Best of all is hearing malapropisms to do with health, when you *have* to keep a straight face - which of course makes it all the more difficult to achieve.

My favourite is the girl telling me, in hushed tones, about the trouble her uncle was having with his digestive system: "He's having a test today to see how strong his stomach is. They're giving him one of those Bavarian meals."

Dumpling soup, bockwurst and sauerkraut sounds like a pretty thorough test to me !

- jeanie