Egg-cup joke - translation please check

Question

Hueveras - una historia verdadera

Un amigo Inglés aquí tiene una novia boliviana.

Se mudó a un nuevo piso y tuvo que comprar algunas cosas que ya existen.

Se ponen dos hueveras en la cuesta.

Su novia los miró y dijo: "¿Cuáles son estos"

"Egg-cups", explicó.

Ella pensó por un momento y dijo: "¿Para qué son?"

Él dijo: "Para poner los huevos"

Ella dijo: "¿Por qué sólo dos?"

Él dijo: "¿Qué quieres decir?"

"Bueno, tenemos por lo menos 12 huevos."

"Boom! Boom!" as we say in England.

Egg cups - True story

An English friend here has a Bolivian girlfriend.

He moved into a new flat and had to buy a few things for it.

He put two egg-cups into his basket.

His girlfriend looked at them and said “What are these”

“Egg-cups” he explained.

She thought for a moment and said “What are they for?”

He said “For putting eggs in”

She said “Why only two?”

He said “What do you mean?”

“Well, we’ve got at least 12 eggs.” Boom Boom.

Nice :) getting my vote - Issabela, Feb 9, 2010

A mí me dio gracia pero parece que hay mucha gente que no saben lo que es un ëgg cu`¨. - samdie, Feb 9, 2010

Me traicianó el editor. Quería decir "egg cup". - samdie, Feb 9, 2010

También quería decir "mucha gente que no sabe". - samdie, Feb 9, 2010

Answer 1

I get the joke Ian, but I think that this joke will probably not go over with most people in the U.S. as I have never seen anyone but my grandmother and grandfather ever use egg cups (a habit that they probably picked up - along with the egg cups and spoon - in their many trips to Germany) and I think that I would probably be hard pressed to find many people here who have ever heard of, let alone seen these utensils.

How do Americans eat boiled eggs without putting them in an egg-cup? Using your fingers, you would get burnt. - 00e8f2fa, Feb 9, 2010

Often, by waiting until the egg is cool enough to touch, but here, it is more common to eat eggs for breakfast that are cooked in other ways (scrambled, sunny side up, fried, etc). - Izanoni1, Feb 9, 2010

Ah, see I like my eggs runny and so you have to open the top as soon as their out, otherwise they cook themselves because of them being so hot:P - Sammy16093, Feb 10, 2010

Answer 2

LO iba a decir, en mi tierra se dice huevera.

Iba a decir lo mismo. - Eddy, Feb 9, 2010

I changed it - and learnt a new word -gracias. - ian-hill, Feb 10, 2010

Answer 3

Posa Huevos, una historia verdadera.

Un amigo Inglés aquí tiene una novia boliviana, se mudó a un nuevo apartamento y tuvo que comprar algunas cosas para el sitio.

En la tienda, ponen dos posa-huevos en la canasta o cesta. Su novia lo mira y dice: "¿que es esto? "

"Egg-cups", el explica.

Ella piensa por un momento y dice: "¿Para qué son?"

Él dice: "Para poner los huevos"

Ella dice: "¿Por qué sólo dos?"

Él dice: "¿Qué quieres decir?"

"Bueno es que tenemos 12 huevos en la nevera."

Gracias Juluque - that is what I wanted to see. - ian-hill, Feb 9, 2010

Answer 4

Does no one think this is funny???

I do; and voted for your post. - samdie, Feb 9, 2010

I tried to remove Samdie´s vote but it wouldn´t let me, hehe. - Eddy, Feb 9, 2010

Thank you Samdie - and Eddy why did you try to delete Samdie's vote? :) - ian-hill, Feb 9, 2010

Answer 5

Is it necessary to maintain the English word "egg-cup", or can it be replaced with "la huevera"?

No sé Issabela - ian-hill, Feb 9, 2010

Answer 6

I dont get it...

Eres Boliviano Joe. :) - ian-hill, Feb 8, 2010

Perhaps, because you're not british. - samdie, Feb 9, 2010

Joe, because they had bought 12 eggs, she was saying didn´t they need 12 egg cups. - Eddy, Feb 9, 2010

Answer 7

“What are they for?” = "¿Para qué son?

Answer 8

Lol I get it. You only put a boiled egg in an egg cup - not your bundle of eggs xD

Answer 9

I guess she was hungry? Or in a hurry?