Uncle Marvo wrote:
I thought the French description of the vachement flat 'at was that of what
we funny English call a 'cow pat'.

I didn't know that. See, learning everyday.

Anyhow, il y a ces deux vaches. La premiere dit a la deuxieme, "qu'est-ce
que c'est que vous pensez de la vache folle?" Et la deuxieme reponds "il ne
m'inquiet pas; je suis un canard.".

LOL! Cute. Once I gave a pun to Sacha, and she thought I was rude,
again. Well, it was in French .... I had written, after a long mad
thread with lots of dispute, 'Les jardiniers ont la chair a fleur de
pot'. The secret is in the last word.

I think that's how you spell "canard".

Oh yes - don't you worry and I'm not even going there.

Heard this one the other day: what do you call a french man wearing
sandals?




















Phillipe Flop.

In reply to Cat(h) ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Uncle Marvo wrote:
It's the Yorkshireman's flat 'at. I don't remember why I bought it,
I'm from Devon originally (God's own County).

o) Reading a wonderful book by Jean Echenoz, and last night the
description of the 'flat hat' by this amazing chap was so hilarious
... well at least it was in French "I'll say perhaps like a pancake,
or perhaps the consistency of a floppy medium sized octopus ... ".
Anyway, I thought of you. There.

I thought the French description of the vachement flat 'at was that
of what we funny English call a 'cow pat'.

Anyhow, il y a ces deux vaches. La premiere dit a la deuxieme,
"qu'est-ce que c'est que vous pensez de la vache folle?" Et la
deuxieme reponds "il ne m'inquiet pas; je suis un canard.".

I think that's how you spell "canard".

;-)

It is indeed :-) Fine French for a Devonman, and thanks for the
giggle.

But rubbish French for someone who worked /en/paris/ for a wee while. I can
tell you the French words for any sort of beer glass now, and anything to do
with Windows, as opposed to windows.

As to your initial proposal, how do we know you didn't post a pic of
your very handsome cousin?

LOL. But why would I want to?

I could post a pic of my bro, he's a few years younger than me. But he has
no hair. I do, as can be seen from another pic [posts another pic]
http://www.backtrack.org/images/DSCF1080.JPG of me at the back of my house.
And yes, I do own another coat, honest :-)

Cat(h) (and can we do the same?)

Only if you /have/ a handsome cousin. Go on ...

In reply to La Puce ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Uncle Marvo wrote:
I thought the French description of the vachement flat 'at was that
of what we funny English call a 'cow pat'.

I didn't know that. See, learning everyday.

Anyhow, il y a ces deux vaches. La premiere dit a la deuxieme,
"qu'est-ce que c'est que vous pensez de la vache folle?" Et la
deuxieme reponds "il ne m'inquiet pas; je suis un canard.".

LOL! Cute. Once I gave a pun to Sacha, and she thought I was rude,
again. Well, it was in French .... I had written, after a long mad
thread with lots of dispute, 'Les jardiniers ont la chair a fleur de
pot'. The secret is in the last word.

The secret's after about the fourth one, to my mind, as I don't know what it
means. The gardeners are shaped like flower pots?


Heard this one the other day: what do you call a french man wearing
sandals?

A fashion icon?


















Phillipe Flop.

Ah. LOL.

Uncle Marvo wrote:
The secret's after about the fourth one, to my mind, as I don't know what it
means. The gardeners are shaped like flower pots?

Right. Les jardiniers ont la chair a fleur de pot. To have 'the flesh
(la chair) 'a fleur de peau' = very sensitive. So peau - skin, but
sounds like 'pot' without the 't'. And 'pot' is just like 'pot' in
English. Gawd ... I still know why I wasn't a teacher ;o)

In reply to La Puce ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Uncle Marvo wrote:
The secret's after about the fourth one, to my mind, as I don't know
what it means. The gardeners are shaped like flower pots?

Right. Les jardiniers ont la chair a fleur de pot. To have 'the flesh
(la chair) 'a fleur de peau' = very sensitive. So peau - skin, but
sounds like 'pot' without the 't'. And 'pot' is just like 'pot' in
English. Gawd ... I still know why I wasn't a teacher ;o)

Ah. Mine isn't that sensitive, so I won't need the cushions :-)

"Uncle Marvo" wrote
Is that a French beret lurking under there?

It's the Yorkshireman's flat 'at. I don't remember why I bought it, I'm
from Devon originally (God's own County).

eh by gum m'lad, grt thyself a prop'r un :~))

Where is this boat of yours and do you garden on deck or is there
land round the mooring?

The boat's on the River Nene (pronounced Nen in Northamptonshire, which is
where it is). Northamptonshire, because of Northampton, is not generallly
thouoght of as a tourist trap but whre I am is possibly one of the most
beautiful places in the whole of England.

Never heard of the Nene but google is my friend - looks nice :~)

I garden both on deck (pelargoniums and herbs) and on the banks, although
I've only been on this mooring since last winter so NOTHING has really been
done yet. That's one reason I'm here, to find out what I need to do! I am
thinking veg and Ipomoea (cos that's what the boat's called and they are
one of my favourite flowers) and maybe some wild stuff to attract bees, cos
where there are a lot of bees there are less wasps :-)

So how much ground do you have available? Maybe you could get an allotment
as well !
We have masses of houseboats here in Holland with HUGE gardens :~)
I have lived in many assorted types of dwelling, and even shortly on a self
built Ferro cement yacht:
http://www.ljconline.nl/indexjennFerro.htm
............till it bankrupted us!

Jenny

In reply to JennyC ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

"Uncle Marvo" wrote
Is that a French beret lurking under there?

It's the Yorkshireman's flat 'at. I don't remember why I bought it,
I'm from Devon originally (God's own County).

eh by gum m'lad, grt thyself a prop'r un :~))

Where is this boat of yours and do you garden on deck or is there
land round the mooring?

The boat's on the River Nene (pronounced Nen in Northamptonshire,
which is where it is). Northamptonshire, because of Northampton, is
not generallly thouoght of as a tourist trap but whre I am is
possibly one of the most beautiful places in the whole of England.

Never heard of the Nene but google is my friend - looks nice :~)

I garden both on deck (pelargoniums and herbs) and on the banks,
although I've only been on this mooring since last winter so NOTHING
has really been done yet. That's one reason I'm here, to find out
what I need to do! I am thinking veg and Ipomoea (cos that's what
the boat's called and they are one of my favourite flowers) and
maybe some wild stuff to attract bees, cos where there are a lot of
bees there are less wasps :-)

So how much ground do you have available? Maybe you could get an
allotment as well !

Pretty much as much as I want and/or can cope with. It's all overgrown, so
if I commandeer it nobody will have a problem. That can't be right,
commandeer, it doesn't look right.

We have masses of houseboats here in Holland with HUGE gardens :~)
I have lived in many assorted types of dwelling, and even shortly on
a self built Ferro cement yacht:
http://www.ljconline.nl/indexjennFerro.htm
...........till it bankrupted us!

Fascinating thing though!

In reply to Martin ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:35:30 +0200, "JennyC"
wrote:


"Uncle Marvo" wrote in message
...
My theory is that if people had any idea what the other urglers
looked like it would help towards less misunderstanding.

Agreed
http://www.mirrorproject.com/search/...shull&x=10&y=6

I don't know why I think that, but I think I'm right. I always
think I'm right.

Your right "~)

If I see someone in a pub covered in tattoos and wearing rigger
boots I will address them differently from someone wearing a
twinset and pearls.

Here is a Marvo pic. It features neither tattoos nor pearls.
http://www.backtrack.org/images/marvo.jpg
I don't normally dress quite like that, I'm usually scruffy. You
may guess why I am wearing whatever it is in that pic.

Leaky deck?
Is that a French beret lurking under there?

Where is this boat of yours and do you garden on deck or is there
land round the mooring?

In Enkhuizen there is a large Dutch barge moored amongst the klippers
The whole stowage of the barge has been converted into a green house.
I was going to take a photo for you at the weekend but forgot.

I'm definitely think of calling a halt to cruising around the cold season,
whence I shall get some wooden boxes of trailing stuff on the roof. And I'm
bringing in the geraniums too, no idea yet exactly where I'm going to put
them, what with Ms Puce organising a party on the boat :-)

Mary Fisher writes

"JennyC" wrote in message
...



You should meet my friend who shall remain nameless "~)
She is the epitimy of Englishness: twin sets, pearls, doilies, apologises
all the time even when not in the wrong "~))

I do the last then wonder why ...

Because we all have to live to close together and in harmony, and that
in the long term is more important than sticking out rigidly for the
rights of our case.
--
Kay

Farm1 writes
"Uncle Marvo" wrote in message
My theory is that if people had any idea what the other urglers
looked like
it would help towards less misunderstanding.

I don't know why I think that, but I think I'm right. I always think
I'm
right. If I see someone in a pub covered in tattoos and wearing
rigger boots
I will address them differently from someone wearing a twinset and
pearls.

If you tried doing that where I live then you'd soon find out that the
one's wearing the tats and boots were from the rich and old families
and the ones wearing pearls were the snooty wannabes.

Kate Fox makes a similar point in her book 'Watching the English',
comparing the backgrounds of Shirley Williams and Margaret Thatcher


--
Kay

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:23:21 +0200, "JennyC"
wrote:


"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
t.net...

"Uncle Marvo" wrote in message
...

... If I see someone in a pub covered in tattoos and wearing rigger
boots
I will address them differently from someone wearing a twinset and
pearls.

I haven't seen anyone wearing a twin set, never mind pearls, for years!
Mary

You should meet my friend who shall remain nameless "~)
She is the epitimy of Englishness: twin sets, pearls, doilies, apologises
all the time even when not in the wrong "~))

Last seen holding a door open in V&Ds?
Martin

V&D ????
Je bedoelt Bijenkorf :~)
Jenny

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:35:30 +0200, "JennyC"
wrote:


"Uncle Marvo" wrote in message
...
My theory is that if people had any idea what the other urglers looked
like it would help towards less misunderstanding.

Agreed
http://www.mirrorproject.com/search/...shull&x=10&y=6

I don't know why I think that, but I think I'm right. I always think I'm
right.

Your right "~)

If I see someone in a pub covered in tattoos and wearing rigger boots I
will address them differently from someone wearing a twinset and pearls.

Here is a Marvo pic. It features neither tattoos nor pearls.
http://www.backtrack.org/images/marvo.jpg
I don't normally dress quite like that, I'm usually scruffy. You may
guess why I am wearing whatever it is in that pic.

Leaky deck?
Is that a French beret lurking under there?

Where is this boat of yours and do you garden on deck or is there land
round
the mooring?

In Enkhuizen there is a large Dutch barge moored amongst the klippers
The whole stowage of the barge has been converted into a green house.
I was going to take a photo for you at the weekend but forgot.
Martin

What were they growing ??
Typical Dutch wed ?
Jenny "~)

"Uncle Marvo" wrote

I'm definitely think of calling a halt to cruising around the cold season,
whence I shall get some wooden boxes of trailing stuff on the roof. And
I'm bringing in the geraniums too, no idea yet exactly where I'm going to
put them, what with Ms Puce organising a party on the boat :-)

Get yourself an extension:
http://www.bigfoto.com/europe/nether...house-boat.jpg

Jenny

In reply to K ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Farm1 writes
"Uncle Marvo" wrote in message
My theory is that if people had any idea what the other urglers
looked like it would help towards less misunderstanding.

I don't know why I think that, but I think I'm right. I always
think I'm right. If I see someone in a pub covered in tattoos and
wearing rigger boots I will address them differently from someone
wearing a twinset and pearls.

If you tried doing that where I live then you'd soon find out that
the one's wearing the tats and boots were from the rich and old
families and the ones wearing pearls were the snooty wannabes.

Kate Fox makes a similar point in her book 'Watching the English',
comparing the backgrounds of Shirley Williams and Margaret Thatcher

I have that book and can't get into it at all. Apart from the writing being
a bit small, it's stilted and doesn't "read" well, to me. The content is
sound, I just want it on audio!

And as far as "Because we all have to live to close together and in harmony,
and that
in the long term is more important than sticking out rigidly for the
rights of our case." goes :

Hear, hear!

In reply to Martin ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:58:31 +0200, "JennyC"
wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:35:30 +0200, "JennyC"
wrote:


"Uncle Marvo" wrote in
message ...
My theory is that if people had any idea what the other urglers
looked like it would help towards less misunderstanding.

Agreed
http://www.mirrorproject.com/search/...shull&x=10&y=6

I don't know why I think that, but I think I'm right. I always
think I'm right.

Your right "~)

If I see someone in a pub covered in tattoos and wearing rigger
boots I will address them differently from someone wearing a
twinset and pearls.

Here is a Marvo pic. It features neither tattoos nor pearls.
http://www.backtrack.org/images/marvo.jpg
I don't normally dress quite like that, I'm usually scruffy. You
may guess why I am wearing whatever it is in that pic.

Leaky deck?
Is that a French beret lurking under there?

Where is this boat of yours and do you garden on deck or is there
land round
the mooring?

In Enkhuizen there is a large Dutch barge moored amongst the
klippers The whole stowage of the barge has been converted into a
green house. I was going to take a photo for you at the weekend but
forgot. Martin

What were they growing ??
Typical Dutch wed ?

From the outside it looks like a vine, but behind the vine who knows.
OK we both do. :-)

You know the address ...