Tenjewberrymuds

You will understand what 'tenjewberrymuds' means by the end of the conversation. This piece of conversation has been nominated for the best email of 2007.

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The following is a telephone conversation between a hotel guest and room-service, at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic Review:

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Room Service (RS): "Morrin. - Roon sirbees."
Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."
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RS: " Rye ..Roon sirbees..morrin! Jewish to oddor sunteen??"
G: "Uh..yes.I'd like some bacon and eggs."
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RS: "Ow July den?"
G: "What??"
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RS: "Ow July den?...pryed, boyud, poochd?"
G : "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please."
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RS: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"
G: "Crisp will be fine."
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RS : "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"
G: "What?"
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RS:"An toes. July Sahn toes?"
G: "I don't think so."
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RS: "No? Judo wan sahn toes??"
G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."
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RS: "Toes! toes!...Why jew don juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"
G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine."

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RS: "We bodder?"
G: "No...just put the bodder on the side."
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RS: "Wad! ?"
G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side."
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RS: "Copy?"
G: "Excuse me?"
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RS: "Copy...tea...meel?"
G: "Yes. Coffee, please, and that's all."
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RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin w bodder on sigh and copy....rye??"
G: "Whatever you say."
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RS: "Tenjewberrymuds."
G : "You're very welcome."