Isang bata habang kausap ang nagtitinda ng fishball: “Manong, may ubas kayo?”
(A kid walks up to a fishball vendor. “Sir, do you have grapes?”)
Manong: “Wala.”
(Manong: “None.”)
Kinabukasan…
(The next day…)
Bata: “Manong, may ubas kayo?”
(Kid: “Sir, do you have grapes?”)
Manong (Inis na ng kaunti…): “Wala nga eh! Kapag bukas nagtanong ka pa sa akin kung may ubas ako, eh i-stapler ko ang bibig mo!”
(Manong (getting annoyed): “I already said none! If you ask me again tomorrow, I’ll staple your mouth shut!”)
Kinabukasan uli…
(The next day…)
Bata: “Manong, may stapler kayo?”
(Kid: “Manong, do you have a stapler?”)
Manong: “Wala.”
(Manong: “None.”)
Bata: “May ubas kayo?”
(Kid: “Do you have grapes?”)