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Enough is enough says French chicken farmer
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Un oeuf is un oeuf... would be worth 5 stars.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@pere floza
;0) Hint taken but I was a late developer and led a very sheltered life (air raid shelters and bus shelters mainly) so I missed some of the old gems along the way, just like the one in parenthesis.
Anyway un oeuf about me, where does pere floza come from? Are you a man of the cloth?
Posted 7 years ago # -
Me, too -- that is, I must have led a sheltered life. Never heard the 'un oeuf...' one.
In the spirit of 'Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle', I'd like some 'Rehash' -- avec les oeufs.
(Full disclosure: it's breakfast time. Plus my high school French teacher would probably say 'avec les oeufs' is wrong, but I'm too lazy/hungry to look it up.)
Posted 7 years ago # -
I can remember the 'un oeuf' joke being used in Grange Hill.
The kids were laughing at Mr Bronson's wig (he was the stern French teacher you'll remember).
When he challenged them, they said they had been enjoying this joke.
Although I think the version used was "why did the Frenchman only have one egg for breakfast?..."
Mr Bronson chose to accept the explanation, even though he probably knew that they were laughing at his toupee.
"You boy!"
That was his catchphrase.
Posted 7 years ago # -
*After one-egg breakfast, goes off to YouTube to look up 'Grange Hill'*
Posted 7 years ago # -
Mr Bronson's Best Bits
Posted 7 years ago # -
I see 'un oeuf is un oeuf' actually has its own artsy fartsy Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Un-Oeuf-is-Un-Oeuf/147860958599263?ref=ts&fref=tsPosted 7 years ago # -
that's a fine one from M. Puits de l'Ouest. The chef d'oeuvre in this vein for those who've never come across it is Humpty Dumpty by van Rooten back in the 60s (to be read in a bad French accent, not translated)
Un petit d'un petit
S'étonne aux Halles
Un petit d'un petit
Ah! degrés te fallent
Indolent qui ne sort cesse
Indolent qui ne se mène
Qu'importe un petit d'un petit
Tout Gai de Reguennes.Posted 7 years ago # -
'A l'eau, c'est l'heure' was the late Miles Kington but I'm sure Rick would be flattered.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Yes, I explained it was a Miles "Franglais" Kington quote I was quoting, way back whenever, but I didn't mind at all Lucy4 misremembering it as my own work, Des you bastard.
I still think it's a great line. My Dad lived in France for years, and seeing the look of joy spread across his face as he got this joke still makes me smile.
Posted 7 years ago # -
In other languages, the Rutles' "You've got nothing to ein zwei drei fear" in their classic "Goose-step Mama" is a favourite. If you're not a Rutles fan, you should be.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Way back whenever.
I think there had been talk of the French and Royal Navies co-operating.
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