tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post108919940018429169..comments2023-07-23T14:10:14.460+02:00Comments on Shall we talk?: Having funFloconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-30694710879146216422010-10-05T12:40:22.584+02:002010-10-05T12:40:22.584+02:00Ned,
Je n'ai pas souvenir d'une émission ...Ned,<br /><br />Je n'ai pas souvenir d'une émission pour enfants où il soit arrivé ce que tu racontes. La télé française était <b>très</b> contrôlée à cette époque.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d33B8tcS9_M&p=DB5BE2448B2D59C7&playnext=1&index=3" rel="nofollow">This one</a> must be the episode you refer to (<i>"No Rabbits Allowed"</i>)<br /><br />Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-65767082723051020772010-10-05T09:56:05.958+02:002010-10-05T09:56:05.958+02:00Flocon, here is another jazzman worth listening to...Flocon, here is another jazzman worth listening to, Jimmy Smith. I found out about jazz from him and had a couple of his records when I was a teenager.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqSLoxwkCYE#<br /><br />Other records I later got were Miles Davis(Sketches of Spain) and Herb Alpert.Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-42015470174775930692010-10-05T09:47:32.535+02:002010-10-05T09:47:32.535+02:00Anijo, I know that there are some bars, especially...Anijo, I know that there are some bars, especially in the countryside, that disobey the law, but the ones I frequent in Paris don't, but on the terrasses one can smoke. People inside go out on the street to smoke.<br /><br />Flocon, I should have posted Crusade 1 episode 1 of Crusader Rabbit. CR attacks Texas because it has a law prohibiting rabbits. It can be read as a satire on racism and Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-92166767097831152382010-10-04T17:57:20.568+02:002010-10-04T17:57:20.568+02:00Flocon, when I wrote "subversive" I thin...Flocon, when I wrote "subversive" I think I meant more Rocky and Bullwinkle(also by Jay Ward)and Soupy Sales. I would also include Anijo's "You Bet Your Life" by Groucho. He would sometimes tell jokes that went over the heads of the candidates, but strangely not the audience.<br /><br />Soupy got in trouble more than once with his producers. One New Year's Day he told Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-28992000301127306352010-10-04T16:34:16.140+02:002010-10-04T16:34:16.140+02:00Cute cartoon Ned,
"Correct me if I am wrong&...Cute cartoon Ned,<br /><br /><i>"Correct me if I am wrong"</i><br /><br />1°) You're never wrong<br />2°) You're right<br /><br />Although I fail to see how much <b>Crusader rabbit</b> is subversive (but I may have seen too many Tex Avery cartoons) you're definitively right for French programs for children;<br /><br />Since its inception, French television was under State Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-85477326968725685902010-10-04T15:45:18.158+02:002010-10-04T15:45:18.158+02:00Another program I loved as a child was "Crusa...Another program I loved as a child was "Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger".<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWwOT-jZonM<br /><br />Notice it was done by Jay Ward. Because of his influence, you can see the letter "j" in many following cartoons. The most famous is Homer J. Simpson. <br /><br />It seems that children's programs in the U.S. back then were more Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-81516887257251991152010-10-03T23:31:05.834+02:002010-10-03T23:31:05.834+02:00Thank you so much Flocon. This is a superb way to ...Thank you so much Flocon. This is a superb way to improve my listening skills in French.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-40658553949820004112010-10-03T23:00:15.904+02:002010-10-03T23:00:15.904+02:00vous devriez lire ses fantasmes...
(even for me it...<b>vous devriez</b> lire ses fantasmes...<br />(even for me it's hard to hear what D says)<br /><br />G: <b>alors, ben là vous avez donc la cuisine américaine</b>. On va passer dans le salon<br /><br />D: ???? ma chambre, tu vas voir on vas faire bcoup de bruit ????<br /><br /><b>Je vais t'faire visiter ma chambre tu vas voir on va faire beaucoup de bruit, ils ont insonorisé</b> (not sureFloconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-87312518427828977312010-10-03T18:20:05.843+02:002010-10-03T18:20:05.843+02:00Ned,
Interesting. I have a friend in France who sm...Ned,<br />Interesting. I have a friend in France who smokes and he sent me a picture of himself and his friends in bar smoking cigarettes. This was after the ban on smoking in public places. It seems that the smokers in France are not as well behaved as the American smokers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-71410903847087565752010-10-03T17:32:50.140+02:002010-10-03T17:32:50.140+02:00Anijo, there is a satirical program not for childr...Anijo, there is a satirical program not for children on Canal +, Groland.<br /><br />In their new season, the presenter Moustic, has a table beside him with and ashtray and a cigarette butt visible and smoke coming up, probably from incense. It seems to be a slap at the various prohibitions on cigarettes.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDmhnL-loWw&NR=1Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-67884276281438021132010-10-03T17:02:01.713+02:002010-10-03T17:02:01.713+02:00Flocon, ""I know nothing about them... s...Flocon, ""I know nothing about them... safe their name". That could make sense in the idea that their name is safe from you knowing it.<br /><br />But usually "save" in this context would be interpreted as "except"(sauf). So all you would know about them was their name.<br /><br />So let's say it is ambiguous.<br /><br />I always write decades with the Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-19988939987292079692010-10-03T16:29:42.687+02:002010-10-03T16:29:42.687+02:00Quand c'est écrit on se demande pourquoi on n&...<i>Quand c'est écrit on se demande pourquoi on n'a pas compris la première fois :-( </i><br /><br />so true!<br /><br /><i>Je dois partir mais no problemo si tu veux encore une petite aide. <br /></i><br />merci mille fois<br /><br />Okay, for skit #2<br /><br />G: tiens ça te dis?? pour du vin?<br /><br />AD: ah, oui oui, je veux bien, oui<br /><br />G: France, oui<br /><br />AD: merci<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-23169243519854307642010-10-03T15:32:16.351+02:002010-10-03T15:32:16.351+02:00D: En tout cas c'est vraiment gentil à vous de...D: En tout cas c'est vraiment gentil à vous de m'héberger pendant un mois<br /><br />G: <b>'tends Daniel... ça...</b> (la fille l'interrompt.)<br /><br /><br />F: C'est tout à fait normal Daniel. C'est pas parce que tu <b>t'es séparé de</b> ma meilleure amie après quatorze ans de merveilleux bonheur que je t'en veux.<br /><br /><br />F: <b>Quoi?</b> non, je suis Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-47824467398260650092010-10-03T15:12:08.852+02:002010-10-03T15:12:08.852+02:0030s is correct. 30's is incorrect. One might, ...30s is correct. 30's is incorrect. One might, however, say the '30s. <br /><br />Flocon,<br />Here is an example of the percentage of what I don't understand from the first skit:<br /><br />G=gars, F=fille, D=Daniel, AD=Amie de Daniel <br />?=j'avais pas compris<br /><br />F: Voila<br /><br />D: En tout cas c'est vraiment gentille a vous de m'heberger pendant un mois<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-34718008488202326652010-10-03T15:10:56.860+02:002010-10-03T15:10:56.860+02:00Anijo,
Actually I've never seen the bear smok...Anijo,<br /><br />Actually I've never seen the bear smoking but as you say, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ncCyL_g28I" rel="nofollow">The Times They are a-Changin'</a>.<br /><br />Also I was 11 when <b>Bonne nuit les petits</b> was being broadcasted so it was no longer for my age. Nicolas et Pimprenelle were supposed to be 6 or 7 years old.<br /><br />I have no souvenir of Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-50784432131448842122010-10-03T15:02:40.450+02:002010-10-03T15:02:40.450+02:00Ned,
A little misunderstanding here.
When I wro...Ned, <br /><br />A little misunderstanding here.<br /><br />When I wrote 2'45 I chose an example of the moment in the <b>Un gars une fille</b> skit when Anijo could need a little help from her frineds. I could have chosen 1'38 or 6'07.<br /><br />Actually what they say at 2'45 in the French episode should be no problem for Anijo, it was just a way to indicate to her how to let me Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-6843281108096215372010-10-03T14:45:00.208+02:002010-10-03T14:45:00.208+02:00The bear seems to be a tad drunk and smoking a pip...The bear seems to be a tad drunk and smoking a pipe. Such a role model. My how times have changed..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-68242028822192170572010-10-03T14:41:16.024+02:002010-10-03T14:41:16.024+02:00Bonne nuit les petits.. Que la nuit vous apporte à...Bonne nuit les petits.. Que la nuit vous apporte à tous calme et tranquilité.. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-20336828596631315432010-10-03T14:32:56.844+02:002010-10-03T14:32:56.844+02:00At 2:45 in the Stooges tape, Moe says, "One o...At 2:45 in the Stooges tape, Moe says, "One of us says "nuts" and it's not me." Is that the part you mean?<br /><br />Also, in your earlier post, it should be "save" not "safe". Just a little help.<br /><br />One of the big hits of the Lovin' Spooful, even more than "Do You Believe in Magic", was "Summer in the City". I remember Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-29688997057192644782010-10-03T14:07:47.948+02:002010-10-03T14:07:47.948+02:00Never heard of this Soupy Sales, there's nothi...Never heard of this Soupy Sales, there's nothing on French Wiki about him.<br /><br />Also I had no idea someone could have a name like this. Ventes soupeuses...<br /><br />I like the Goldilocks and the three bears...<br /><br />Those two weren't to be seen in Europe but in UK maybe.<br /><br />I remember the Flintstones being aired in France around 1964. <br /><br />One French program Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-51318576261075176422010-10-03T12:12:07.449+02:002010-10-03T12:12:07.449+02:00I could list a bunch of programs from my childhood...I could list a bunch of programs from my childhood days. I liked the Stooges, but they were a primitive Marx bros, like Anijo suggests.<br /><br />One of the programs I loved was Soupy Sales.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8VtY_li3Sc&feature=related<br /><br />Another was Rocky and Bullwinkle, especially their Fracture Fairy tales.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-38240151785764888982010-10-03T00:14:31.998+02:002010-10-03T00:14:31.998+02:00Re the script, they're really wordy in this vi...Re the script, they're really wordy in this video and your command of French is such that I guess you caught the gist of the skit.<br /><br />Now, if you're interested, you tell me the moments (2'45 for example) where a little help would be appreciated. <br /><br />-------<br /><br />I didn't know that song by the Lovin' Spoonful. Fair enough I know nothing about them... safeFloconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-42316956285368751022010-10-02T23:36:34.875+02:002010-10-02T23:36:34.875+02:00You were simply wanting to be polite
You didn...<i>You were simply wanting to be polite </i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCz5raJPh0Q" rel="nofollow">You didn't have to be so nice</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-80460428976126133862010-10-02T22:43:17.370+02:002010-10-02T22:43:17.370+02:00Sur YouTube à ce moment.. John Coltrain (In a sent...Sur YouTube à ce moment.. John Coltrain (In a sentimental mood... beeaauutifulll...)<br /><br />merciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-89553860154202398252010-10-02T22:37:12.305+02:002010-10-02T22:37:12.305+02:00but I'll make a transcript of the Un gars/Une ...<i> but I'll make a transcript of the Un gars/Une fille </i><br /><br />So very considerate of you. Thank you so much Flocon!<br /><br /><i>The skit I "chose" didn't seem excruciatingly funny to me but what do I know?</i><br /><br />Ah, so you had no interest in these ridiculous stooges. You were simply wanting to be polite and held back how you really felt.. Kind of you and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com