The humour of similar-sounding words

[Wattmann]

I have had... certain problems in telling apart "bjórs" (of beer) and "brjóst" (breast) after repeating them in multiple goes.

[hwhatting]

I have had... certain problems in telling apart "bjórs" (of beer) and "brjóst" (breast) after repeating them in multiple goes.

Multiple repetition of beer has that effect in other languages as well.

[Shrdlu]

I have had... certain problems in telling apart "bjórs" (of beer) and "brjóst" (breast) after repeating them in multiple goes.

There's a whole song based on that.

[tykky]

Russian speakers living in or visiting Finland can encounter the Finnish interjection hui! that signifies surprise and is used similarly to English 'yikes!' (I'd guess it's the closest equivalent). The similarly-sounding Russian word would be хуй. It too can signify surprise, but it might be just a tad bit stronger.

[Shrdlu]

I have had... certain problems in telling apart "bjórs" (of beer) and "brjóst" (breast) after repeating them in multiple goes.

I have had... certain problems in telling apart "bjórs" (of beer) and "brjóst" (breast) after repeating them in multiple goes.

There's a whole song based on that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWVuq_3kAD4