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[maillotpois]

Only time we ever used a dish was on our RV (rented) in France when we were trying to watch the Tour on TV while waiting for the Tour to come by. We finally had to ask these old Belgian firefighters whom we befriended to help us. The book was pretty confusing. And there was the language barrier. And the pastis. All of which made climbing on the roof of the RV and getting the signal right a little confusing at first. Once we got the system "down" (knowing which channel and setting to be on was key) it got much easier to put it up there every time we stopped the car.

People have their sat TVs facing out of their RVs there, so if you don't have an RV, you can just walk by and watch on someone else's TV. It is all very social and fun. The year before we didn't have a RV/TV, and we'd just seen the tour go by and walked back down the hill to watch on someone else's RV-TV just in time to see the infamous Beloki crash. Having just seen them live 10 minutes before that was really chilling.

[SadieKate]

Some friends who went to the Tour last year brought back the directions for a TV they bought and could never get to work. Something had obviously been lost in the translation because it kept talking about a cowgirl. That was only the start of the list of "huh?" items.

[maillotpois]

Some friends who went to the Tour last year brought back the directions for a TV they bought and could never get to work. Something had obviously been lost in the translation because it kept talking about a cowgirl. That was only the start of the list of "huh?" items.

Those crazy frogs....




Ce sont les grenouilles fous....

[SadieKate]

Hé, je suis Ã* moitié français ! Explique beaucoup . . .

I hope Babelfish translated correctly.

[chickwhorips]

i like this babelfish thing. its fun!

[maillotpois]

Hé, je suis Ã* moitié français ! Explique beaucoup . . .

I hope Babelfish translated correctly.

Computers. I have never tried a computer translator thing. I just rely on my rusty archetypal childhood French.

"These are the crazy frogs..." Roughly.

[SadieKate]

I know what you said, just not sure if Babelfish translated my response correctly. Sure hate to find out I said something completely rude, only partly rude would be okay though.

You can tell my 2 years of college French really stuck with me, huh? I can read a bit but not speak it at all.

[DrBee]

I received a spam email one day (you know - the nigeria dead relative ones) that was in french. That was unusual. I gave it to one of my colleages that is French. She thought I had suddenly remembered the 5 years of french that I took and can barely remember and had become creative. Unlikely.

[Nanci]

http://rinkworks.com/dialect/ (Don't look if you need to get work done...)

Here is an example of MP's RV comments:

Only time we evah used a dish was on our RV (rented) in France when we were tryin' t'watch th' Tour on TV while waitin' fo' th' Tour t'come by. We finally had t'ax these old Belgian firefighters whom we befriended t'he'p us. Th' book was purdy cornfusin'. An' thar was th' language barrier. An' th' pastis. All of which made climbin' on th' roof of th' RV an' gittin' th' signal right a li'l cornfusin' at fust. Once we got th' system "down" (knowin' which channel an' settin' t'be on was key) it got much easier t'put it up thar ev'ry time we stopped th' car. Varmints haf their sat TVs facin' outta their RVs thar, so eff'n yo' doesn't haf an RV, yo' kin jest walk by an' watch on someone else's TV. It is all mighty social an' fun, as enny fool kin plainly see. Th' year befo'e we didn't haf a RV/TV, an' we'd jest see th' tour hoof it by an' walked back down th' hill t'watch on someone else's RV-TV jest in time t'see th' infamous Beloki crash. Havin' jest see them live 10 minutes befo'e thet was pow'ful chillin'.

[chickwhorips]

http://rinkworks.com/dialect/ (Don't look if you need to get work done...)

work, duh...uh...? what's work, duh...uh...? i'm a gobehnemnt workeh who's boss is out of town. i don't know de meanigg.