Overheard from a high school classmate many, many years ago.
Classmate 1: Naa ju’y nindot kaau nga bag-ong release ang Ford noh.
Classmate 2: Asa ana ba?
Classmate 1: Kana gud pick-up truck nila nga bag-o gawas, kanang FISO.
Classmate 2: Hala bayot, F-150 na oi, dili na FISO.
Nadunggan ni BANGGOY
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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