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Enough is enough says French chicken farmer
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Posted 7 years ago #
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depressed French chef loses huile d'olive
Posted 7 years ago # -
One star for Flossie's awful pun.
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How's Arthur these days?
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Think it works better as "Un oeuf is un oeuf...."
Posted 7 years ago # -
Thanks Sredni - it's become a bit of an omelette now but if it gets tickered then maybe Mr Ed will change it ;0)
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Un oeuf is un oeuf... would be worth 5 stars.
Posted 7 years ago # -
that un oeuf joke's been around the block a bit (as has the one I put underneath as a hint to that effect)
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 # -
far from it, it was a mash of pere ubu from distant uni memories and an old pet's name. if I were a man of the cloth I would be assiduously working on my annual choirboy depravation target rather than frittering away time on here..
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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.)
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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.
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*After one-egg breakfast, goes off to YouTube to look up 'Grange Hill'*
Posted 7 years ago # -
Two French girls go into a patisserie and buy a couple of croissants. How much did they cost ? Answer: 2 francs seize.
Another cunning linguist joke. Apologies.
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Mr Bronson's Best Bits
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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 # -
This was an old joke when Arthur Askey cracked it in 1939.
The best French language joke I've seen on here has to be:
What is the motto of the French navy?-
"To the water this is the hour"attributable to a Mr Westwell I believe.
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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 # -
Two cats, an English one called OneTwoThree and a French one called UnDeuxTrois had a swimming race. Who won?
OneTwoThree because UnDeuxTrois cat sank.
Amused us in the early days of learning French anyway.
Posted 7 years ago # -
'A l'eau, c'est l'heure' was the late Miles Kington but I'm sure Rick would be flattered.
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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 # -
This pun is an all time l'eau so far as I'm concerned.
(Cheese and Onions, Rick)
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The best French language joke I've seen on here has to be:
What is the motto of the French navy?-
"To the water this is the hour"That is genius - still laughing
Posted 7 years ago # -
My favourite French joke is...
Garçon, Garçon, c'est un mouche dans ma soupe
Non monsieur.. une mouche
Crikey Garçon, you must have eyes like a hawk!
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Way back whenever.
I think there had been talk of the French and Royal Navies co-operating.
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I like the story of the Frenchman gazing at St Pancras Station and exclaiming "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la gare".
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But, reverting to eggs, there is the WW1 story of a Scottish squaddie explaining to his mate how to buy two eggs from the farmer's wife.
"Ye jes' say 'Gie' us twa eggs'. She'll always gie' ye three eggs, so ye jes' gie' one back"."
Posted 7 years ago # -
Love the dialect Titus. How do you say enough is enough in Glaswegian?
Posted 7 years ago # -
Can anyone please explain why chips are named after bridge number nine?
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