Give Me Job!

Grandpa Peter often told the story of an Armenian immigrant, a friend who spoke very little English, yet, during the depression, went looking for a job in the United States of America in order to feed his hungry children . . . The friend, telling Grandpa Peter of his plight, related the following. "I tolda dhem. . . çocuklarım ajīkdīn! Give me job! . . . That's English, isn't it?"