Robber:Good morning, I am a bank robber. Er, please don’t panic, just hand over all your money.
Assistant: This is a lingerie shop, sir.
Robber: Fine, fine. Adopt, adapt and improve. Well, um… what have you got?
Assistant: Er, we’ve got corsets, stockings, suspender belts, tights, bras, slips, petticoats, knickers, socks and garters, sir.
Robber: Fine, fine, fine. No large quantities of money in safes?
Assistant: No, sir.
Robber: No piles of cash in easy to carry bags?
Assistant: No, sir.
Robber: Fine, fine.
Robber: Well, just a pair of panties then.
bank robber – rapinatore di banche
to hand over – consegnare
lingerie – vestiti intimi, lingerie
to adopt – ricevere, accettare
to adapt – adattarsi
to improve – migliorare, evolvere
corset – corsetto
stockings – calzettoni
suspender belt – bretelle
tights – collant
bra – reggiseno
slip – mutande, slip
petticoat – sottogonna
knickers – mutandine
socks – calze
garter – giarrettiera
Don’t panic! – Non andare in panico!
Hand over all your money! – Consegna tutti i tuoi soldi!
What have you got? – Cos’hai?