bad jokes...
#316
Re: bad jokes...
Many years ago my OH went into a restaurant for lunch.
They had kindly translated the menu into english with both languages on an A-board on the pavement.
The menu included foie gras and lardons which they had translated as "times fat and plugs".
Probably didn't get many orders from anglophones.
We always ask for menus in French - it is easier to understand.
They had kindly translated the menu into english with both languages on an A-board on the pavement.
The menu included foie gras and lardons which they had translated as "times fat and plugs".
Probably didn't get many orders from anglophones.
We always ask for menus in French - it is easier to understand.
The warped translation 'times fat' I can understand, but their 'plugs' for lardons has me totally stumped.
Walking the streets of Larnaca in Cyprus a few years back, where there were many restaurants catering to tourists, I recall seeing chalked on one Specials board, Fish and ships.
The internet is abound with menu faux pas from around the world, but one of my favourites must be the delightful dish of Coquille Saint Jaques, incorrectly and eye-wateringly marked up as 'Nuts of St. Jack.
I'm quite sure that was never a favourite dish of eunuchs.......
Last edited by Tweedpipe; Dec 5th 2019 at 6:09 pm.
#319
Re: bad jokes...
SD hasn't yet come back, must be out on a mission somewhere, but in the meantime I found...
Snipped from this article which 'sort-of' makes sense.
S'all a bit tenuous though.
Snipped from this article which 'sort-of' makes sense.
S'all a bit tenuous though.
#320
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Re: bad jokes...
I've asked DDs, too, but they haven't replied yet ...
Breaking news: DD1 only knows lardons as diced bacon, no slang meaning. DD2 has heard parents affectionately call their toddlers "lardons", but it's not common. So we're none the wiser re "plugs".
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Re: bad jokes...
Nowadays you put thin streaky bacon rashers on top of the meat, the "plugs" must be fiddly and messy to insert into raw meat...
The mystery remains as to where the restaurants found this expression, rather than diced bacon
#324
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https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaire...s/lardon/46275
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lardon <== Here's the "toddler".
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lardon...%C3%A9canique) <== Mechanical engineering is not one of my best subjects.
I don't have a copy of Le Petit Robert, but that may offer more clues.
#326
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ESD had been off planet, but back on the case this evening, she just sent this from Le Petit Robert.
Not sure of finding anything better than #2 for our current conundrum.
Tangentially, OH asked a few days ago "Who was it who said not to trust frogs with electricity?"
Shooting from the hip, I tentatively answered "Elon Musk?"
I got back "Not quite. I actually meant Voltaire".
Not sure of finding anything better than #2 for our current conundrum.
Tangentially, OH asked a few days ago "Who was it who said not to trust frogs with electricity?"
Shooting from the hip, I tentatively answered "Elon Musk?"
I got back "Not quite. I actually meant Voltaire".
#328
Re: bad jokes...
ESD had been off planet, but back on the case this evening, she just sent this from Le Petit Robert.
Not sure of finding anything better than #2 for our current conundrum.
Tangentially, OH asked a few days ago "Who was it who said not to trust frogs with electricity?"
Shooting from the hip, I tentatively answered "Elon Musk?"
I got back "Not quite. I actually meant Voltaire".
Not sure of finding anything better than #2 for our current conundrum.
Tangentially, OH asked a few days ago "Who was it who said not to trust frogs with electricity?"
Shooting from the hip, I tentatively answered "Elon Musk?"
I got back "Not quite. I actually meant Voltaire".
That question about frogs and electricity. There must be more than an element of truth there. Given that Mme TP frequently blows one of her many fuses, which is enough to make even a non-froggy like myself jump!