i like the joke..
so what does that mean?
if u are bald (hard surface), it would be easier for the phone to be out of order?
and if u wear a tudung (softer surface) it would take more phone-falling-on-your-head before it gets out of order..
alinyussuff | Homepage | 11.03.06 - 9:02 am | #

True story eh?
Faslin | Homepage | 11.03.06 - 11:02 am | #

Su,

looking at the sentence, the noun nearest to "it is out of order" is 'head", therefore "it" refers to "head" not the phone.

So, I guess the operator was saying that it all depends on the texture of her head when and if it would get out of order...


wahi | 11.03.06 - 11:09 am | #

The first noun mentioned in that question is 'phone'. Thus it becomes the 'subject'. 'Fall on your head' and 'goes out of order' are the predicates - of that particular sentence.

Thus, linguistically speaking -- the incident of "falling on head and going out of order" is exlusively associated with the 'phone' (the subject).

The operator must be a refugee from some non-English-speaking country. May be an Iraqi, or a Vietnamese.
Rem | Homepage | 11.03.06 - 7:30 pm | #

Berguling-guling ketawa ni
FIR | Homepage | 11.03.06 - 7:41 pm | #

FIR,

I masih ketawa when teringat...


Rem,

Dua-dua pun betul..


Wahi,

Coming from a Professor of English, yer lah tu kot?


Faslin,

Yes true...



Alin,

well... the only way is to try kot?
Suhaimi Sulaiman | Homepage | 11.03.06 - 7:49 pm | #

che mie,

juz got back from Malacca.... heheh.. next week is the practical period... wargh...

still settle everything LB... maybe i'll intern with the Interactive Marketing Dept.. hehehehe...

pray for my luck!

err.. nak duit raya...?
Roul | 11.04.06 - 8:13 am | #

Che Mie,
Yer.. saja mau menyakat bah tu!

BTW, itu cerita benar atau fiksyen semata-mata? I mean.. the way you put it kan.. was just too convincing to be a mere joke.

Apa dah jadi dengan pompuan tu? Just wonder if hers had the right texture to survive the the repeating tortures.
Rem | Homepage | 11.04.06 - 8:22 am | #

betul jugak kata operator tu! hehehe...
shah halil | Homepage | 11.04.06 - 10:52 pm | #

sdra mie,

my crita yg lebih kureeng sama:

..wayyyy bk masa i kecik2 dulu, i penah kena demam campak.. my mom pesan jgn digaru, nnti tinggaikn parut.. so i dpt idea:

>> i paksa my akak to 'ikat' my tangan dgn towel masa tido (JGN TIRU AKSI INI!).. but t.next pagi, towel tu dah teburai & my badan still calar-balar..

>> moral of t.crita: kdg2 ada benda yg kita biasa buat akan 'kekal' sampai bila2 & susah nk stop iaitu dipanggil 'habit'.. or 'hobbit'??.. hihi..
ajami hashim | Homepage | 11.05.06 - 8:08 am | #

hehe..
su | 11.05.06 - 10:46 am | #

salam to sdra mie,

i tejumpa abg Azer Mantessa ni punya blog from komen that he left at my blog.. Al-hamdulillah coz ada org kita-islam segenius him!

http://halusi.blogspot.com/
ajami | Homepage | 11.05.06 - 9:08 pm | #

Hahahha... nice joke...
Adry | 11.05.06 - 10:57 pm | #

Roul,

All the best.


Rem,

Itu cerita benar woo...


Shah Halil,

They were trained to remain cool...


Ajami,

Stuju benor... And went to the site you recommended, memang meletop..


Adry,

It is.. but a true story
Suhaimi Sulaiman | Homepage | 11.06.06 - 9:44 am | #

Adry,

I mean, it is a true story
Suhaimi Sulaiman | Homepage | 11.06.06 - 7:15 pm | #

sure true o not? hehehe
anne | Homepage | 11.08.06 - 10:10 am | #

Su,
I remember this true story so well !
Hi back again Su. The first time I said "hi' was a year ago.Spent nearly 4 hrs reading up your blog! needed a break from my routine but satisfying work and life.I feel revitalized reading what comes fr your heart and mind. It's good to know that you have remained true to yourself.I miss those days in Portland and I do wonder what becomes of the girl whose head was hit by the phone! and Oh,one more thing, Bon Zainal is my nephew.
G'Nite, Su
mab bibi | 01.22.07 - 10:57 am | #