French type joke - a bit boaty

[Cornishman]

The teams on tonight's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue had to devise slogans, mottos etc
My favourite was one for retired French Seamen:
in English: To the water, It is the Time
in French: A L'eau. C'est L'Heure

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[PaulJ]

It took some time but I got there in the end! Very good )

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[Parsonsheath]

It's great, because it gives the accent and pronounciation you would expect from a french speaker.

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[Colin_S]

First time I read it I thought WTF was that all about. After you replied I spent a bit more time on it and, similarly, got there in the end.

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[jimi]

Brilliant! Took me time .. had to say it out loud a few time's before the centime dropped!

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[rich]

Had to get the wife to say it, with err french accent./forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[Sgeir]

I've had trouble with this one: "Pas de le yeux Rhône que nous".

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[Gunfleet]

Paddle it yerself!

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[DJE]

And then there was the young English girl who checked in to a French hotel and found that there was no mattress on the bed. She went down to reception to complain and in halting French managed, “Monsieur, Il n’y a pas un matelot sur la lit. En Angleterre, en hotel, tojours il y a un matelot sur la lit.” When the concierge started to chuckle she stormed out. He then turned to his porter and exclaimed, “Les Anglais, quelle nation maritime!”

Excuse the French. I’m even worse speaking it.


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[boatmike]

It's all in the accent.
I once witnessed a cockney sailor in Sark trying to ask a French "matelot" where his anchor lay.
B. Ou est vous ancre monsieur?
F. Pardon?
B. Louder but still with cockney accent "Ou est vous ancre"?!!!
F. Ah! Then dissapearing down hatch and returning with older gentleman.
Ici mon oncle monsieur! Pourqui?



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[jhr]

A Spaniard went into Harrods to buy some socks. As he didn't speak any English, the assistant was reduced to pointing at different things - such as boots, shoes etc. until he finally pointed to the right thing. "Aha"! Shouted the Spaniard "Eso ce que es"!

"Well, Sir, if you'd spelt it out to me to start with................."

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