The Rev Gaston

On 2005-02-02 09:55:36 +0100, The Reids <[email protected]> said:

    > Following up to The Rev Gaston
    >>> Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free."
    >>
    >> So do a lot of people, but they're being sarcastic.
    >
    > I cant visualise the usage.
    >
    > "Hello, i'm from America, land of the free" is not going to make
    > you look other than an idiot.

And we all know that Americans never look like idiots.

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The Rev Gaston

On 2005-02-02 10:30:03 +0100, nitram <[email protected]> said:

    > On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 09:04:23 +0100, Tim Challenger
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 23:08:54 +0100, Robert Clark wrote:
    >>
    >>> Tim Challenger wrote:
    >>>> On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:22:47 +0100, Zinzan wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
    >>>>> écrit :
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>>> I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
    >>>>>> France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
    >>>>>> France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
    >>>>>
    >>>>> L'hexagone.
    >>>>
    >>>> ??? Where does that come from?
    >>>
    >>> Because it is shaped like one.
    >>
    >> Only with a liberal helping of imagination, or wine. But I can see it now
    >> it's been pointed out. That would make the nickname for Sweden "penisen"
    >> (see the €2 coin). ;-)
    >
    > Not to mention the abominable Peniscola.

And you thought IrnBru tasted funny?

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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 16:22:08 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:

    >On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 15:32:44 +0000, The Reids
    ><[email protected]> wrote:
    >>Following up to Deep Foiled Malls
    >>>>>>ho ho ho. I haven't heard that one before.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> You haven't being paying attention, it appears in this group
    >>>>> regularly.
    >>>>I was being sarcastic.;-)
    >>>You need to make it far more obvious. "ho ho ho" just didn't do it.
    >>(that's also sarcastic) I assume.
    >No, I was being serious.

One can be seriously sarcastic.

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Keith Anderson

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:55:36 +0000, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Following up to The Rev Gaston
    >>> Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free."
    >>So do a lot of people, but they're being sarcastic.
    >I cant visualise the usage.
    >"Hello, i'm from America, land of the free" is not going to make
    >you look other than an idiot.
    >But I may try out "hello, i'm British, land of hope and glory"
    >next time i'm asked.

Er....good evening, Officer....no, never seen 'im before in me life,
sir, cross me 'eart an' 'ope to die. :-)

Keith Anderson

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:52:21 GMT, "a.spencer3"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:1107340834.850af387d747bd186cada723ba1397f3@ teranews...
    >> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:59:59 +0100, Carlus wrote:
    >> > "Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
    >news:
    >> > 1107331479.8c6b35a4672b1fb644bcaae162f8fd5a@terane ws...
    >> >> On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 18:45:11 +0100, Carlus wrote:
    >> >>
    >> >>> you are wrong, we don't call our country "Frogland"
    >> >>
    >> >> no, but others do. The question was about *any* nicknames, not just
    >those
    >> >> given by the French.
    >> >
    >> > read closely the question which contains : "Americans often call the
    >U.S.
    >> > "The land of the free." Some Britts call England "the land of hope and
    >> > glory." so I can easily extrapolate that Jim's question is about
    >nicknames
    >> > given by French themselves, not by ignorant sarcastic foreign posters
    >which
    >> > can only be useless when visiting the country (which is the subject of
    >this
    >> > newsgroup indeed...)
    >> Yes, inclusve of French nicknames for France or themselves, but not
    >> exclusively.
    >> --
    >Well, I could quote from another newsgroup, where one member is not too
    >happy with the French involvement with Iraq ::::::
    >To the self serving, nay saying, cowardly, corrupt, Loire, Rhone,
    >and Seine polluting, bottom feeding, frog eating, under-table oil and
    >armaments merchants, and suckers of the private parts of Ba'athist dictators
    >of this world who did everything to prevent this day,...... may your wine
    >turn to vinegar, your truffles into toadstools, your cheese into American
    >cheese product, may your snails escape to Italy and your daughters to Saudi
    >harems, and may you enjoy the companionship of your gold, ancestors,
    >friends, neighbors, and fellow travelers in the nether regions sooner rather
    >than later.
    >But I'd better not - not very PC is it! :-))
    >Surreyman

Blimey! Never knew that Figgers could write so coherently. He has a
sense of humour too? Wonders will never cease............

Deep Foiled Malls

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:51:44 -0800, Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 16:22:08 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
    ><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
    >>On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 15:32:44 +0000, The Reids
    >><[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>Following up to Deep Foiled Malls
    >>>>>>>ho ho ho. I haven't heard that one before.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> You haven't being paying attention, it appears in this group
    >>>>>> regularly.
    >>>>>I was being sarcastic.;-)
    >>>>You need to make it far more obvious. "ho ho ho" just didn't do it.
    >>>(that's also sarcastic) I assume.
    >>No, I was being serious.
    >One can be seriously sarcastic.

You're not serious, are you?
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On 2005-02-01, Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote:
    > And l'hexagone is not all of France.

Islands are irrelevant.

Szozu

"Keith Anderson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 12:52:21 GMT, "a.spencer3"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > >news:1107340834.850af387d747bd186cada723ba1397f3@ teranews...
    > >> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:59:59 +0100, Carlus wrote:
    > >
    > >Well, I could quote from another newsgroup, where one member is not too
    > >happy with the French involvement with Iraq ::::::
    > >
    > >To the self serving, nay saying, cowardly, corrupt, Loire, Rhone,
    > >and Seine polluting, bottom feeding, frog eating, under-table oil and
    > >armaments merchants, and suckers of the private parts of Ba'athist
dictators
    > >of this world who did everything to prevent this day,...... may your wine
    > >turn to vinegar, your truffles into toadstools, your cheese into American
    > >cheese product, may your snails escape to Italy and your daughters to
Saudi
    > >harems, and may you enjoy the companionship of your gold, ancestors,
    > >friends, neighbors, and fellow travelers in the nether regions sooner
rather
    > >than later.
    > >
    > >But I'd better not - not very PC is it! :-))
    > >
    > >Surreyman
    > Blimey! Never knew that Figgers could write so coherently. He has a
    > sense of humour too? Wonders will never cease............


Bwahahaha!

Lana

Szozu

"The Reids" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Following up to Jim Pflaum
    > >Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
    > >Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call
    > >England "the land of hope and glory."
    > "La Belle France", used with equal sarcasm to "the land of the
    > free". I have never heard a Brit call England "Land of Hope and
    > Glory", sing it, yes.

I often hear England referred to as Old Blighty here on the CDA.

Lana

James Silverton

szozu wrote:
    > "The Reids" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> Following up to Jim Pflaum
    >>> Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
    >>> Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts
    >>> call England "the land of hope and glory."
    >> "La Belle France", used with equal sarcasm to "the land of the
    >> free". I have never heard a Brit call England "Land of Hope and
    >> Glory", sing it, yes.
    > I often hear England referred to as Old Blighty here on the CDA.
    > Lana

Isn't "Old Blighty" or just "Blighty" an instance of rather antiquated
military slang deriving from jargon of the British Army in India? It
was common enough in the early part of the last century, judging by
novels about the First World War, but I wonder if it is used much
these days?


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Keith Anderson

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 19:57:07 -0500, "James Silverton"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >szozu wrote:
    >> "The Reids" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> Following up to Jim Pflaum
    >>>> Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
    >>>> Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts
    >>>> call England "the land of hope and glory."
    >>> "La Belle France", used with equal sarcasm to "the land of the
    >>> free". I have never heard a Brit call England "Land of Hope and
    >>> Glory", sing it, yes.
    >> I often hear England referred to as Old Blighty here on the CDA.
    >> Lana
    >Isn't "Old Blighty" or just "Blighty" an instance of rather antiquated
    >military slang deriving from jargon of the British Army in India? It
    >was common enough in the early part of the last century, judging by
    >novels about the First World War, but I wonder if it is used much
    >these days?

Of course it is, old boy, but only when comparing our beloved homeland
with the horrors of all the blighters, cads, bounders and Johnny
Foreigners who live elsewhere, don't play cricket, drink afternoon tea
or behave in a manner which would offend our dear Queen.

I was saying to Carruthers only the other day, I'd hang, draw and
quarter 'em - and transport 'em for life!

Szozu

"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > szozu wrote:
    > > "The Reids" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > >> Following up to Jim Pflaum
    > >>
    > >>> Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
    > >>> Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts
    > >>> call England "the land of hope and glory."
    > >>
    > >> "La Belle France", used with equal sarcasm to "the land of the
    > >> free". I have never heard a Brit call England "Land of Hope and
    > >> Glory", sing it, yes.
    > >
    > > I often hear England referred to as Old Blighty here on the CDA.
    > >
    > > Lana
    > Isn't "Old Blighty" or just "Blighty" an instance of rather antiquated
    > military slang deriving from jargon of the British Army in India? It
    > was common enough in the early part of the last century, judging by
    > novels about the First World War, but I wonder if it is used much
    > these days?
The people using the term Old Blighty are young. Maybe it's significant that
the song mentions being in a trench in France, WW I vintage:

Jack Dunn, son of a gun, over in France today,
Keeps fit doing his bit up to his eyes in clay.
Each night after a fight to pass the time along,
He's got a little gramaphone that plays this song:

Take me back to dear old Blighty!
Put me on the train for London town!
Take me over there,
Drop me ANYWHERE,
Liverpool, Leeds, or Birmingham, well, I don't care!

http://www.westfront.de/blighty.htm

Lana

Nitram

On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 01:46:10 +0000, Keith Anderson
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 19:57:07 -0500, "James Silverton"
    ><[email protected]> wrote:
    >>szozu wrote:
    >>> "The Reids" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>> Following up to Jim Pflaum
    >>>>> Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
    >>>>> Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts
    >>>>> call England "the land of hope and glory."
    >>>> "La Belle France", used with equal sarcasm to "the land of the
    >>>> free". I have never heard a Brit call England "Land of Hope and
    >>>> Glory", sing it, yes.
    >>> I often hear England referred to as Old Blighty here on the CDA.
    >>> Lana
    >>Isn't "Old Blighty" or just "Blighty" an instance of rather antiquated
    >>military slang deriving from jargon of the British Army in India? It
    >>was common enough in the early part of the last century, judging by
    >>novels about the First World War, but I wonder if it is used much
    >>these days?
    >Of course it is, old boy, but only when comparing our beloved homeland
    >with the horrors of all the blighters, cads, bounders and Johnny
    >Foreigners who live elsewhere, don't play cricket, drink afternoon tea
    >or behave in a manner which would offend our dear Queen.
    >I was saying to Carruthers only the other day, I'd hang, draw and
    >quarter 'em - and transport 'em for life!

Horse whip the buggers?
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The Reids

Following up to Keith Anderson

    >Of course it is, old boy, but only when comparing our beloved homeland
    >with the horrors of all the blighters, cads....,

Indeed, there are Englishmen and there are foreigners, no other
distinction needed, except possibly between officers and
gentlemen and er "other ranks". Pass the port.
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The Reids

Following up to nitram

    >>I was saying to Carruthers only the other day, I'd hang, draw and
    >>quarter 'em - and transport 'em for life!
    >Horse whip the buggers?

"blighters", you hang the "buggers" from the yardarm. As for
"debuggers" I wish MC well.
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