Desconozco quién tuvo la idea de escribir esta supuesta conversación entre George Bush hijo, y Condolezza Rize, pero a mí me ha servido de terapia contra el stress en más de una ocasión.
Está basada en algunos equívocos que explico, para aquellos que no sepan demasiado inglés, porque si la traduzco pierde toda la gracia.
Condolezza Rize se pronuncia como Rice y significa arroz.
Hu Jintao es el presidente de la República Popular China. Hu se pronuncia como who, que puede entenderse como “quién” por lo que who y Ho son intercambiables.
Kofi Annan, fue Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas y tiene un nombre que se pronuncia como café.
Yasir Arafat fue Presidente de la Autoridad Nacional Palestina, y su nombre puede confundirse con “sí, señor”
(We take you now to the Oval Office.)
George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?
Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.
George: Great. Lay it on me.
Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.
George: That's what I want to know.
Condi: That's what I'm telling you.
George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes.
George: I mean the fellow's name.
Condi: Hu.
George: The guy in China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The new leader of China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The Chinaman!
Condi: Hu is leading China.
George: Now whaddya' asking me for?
Condi: I'm telling you Hu is leading China.
George: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?
Condi: That's the man's name.
George: That's who's name?
Condi: Yes.
George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yasir? Yasir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East.
Condi: That's correct.
George: Then who is in China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yasir is in China?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Then who is?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yasir?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the new leader of China. Get me the Secretary General of the U.N. on the phone.
Condi: Kofi?
George: No, thanks.
Condi: You want Kofi?
George: No.
Condi: You don't want Kofi.
George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And then get me the U.N.
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Not Yasir! The guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi?
George: Milk! Will you please make the call?
Condi: And call who?
George: Who is the guy at the U.N?
Condi: Hu is the guy in China.
George: Will you stay out of China?!
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi.
George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone.(Condi picks up the phone.)
Condi: Rice, here.
George: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, too. Maybe we should send some to the guy in China. And the Middle East. Can you get Chinese food in the Middle East?