Cassis Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Only if the outcome stops you sitting on your bike ... ouch!Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham & Brenda Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 And my beard is La barbe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 And la Barbe a Papa is feminin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 So is a woman's beard 'le barbe'?Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 No, it would be le phénomène. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Is that what they also use to catch moths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Now don't be silly. You know it isn't what they catch moths with.You use a beard to catch soup, fried egg and occasionally baked beans.I still haven't made it to my kir yet! Now, do I want plain or sparkling wine? Or cider? Or the kir maison that Ernest makes at l'hôtel de la poste - sparkling wine, cassis and a touch of Cointreau? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Christ, why doesn't he throw in a Guinness and be done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 That said, they make a mean kir round here with cider, cassis and calva.Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 He's Dutch, and calls it a Kir Orange. It's pretty good, but blows your head off.I always ask for silly drinks in the pub (to cover the fact that I am having a senior moment and I've forgotten what I have been drinking for the past forty years) like Guinness and Bitter Lemon, or Babycham and Tomato Juice. Winter Warmer and Cream Soda is a good one, or Cointreau with a Cherryade top. One night I got into the pub and was told they'd got a drink in for me - and lo and behold, it was all of the above. And I took a swig before I realised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Explains it. Only Northern Europeans would come up with that. Cheers, and have a good evening.Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jc Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Try a Mackeson shandy;now that's a drink!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Do you remember the old Mackeson Ad? "When old Jeb fell off the church roof the first thing he said was 'force a drop o' Mackeson between me lips' ". Bernard Miles, with Somerset accent, lovely.Used to prescribe it for anaemia (not the shandy part). Not now, apparently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 "Looks good, tastes good and by golly it does you good"that was Mackesons wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 That's the chap. Always preferred Guinness, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 [quote]"Looks good, tastes good and by golly it does you good"that was Mackesons wasn't it?[/quote]No, I think that is Emmanuelle Bèart [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 [quote user="Dick Smith"] Always preferred Guinness, myself.[/quote]But then, "Guiness is good for you". They knew what was what in those days, none of this "21 alcohol units maximum" malarkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 How did we get here from a sensible discussion of gender?Wha' happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 Dick .......Well, a fairly normal, customary and healthy diversion from the original thread, I'd say!To further digress, I've noticed (other than the unrepeatable / unspellable) words which some of our locals come out with, some other colloquial bits: (pls forgive the spelling, if incorrect):"Impecc""Nickel"Are these 'Southern', or do you hear them 'up North'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I've heard kids say "impec" but never 'nickel'. Were they talking about money, or is it a generally 'cool' statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 Re "Impec(c)", it isn't just kids ....... when we took delivery of a new car at a VW dealer (our Brit-registered car gor written-off, so had to buy something), the very elegant 55-ish lady owner said that when we took delivery, it would be "Impec". Trying to be smart, I've used it on occasions since."Nickel" seems to be used in much the same context, but I sense in a more mundane way, i.e. "The ceiling that I've just newly built is nickel". Any French nationals out there who can help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 'Impec' is short for 'impeccable', i.e. faultless, perfect, spot-on. 'Nickel' is much the same. I think they are used throughout France.Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Yup, hear them both down south here, although impeccable is more common than nickel.Perhaps because impeccable can be used for a specific item or a general situation. e.g. How's your new job going? Impeccable!Nickel is used to say that a specific thing is in tip-top condition, like a car, or shoes, or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Yes, as SB said, they are both used down here in the southeast all thetime. My neighbors refer to my clean cut and strimmed yard asbeing "nickel." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanche Neige Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Just to report that impeccable and nickel are in common, everyday use in the Charente-Maritime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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