When the songbird sings

From a mail forward that’s too funny, it’s got to be shared:

1. Contemplate - kulang ang mga pinggan (Not enough plates)
2. Punctuation - pera para maka-enrol (Money for tuition)
3. Ice Buko - nagtatanong kung ayos na ang buhok (Does my hair look ok?)
4. Tenacious - sapatos na pang tennis (Tennis shoes)
5. Calculator - tawagan kita mamaya (Call you later)
6. Devastation - sakayan ng bus (the bus station)
7. Protestant - Tindahan ng prutas (fruit stand)
8. Statue - Ikaw ba yan? (Is that you?)
9. Tissue - Ikaw nga! (’Tis you!)
10. Predicate - Pakawalan mo ang pusa (Let the cat go)
11. Dedicate - Pinatay ang pusa (The cat was killed)
12. Aspect - Pantusok o pandurog ng yelo (Ice pick)
13. Deduct - Ang pato (The duck)
14. Defeat - Ang paa [ng pato?] (The feet)
15. Detail - Ang buntot (The tail)
16. City - Bago mag-utso (The number before 8 )
17. Cattle - Doon nakatila ang Hali at Leyna (Where the king and the queen live, in baby speak)
18. Persuading - Unang Kasal (First wedding)
19. Depress - Ang nagkasal sa PERSUADING (The one who conducted the first wedding)
20. Defense - Ginamit na mga pangsulat sa kontrata sa PERSUADING (Used to sign the first wedding contract)
21. It Depends - Kainin mo ang bakod (Eat the fence)
22. Shampoo - Bago mag-labing-isha (11) (Before eleven)
23. Delusion - Maluwang: “Kapag maluwang ang damit, eh DELUSION” (If the the dress doesn’t fit, then it’s loose.”)
24. Delivery - Walang bayad: “Kapag working lunch, eh DELIVERY na ang tanghalian.” (If you are having a working lunch, then lunch should be free.”)
25. Profit - Patunayan mo (Prove it)
26. Balance Sheet - What comes out after eating a balanced meal
27. Backlog - bacon at itlog (bacon and egg)
28. Beehive - magpakatino ka (be nice, as in…”Be quiet, ok?“)
29. CD-ROM - tingnan mo ang kwarto (see the room)
30. Debug - ang ipis (the bug)
31. Defrag - ang palaka (the frog)
32. Defense - ang bakod (the fence)
33. Defer - ang balahibo (the fur)
34. Deflate - ang plato (the plate)
35. Detest - ang eksamin (the test)
36. Devalue - ‘yon ang susunod sa letrang V (W)
37. Devote - ang boto (the vote)
38. Dilemma - brownout!, a! (it’s dark!)
39. Effort - ‘dun nagla-land ang efflane (where the “efflane” lands)
40. Forums - apat na kwarto (four rooms)
41. July - nagsinungaling ka ba? (did you lie?)
42. Liturgy - what comes after litur F
43. Thesis - ito ay… (this is…)