One of the two recipients of the Nobel for chemistry describes The Phone Call.
UD suspects, though, that hearing five Swedish accents might have the opposite effect. Might make you think it’s just a more elaborate joke.
One of the two recipients of the Nobel for chemistry describes The Phone Call.
UD suspects, though, that hearing five Swedish accents might have the opposite effect. Might make you think it’s just a more elaborate joke.
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October 10th, 2012 at 7:18AM
One hopes by “convincing” he meant “better than the Swedish Chef on the Muppets.” But I’m with you – I’d still think it was a joke.
October 10th, 2012 at 8:10AM
Michael: LOL.
October 10th, 2012 at 9:32AM
I had a woman working for me whose favorite holiday was April Fools Day. She would have been entirely capable of rounding up 5 people with convincing Swedish accents for joking purposes…
October 10th, 2012 at 9:41AM
david: Yes. If I heard Ja Sven that’s fine. Now pass the phone to Elof, and Elof, you pass it to Hak. I’d bust a gut laughing and hang up the phone.
October 10th, 2012 at 1:17PM
May I reccomend an Israeli film called “Footnotes”? It is about an Israeli academic who is notified by phone that he has won the Israeli Prize – then it turns out the prize was actually intended for his son! Some very funny scenes.
October 10th, 2012 at 2:23PM
janet: I’m pretty sure that I read a great review of this film in the NYT. I’ll try to see it – thanks for the reminder.