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What's in a name?


Loiseau

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Just read in our esteemed local journal, Ouest France, that last weekend in the Vendée we hosted the annual festival of villages "aux noms burlesques".

http://www.ouest-france.fr/preparation-de-la-fete-des-communes-burlesques-2642182

So representatives of Ballots, Bouzillé, Corps-Nuds, Folles, Cocumont, Montéton, Clochemerle, Vatan, Simple, Vinsobres, Plumaudan, Marans, Nouvoitou, Andouillé and others spent a jolly time in Beaufou, capering, singing, parading, and no doubt eating.

Angela
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[quote user="woolybanana"]Clair will offer a homegrown radish to the first person who works out why each name is on the list and two radishes to anyone who can offer some new ones![/quote]

No radishes today, but I'll offer one courgette (small) and 345 lbs of haricots verts... [:P]

Hint: read the names as a French person would... [;-)]

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