The Italians spell it "eh eh eh" so maybe ze French do it similarly, incest pas?

Boombats wrote:The Italians spell it "eh eh eh" so maybe ze French do it similarly, incest pas?

I was hoping "incest" would be another respectively creepy/innocent English/French false cognate akin to "pain." According to Systran, no such luck, even though "incest" appears to have a bastard-French etymology. Damn you, Boombats!

DazeyDiver wrote:need mp3 of a really hearty french laugh

I tried to Google how francophones spell their laugh, whatever it actually sounds like. No such luck here either, but I did find out that there are several therapeutic "laughter clubs" (not to be confused with comedy clubs) in France. Definitely not something that would fly in the States, but it seems like a good idea. At least some field recordings from a club like that would be interesting.

FuzzBob wrote:

Boombats wrote:The Italians spell it "eh eh eh" so maybe ze French do it similarly, incest pas?

I was hoping "incest" would be another respectively creepy/innocent English/French false cognate akin to "pain." According to Systran, no such luck, even though "incest" appears to have a bastard-French etymology. Damn you, Boombats!

Nah, it was a play on the French n'cest pas (is that how you spell it?) meaning "riiiiiight?"

FuzzBob wrote:I did find out that there are several therapeutic "laughter clubs" (not to be confused with comedy clubs) in France. Definitely not something that would fly in the States, but it seems like a good idea. At least some field recordings from a club like that would be interesting.

My drummer and his GF went to the Deaf Comedy Jam in NYC, which is, no shit, a deaf comedy club. Apparently they applaud by doing "jazz hands."

the french for cocka-doodle-doo (ie the noise a rooster makes) is cocarico!

Boombats wrote:My drummer and his GF went to the Deaf Comedy Jam in NYC, which is, no shit, a deaf comedy club. Apparently they applaud by doing "jazz hands."

Jazz hands. Absolutely golden.

Ironic jazz hands would be beyond golden. Platinum, maybe.

Heliotropic wrote:As someone who has taken French language courses I find this offensive.

It wouldn't be a PRF thread without someone finding something offensive would it,"Honnnhhh honnnnhhhh honnnnnnnhhhhh."

John George Peppers wrote:

Heliotropic wrote:As someone who has taken French language courses I find this offensive.

It wouldn't be a PRF thread without someone finding something offensive would it,"Honnnhhh honnnnhhhh honnnnnnnhhhhh."

I'm offended that you pointed this out.

Bruno Kirby as Lt. Steve Hauk wrote:"Oh, Honnnhhh, honnnnhhhh, honnnnnnnhhhhh, Lieutenant Steve."

"Oh, Frenchy."

"Honnnhhh honnnnhhhh honnnnnnnhhhhh, Lieutenant Steve."

(My sincere apologies - but that was the first thing that lept into my mind whilst reading this thread)

night_tools wrote:I know that in Spanish it's 'Jajajajajajajajajajajajajaja!'. I know this from playing on-line role-playing games.

Kekekekekekekekeke.

you silly arrogant American fool"