The motto of the French Navy

[Frogmogman]

I lifted this from another forum, as it made me laugh I've reproduced it here:

Letter to The Times from Miles Kington, sadly departed:

Le Naval Parlance

The French Navy have adopted a new uplifting slogan to spur its seamen on to valour and glory in France's hour of need:

" To the water! The hour has come!"

or, in French:

"A l'eau. C'est l'heure"

 

[Flossdog]

Will take this to my French class!!

 

[macd]

Un oeuf's un oeuf

 

[WestWittering]

Bonnet de douche, Rodney.

Di

 

[nathanlee]

I lifted this from another forum, as it made me laugh I've reproduced it here:

Letter to The Times from Miles Kington, sadly departed:

Le Naval Parlance

The French Navy have adopted a new uplifting slogan to spur its seamen on to valour and glory in France's hour of need:

" To the water! The hour has come!"

or, in French:

"A l'eau. C'est l'heure"

I must steal this.

 

[Plevier]

There's a forumite who already has this as his sig - can't remember who!

 

[Zen Zero]

There's a forumite who already has this as his sig - can't remember who!

C'est vrai! Mon non plus!

 

[steveghoward]

Macarther was once reported as saying about our gallic friends "Ah, yes, the French, always there when they need us. . . . . . "

 

[Zen Zero]

"A l'eau. C'est l'heure"

Gaaa! I've just got it! Actually I had to have it explained to me! Doh!

 

[actionoptics]

printed on a tee shirt

Gaaa! I've just got it! Actually I had to have it explained to me! Doh!

I printed it on a tee shirt two years ago and it is surprising how many people read it and looked puzzled.

 

[sailorbaz]

French

I always liked:
Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous
Totally meaningless in French
Sailorbaz

 

[JSYmartini]

Either my French is very bad for a CIer or I have no sense of humour

 

[Kilter]

Either my French is very bad for a CIer or I have no sense of humour

Read it in an English accent, e.g. Allo sailor , paddle yer own canoe

 

[Clarky]

Ello, 'ello

 

[Frogmogman]

As Monty Python would say......"fetchez la vache"

 

[Terra-Loon]

Macarther was once reported as saying about our gallic friends "Ah, yes, the French, always there when they need us. . . . . . "

What about Chesapeake?

 

[DJE]

What do you call a Frenchman who wears sandals?

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Phillipe Felopp!

 

[Frogmogman]

What about Chesapeake?

Indeed. That was one that the septics might have done well to remember when they were busy calling the french surrender monkeys and renaming french fries after Chirac had the temerity to suggest that it was wrong to get involved in an illegal war in Iraq.....

 

[Carduelis]

It was me

There's a forumite who already has this as his sig - can't remember who!

I changed it a while ago though. Nobody got the joke!

 

[Hoolie]

Either my French is very bad for a CIer or I have no sense of humour

It took me a while too; being able to speak French is a distinct disadvantage