woolybananasbrother Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Local vet says they would be better put down at birth as they have a real dog's life what with poison, cars, worms and other diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 We are in France, so it seems logical to follow French custom and practice in the matter, and not impose British attitudes.For an idea of what our French hosts think, this site is interesting:http://www.peniche.com/Breves/eqte_sep_rag.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 [quote user="NormanH"]We are in France, so it seems logical to follow French custom and practice in the matter, and not impose British attitudes.[/quote]You are allowed to bring your brain with you to France. And what if a French person agrees with your "British" attitude? Puts you in a bit of a quandary! [quote user="NormanH"]For an idea of what our French hosts think, [/quote]Do you live in a B&B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Tell me Saligobay, how do you do double quotes? I don't know how to do that. When you quote someone just their quote comes out, but how do you get a second one in the same post? I've seen it done before and often wondered. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex H Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 [quote user="Christine Animal"]Tell me Saligobay, how do you do double quotes? I don't know how to do that. When you quote someone just their quote comes out, but how do you get a second one in the same post? I've seen it done before and often wondered. [:)] [/quote][quote user="Christine Animal"]Tell me Saligobay, how do you dodouble quotes? I don't know how to do that. When you quote someonejust their quote comes out, but how do you get a second one in the samepost? I've seen it done before and often wondered. [:)] [/quote][quote user="Christine Animal"]Tell me Saligobay, how do you dodouble quotes? I don't know how to do that. When you quote someonejust their quote comes out, but how do you get a second one in the samepost? I've seen it done before and often wondered. [:)] [/quote]Just cut and paste the HTML quote code ( the first and last lines of the text after you hit the quote button) and put the relevant text in between. Simple eh? [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Yes, thanks, I get that when it is sectioning the text of the quote or quoting several times the same post. But I thought I'd seen several different posts quoted at the same time in the same post, but maybe I hadn't. [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex H Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 [quote user="Christine Animal"]Yes, thanks, I get that when it is sectioning the text of the quote or quoting several times the same post. But I thought I'd seen several different posts quoted at the same time in the same post, but maybe I hadn't. [8-)] [/quote]You mean like this;[quote user="Tandem Pilot"]Yes, thanks, I get that when it issectioning the text of the quote or quoting several times the samepost. But I thought I'd seen several different posts quoted at thesame time in the same post, but maybe I hadn't. [8-)] [/quote]and of course there is the opportunity for mischief; [:D][quote user="Christine Animal"]I really don't understand this at all [8-)] [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 [quote user="Tandem_Pilot"]Christine, you are so dumb, can't you understand anything![/quote]Yes, I know. SaligoBay has very kindly sent me a pm. I'll go and see if I can understand her version. [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 [quote user="SaligoBay"][quote user="NormanH"]We are in France, so it seems logical to follow French custom and practice in the matter, and not impose British attitudes.[/quote]You are allowed to bring your brain with you to France. And what if a French person agrees with your "British" attitude? Puts you in a bit of a quandary! [quote user="NormanH"]For an idea of what our French hosts think, [/quote]Do you live in a B&B? [/quote]I presume your sarcasm means that you didn't understand the French site [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Good grief, if Saligo Bay doesn't understand it then no one will Norman [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 [quote user="Cat"]Good grief, if Saligo Bay doesn't understand it then no one will Norman [:P][/quote]Could someone explain what it is zat is not undserstood and by whom?Is it this?[quote user="Christine Animal"][quote user="Tandem_Pilot"]Christine, you are so dumb, can't you understand anything![/quote]Yes, I know. SaligoBay has very kindly sent me a pm. I'll go and see if I can understand her version. [:P][/quote]Quotes in quotes?Or this:[quote user="Cat"]Good grief, if Saligo Bay doesn't understand it then no one will Norman [:P][/quote]Is there a verb "to Norman"?[quote user="Cat"]Good grief, someone just set fire to my knickers [:P][/quote][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 [quote user="cassis"]Is there a verb "to Norman"?[/quote]Of course there is, Cassis! It means to prepare a ragondin in the traditional Viking manner (because as any fule kno, they got to America first, so they should know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 [quote user="NormanH"]We are in France, so it seems logical to follow French custom and practice in the matter, and not impose British attitudes.For an idea of what our French hosts think, this site is interesting:http://www.peniche.com/Breves/eqte_sep_rag.htm[/quote][quote user="SaligoBay"] You are allowed to bring your brain with you to France. And what if a French person agrees with your "British" attitude? Puts you in a bit of a quandary! [/quote] [quote user="NormanH"]I presume your sarcasm means that you didn't understand the French site [:P][/quote]I presumed that his sarcasm meant that he no idea that Saligo Bay is one of the smartest people on the forum [:$] No word of a lie, pants not even warm, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqui Too Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 [quote user="Christine Animal"]Tell me Saligobay, how do you do double quotes? I don't know how to do that. When you quote someone just their quote comes out, but how do you get a second one in the same post? I've seen it done before and often wondered. [:)][/quote]Yes how do you do that? Please can I know as well [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Allora. When you click on "Quote" on someone's post in order to reply to it, you see something like this:[ quote user="SaligoBay" ] French people like Marmite. Marmite is delicious. [ / quote ]If you want to argue those two points separately, you split the quote up and re-tag it with the extra tags it needs. You add your comments, and your post will look something like this:[ quote user="SaligoBay" ] French people like Marmite. [ / quote ]No they don't. It's part of the constitution of the 5th Republic that they're not allowed to like Marmite.[ quote user="SaligoBay" ] Marmite is delicious. [ / quote ]Only if you have no taste buds.If you want to back up your argument with something that Cat has said, you can copy-and-paste Cat's comments from wherever they are into your post, and tag them up:[ quote user="Cat" ] Marmite was first used in the Napoleonic Wars to make the Paris marsh frogs taste bad, in the hope that the French troops would die of starvation. [ / quote ]There you go, SB, historical proof that the French don't like Marmite!I've left lots of spaces in these examples within the square brackets, so that you can see what the tags look like. If you remove the spaces the tags should resolve properly........[quote user="SaligoBay"] French people like Marmite. [/quote]No they don't. It's part of the constitution of the 5th Republic that they're not allowed to like Marmite.[quote user="SaligoBay"] Marmite is delicious. [/quote]Only if you have no taste buds.[quote user="Cat"] Marmite was first used in the Napoleonic Wars to make the Paris marsh frogs taste bad, in the hope that the French troops would die of starvation. [/quote]There you go, SB, historical proof that the French don't like Marmite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I'll agree with that. I don't like Marmite much either.Thank you for your help SB. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqui Too Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 [quote user="SaligoBay"] Allora. When you click on "Quote" on someone's post in order to reply to it, you see something like this:[/quote]Yes I can do this[quote user="SaligoBay"]If you want to argue those two points separately, you split the quote up and re-tag it with the extra tags it needs. You add your comments, and your post will look something like this:[/quote]And this [quote user="christine"]I'll agree with that. I don't like Marmite much either.[/quote]And yes I can do that as well[:D]But I had to type in Christine's quote because I could not get it to copy!!How do you copy another quote?This post has taken me ages to write beause I could not copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 [quote user="SaligoBay"]French people like Marmite. Marmite is delicious. [/quote ]Downright lie. What you should have said was:[quote user="SaligoBay"]French people like Marmot. Marmot paté is delicious. [/quote ]At least that would have kept us vaguely on subject. EDIT:Also has a rather nifty double Anglo-French meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hmm, marmot. Nope, never been tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 1) I like Marmite.2) I am French.3) I still can't do quotes.Question: is 3) because of 1) and 2)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Must be that, cos I also tick all the boxes ... [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 [quote user="Cat"]Good grief, if Saligo Bay doesn't understand it then no one will Norman [:P][/quote]Who is this paragon?Someone who doesn't understand the use of 'hosts' to mean host nation, and who assumes that if one French person agrees with a British one on a particular issue that causes a problem as far as the rest of France is concerned.I referred to a site (which nobody has commented on) which gives a pretty clear idea of the problem that this pest causes, and which outlines measures which can be taken against them in France, where France is the host nation and has the right to make the rules.If Little Britons conflate British attude with "brains," and French practice with "something else but we don't/cant read/ cant understand the website so we can't say what it is" we are getting close to arrogant smugness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 [quote user="NormanH"] getting close to arrogant smugness.[/quote]Only getting close? Ah, Norman, you know how to wound a girl. [8-)] I've been working on arrogant smugness for YEARS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Arrogant smugness? That's nothing. Keep working on it.Apparently I'm a condescending bully and a forum death-eater. Or something.How can you be condescending AND a bully at the same time? I mean, I would if I could, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 [quote user="Dick Smith"]Apparently I'm a condescending bully and a forum death-eater. [/quote]That's quite an achievement for one so young. You won't let it go to your head, will you? [:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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