Colegiala inside passenger jeepney. Covering her mouth with a very dainty hanky. She appears really sossy and sophisticated. Guy beside her trying to start a conversation.
Guy: Taga-Sanjo (San Jose) ka miga?
Colegiala (irked, almost shouting): Of course ba?
(Nisiga ang mata sa passengers. Quiet chuckles ensued.)
Nadunggan ni satchmo
Not so Holy Week…
While on vacation in one of Cebu’s provinces, a couple of kids taunts a group of gay guys, screaming: “Bayot, Bayot!”
Designer: “Tawga unya pa-ari-a inyong mga amahan kay akong tilawan!”
Not quite finished…
Designer: “Kung mobalik to sila ugma, siyagiti: ‘Bahala’g bayot, basta inyong mga amahan akong gilub*t!”
Nadunggan ni Jules
Overheard in an elevator in Manila.
Girl 1: “Ano ba talaga ang correct pronunciation, confirmed or confeermed?”
Girl 2: “Ano ka ba, magkaiba yun! Confirmed, kapag ok pa lang. Confeeremed kapag sure na sure na.”
Nadunggan ni Jules
In a youth gathering:
Guy 1: (catching his breath) Hahahaha! du^! Ay na sig katawa du^! Di na ko kaginhawa du! Hahaha!
Guy 2: Gi lang du^! Tagaan lang tikag mouth to mouth breath!
Guy 1: HAHAHA! Bogo! Unsay mouth to mouth breath? Mouth to mouth RECITATION na oi!
Nadunggan ni gladyth.
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pazing: padaan! gaya ni mamacee, di ko rin maintindihan ang entries dito. waahhh. akala ko malapit lang sa bicol dialect ang visayan dialect, eh di pala.
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tayon: unsa na nga dialect imo paopao? (“anong dialect yan paopao?“)
Office pantry, Outsourcing firm at Asiatown I.T. Park.
Guy 1: Duwa ka basket ugma?
Guy 2: O, dad-on gani nako si Eunice.
Guy 1: Ha? Unya motan-aw ra ba imong uyab? Okay ra niya nga naa si Eunice didto?
Guy 2: Ay okay ra lagi na. Ako’y bahala.
Guy 1: Aw, ikaw gud. Andam na man kaha ka mamatay.
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