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Anybody out there speak french?
- Thread starter Jerry Busse
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Actually, we tried that once....
Aah, never mind!!
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One of the colloquial or slang definitions to the French word for "soldier" is "rifle dropper"...
Why are all the French roads lined with trees?
So invaders can march in the shade...
"I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! "
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We already got one.
Ah blow my nose at you, so called Arthur King, you and all your silly English kaaaaaniggits...
Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time..
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I think this should be the official Busse movie.
Ah blow my nose at you, so called Arthur King, you and all your silly English kaaaaaniggits...
Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time..
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I think this should be the official Busse movie.
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Originally posted by Strabs
I am Arthur, king of the Britains and I command you to send me your Desert Mefos
Arthur...King of who? King of the Britains. I am your king!
Are you sure? I didn't know we had a king.
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I'm sorry, such a great movie deserves to be quotes correctly 
WOMAN:
King of the who?
ARTHUR:
The Britons.
WOMAN:
Who are the Britons?
ARTHUR:
Well, we all are. We are all Britons, and I am your king.
WOMAN:
I didn't know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective.
what a great movie, I still laugh so hard it hurts every time I watch it
WOMAN:
King of the who?
ARTHUR:
The Britons.
WOMAN:
Who are the Britons?
ARTHUR:
Well, we all are. We are all Britons, and I am your king.
WOMAN:
I didn't know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective.
what a great movie, I still laugh so hard it hurts every time I watch it
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OLD WOMAN:
Dennis! There's some lovely filth down here ... Oh! how d'you do?
ARTHUR:
How d'you do, good lady ... I am Arthur, King of the Britons can you tell me who lives in that castle?
OLD WOMAN:
King of the WHO?
ARTHUR:
The Britons.
OLD WOMAN:
Who are the Britons?
ARTHUR
All of us are ... we are all Britons.
(DENNIS winks at the OLD WOMAN.)
... and I am your king ....
OLD WOMAN
Ooooh! I didn't know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective ...
DENNIS
You're fooling yourself. We're living in a dictatorship, A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes ...
OLD WOMAN
There you are, bringing class into it again ...
DENNIS
That's what it's all about ... If only -
ARTHUR
Please, please good people. I am in haste. What knight lives in that castle?
OLD WOMAN
No one live there.
ARTHUR
Well, who is your lord?
OLD WOMAN
We don't have a lord.
ARTHUR
What?
DENNIS
I told you, We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune, we take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week.
ARTHUR
Yes.
DENNIS
... But all the decision of that officer ...
ARTHUR
Yes, I see.
DENNIS
... must be approved at a bi-weekly meeting by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs.
ARTHUR
Be quiet!
DENNIS
... but a two-thirds majority ...
ARTHUR
Be quiet! I order you to shut up.
OLD WOMAN
Order, eh -- who does he think he is?
ARTHUR
I am your king!
OLD WOMAN
Well, I didn't vote for you.
ARTHUR
You don't vote for kings.
OLD WOMAN
Well, how did you become king, then?
ARTHUR
The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held Excalibur aloft from the bosom of the water to signify by Divine Providence ... that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur ... That is why I am your king!
OLD WOMAN
Is Frank in? He'd be able to deal with this one.
DENNIS
Look, strange women lying on their backs in ponds handing out swords ... that's no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
ARTHUR
Be quiet!
DENNIS
You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
ARTHUR
Shut up!
DENNIS
I mean, if I went around saying I was an Emperor because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, people would put me away!
ARTHUR (Grabbing him by the collar)
Shut up, will you. Shut up!
DENNIS
Ah! NOW ... we see the violence inherent in the system.
ARTHUR
Shut up!
PEOPLE (i.e. other PEASANTS) are appearing and watching.
DENNIS (calling)
Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help, help, I'm being repressed!
ARTHUR (aware that people are now coming out and watching)
Bloody peasant!
(pushes DENNIS over into mud and prepares to ride off)
DENNIS
Oh, Did you hear that! What a give-away.
ARTHUR
Come on, patsy.
(They ride off.)
Dennis! There's some lovely filth down here ... Oh! how d'you do?
ARTHUR:
How d'you do, good lady ... I am Arthur, King of the Britons can you tell me who lives in that castle?
OLD WOMAN:
King of the WHO?
ARTHUR:
The Britons.
OLD WOMAN:
Who are the Britons?
ARTHUR
All of us are ... we are all Britons.
(DENNIS winks at the OLD WOMAN.)
... and I am your king ....
OLD WOMAN
Ooooh! I didn't know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective ...
DENNIS
You're fooling yourself. We're living in a dictatorship, A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes ...
OLD WOMAN
There you are, bringing class into it again ...
DENNIS
That's what it's all about ... If only -
ARTHUR
Please, please good people. I am in haste. What knight lives in that castle?
OLD WOMAN
No one live there.
ARTHUR
Well, who is your lord?
OLD WOMAN
We don't have a lord.
ARTHUR
What?
DENNIS
I told you, We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune, we take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week.
ARTHUR
Yes.
DENNIS
... But all the decision of that officer ...
ARTHUR
Yes, I see.
DENNIS
... must be approved at a bi-weekly meeting by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs.
ARTHUR
Be quiet!
DENNIS
... but a two-thirds majority ...
ARTHUR
Be quiet! I order you to shut up.
OLD WOMAN
Order, eh -- who does he think he is?
ARTHUR
I am your king!
OLD WOMAN
Well, I didn't vote for you.
ARTHUR
You don't vote for kings.
OLD WOMAN
Well, how did you become king, then?
ARTHUR
The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held Excalibur aloft from the bosom of the water to signify by Divine Providence ... that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur ... That is why I am your king!
OLD WOMAN
Is Frank in? He'd be able to deal with this one.
DENNIS
Look, strange women lying on their backs in ponds handing out swords ... that's no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
ARTHUR
Be quiet!
DENNIS
You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
ARTHUR
Shut up!
DENNIS
I mean, if I went around saying I was an Emperor because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, people would put me away!
ARTHUR (Grabbing him by the collar)
Shut up, will you. Shut up!
DENNIS
Ah! NOW ... we see the violence inherent in the system.
ARTHUR
Shut up!
PEOPLE (i.e. other PEASANTS) are appearing and watching.
DENNIS (calling)
Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help, help, I'm being repressed!
ARTHUR (aware that people are now coming out and watching)
Bloody peasant!
(pushes DENNIS over into mud and prepares to ride off)
DENNIS
Oh, Did you hear that! What a give-away.
ARTHUR
Come on, patsy.
(They ride off.)
Bobby B
No more Mr. Knife-guy
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I love that movie, and that has to be one of my favourite scenes... the sarcasm and incredibly dry wit just kill me...
Thanks for the laugh, I'll have to drag that out again, and drive the wife nuts... She's English, and just doesn't appreciate it!
That's OK, I win out yet! LOL!
Thanks for the laugh, I'll have to drag that out again, and drive the wife nuts... She's English, and just doesn't appreciate it!
That's OK, I win out yet! LOL!
or how the French will contribute to the war on terrorism...
French To Join War In Iraq After All
Paris - In a stunning reversal of policy, French President Jacques Chirac
announced today that the French government will be supporting the War on
Terror in Iraq after all. Five hundred soldiers from the elite
L'Abandonnement du Field d'Honneur Battalion (French Surrender Battalion) of
the Legion Etrangere (Foreign Legion) are in the process of shipping out to
Iraq where they will assist the elite Iraqi Republican Guards in their
inevitable surrender to the overwhelming might of the American Armed Forces.
"Eet ees important to be haughty and insufferable when surrendering," said
Colonel Philippe de Peepee, the Commanding Officer of the Surrender
Battalion, who has personally surrendered in over 200 battles going back to
Dien Bien Phu in 1954. "We French are the world masters at surrendering,
n'est ce pas, not like you arrogant Americans who never surrender. Ha, I
spit on your filthy American victories."
President Chirac also announced that his government will be sending 3000
advisors from the elite Force du Collaborateur Francaise (French
Collaboration Force) to assist the Iraqis in collaborating with the
Americans while pretending to be part of a non-existent resistance movement.
French To Join War In Iraq After All
Paris - In a stunning reversal of policy, French President Jacques Chirac
announced today that the French government will be supporting the War on
Terror in Iraq after all. Five hundred soldiers from the elite
L'Abandonnement du Field d'Honneur Battalion (French Surrender Battalion) of
the Legion Etrangere (Foreign Legion) are in the process of shipping out to
Iraq where they will assist the elite Iraqi Republican Guards in their
inevitable surrender to the overwhelming might of the American Armed Forces.
"Eet ees important to be haughty and insufferable when surrendering," said
Colonel Philippe de Peepee, the Commanding Officer of the Surrender
Battalion, who has personally surrendered in over 200 battles going back to
Dien Bien Phu in 1954. "We French are the world masters at surrendering,
n'est ce pas, not like you arrogant Americans who never surrender. Ha, I
spit on your filthy American victories."
President Chirac also announced that his government will be sending 3000
advisors from the elite Force du Collaborateur Francaise (French
Collaboration Force) to assist the Iraqis in collaborating with the
Americans while pretending to be part of a non-existent resistance movement.
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Correct. I think it literally means...
I don't know... what (could it be/is the quality) ?
I don't know... what (could it be/is the quality) ?
Originally posted by 1whobuys
"'Je ne sais quoi' is a French term for which we have no English equivalent. The French explain it as an indescribable quality."
Like anyone cares what those "Smucks" think.
Never met a French guy I liked.
Met a few French Women I liked and I love their Maid's outfits