sign in a store window which reads, "Suits
$5.00 each, Shirts $2.00 each and Trousers $2.50 a pair."
Ole says to his pal, "Sven, look at dat! Ve could buy a whole bunch
of dese clothes, take 'em back to Minnesota, sell 'em to all our
friends, and make a fortune!" Ole continues, "Now ven ve go in
dere, don't you say a vurd, okay? Yust let me do the talkin' 'cause
if dey hear your accent, they might tink ve're ignorant Swedes, and
dey von't vanna sell dem clothes to us. Now, I'll talk like
I'm a Texan, so dey von't know."
Ole and Sven go in and Ole says with his best fake Texas accent,
"Howdy, y'all. Ah'll take 50 of them there suits at five dollahs
each, 100 of them there shirts at two dollahs each, and 50 pairs of
them there trousers at two-fifty each. So, Ah'll just back up mah
pickup and......"
The owner of the shop interrupts, "Ya'll are a coupla Swedes from
Minnesota, ain't you?"
"Vell . . yah," says a surprised Ole . "How'd you know dat?" The
owner replies, "Cause this here's a dry-cleaners."
to Texas for a vacation. While walking along a busy downtown street
in Dallas, they see a sign in a store window which reads, "Suits
$5.00 each, Shirts $2.00 each and Trousers $2.50 a pair."
Ole says to his pal, "Sven, look at dat! Ve could buy a whole bunch
of dese clothes, take 'em back to Minnesota, sell 'em to all our
friends, and make a fortune!" Ole continues, "Now ven ve go in
dere, don't you say a vurd, okay? Yust let me do the talkin' 'cause
if dey hear your accent, they might tink ve're ignorant Swedes, and
dey von't vanna sell dem clothes to us. Now, I'll talk like
I'm a Texan, so dey von't know."
Ole and Sven go in and Ole says with his best fake Texas accent,
"Howdy, y'all. Ah'll take 50 of them there suits at five dollahs
each, 100 of them there shirts at two dollahs each, and 50 pairs of
them there trousers at two-fifty each. So, Ah'll just back up mah
pickup and......"
The owner of the shop interrupts, "Ya'll are a coupla Swedes from
Minnesota, ain't you?"
"Vell . . yah," says a surprised Ole . "How'd you know dat?" The
owner replies, "Cause this here's a dry-cleaners."