A joke written in Dunglish
An English student Martin and a Dutch student Martijn meet on campus before the symposium. They both are about to give a presentation.
Martijn asks Martin: “How late do you start with your presentation?” Surprised, Martin kindly responds that he certainly is not late with his presentation and informs that it starts according to the schedule. Martijn, his eyebrow raised, ensures that he never implied his colleague’s presentation to be late, and simply asks when Martin will take the floor.
“Because my presentation starts at half past two”, says Martijn. “That is absolutely impossible!” objects Martin. “My presentation starts half past two! Your presentation was supposed to be an hour before mine.”Martijn doesn’t give up to easily and replies “Nonsense. I am graduated from one of the best high schools in the country, so I should know what I’m talking about.”
The two students are certainly in a pickle, but they managed to clarify the misunderstanding by pulling out their ahendas and checking that, indeed, Martijn starts at 1.30 pm and Martin starts an hour later.
When the air is clear again, Martin offers Martijn to go for lunch after the symposium. “That’s a good ID!” the Dutch student enthusiastically replies. ” Let’s meet here after your presentation and go to Academia. A kok always prepares something fresh there. Success!”
The English student did not fully comprehend how Martijn was so sure about the success of the presentation before it even started. Nor could he picture a cock cooking something fresh.
