Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

[Yorick]

Fajitas

I love fajitas but sick of only getting 2 or 3 pancakes.
But tonight we tried a new Mexican and SWMBO said that she was having fajitas and if I was, I could have her pancakes

Prawn fajitas came. 8 pancakes came (burp)

Then she also gave me about 1/4 of her chicken (burp)

[weeksy]

Pancakes? Really pancakes?

[Yorick]

Pancakes? Really pancakes?

Forget the real name

[Pirahna]

Pancakes? Really pancakes?

Forget the real name

Tortilla, flat bread, wrap, but not pancake. The Spanish will understand tortilla if you say the L's or wrap.

[gremlin]

Many years ago I worked for an American bank. The big boss of our dept was a short, fat Italian New Yorker. He took me and a few of the other lads out one night when he was over, but insisted we go for a curry, which we duly did. To say he was a strange, sometimes unpleasant character doesn't even begin to describe it. He got very pissed on three pints of proper beer, then sat int he Indian restaurant mouthing off about Mafia connections in NY then picked up the now empty poppadom bowl and shouted across the whole place, 'Hey! Gupta! Bring us some more of these fuckin' crisp things!!'
He then proceeded to order a chicken jalfrezi, as recommended by me, but insisted on giving it Billy-Big-Bollocks and asking for extra chilli. 'Gupta' obviously thought this was his time to exact a bit of revenge on the gobby Yank, so when the jalfrezi arrived it was covered in a green layer of pureed chilli. Of course, he couldn't admit that it was too hot, so proceeded to eat it, sweating profusely and taking an age between each mouthful, whilst we all commented how good ours were and winking at each other.

He didn't come into the office the next day.

[gremlin]

Watching French academics piss in the wind....

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647192

Trying to ban words in common usage is akin to Canute trying to stop the tide. The English language is like a magpie with other languages and all the better for it. It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

[KungFooBob]

Watching French academics piss in the wind....

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647192

Trying to ban words in common usage is akin to Canute trying to stop the tide. The English language is like a magpie with other languages and all the better for it. It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

The Académie Française was created in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu

They just need D'Artagnan to sort it all out.

[Yorick]

Watching French academics piss in the wind....

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647192

Trying to ban words in common usage is akin to Canute trying to stop the tide. The English language is like a magpie with other languages and all the better for it. It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

Yeah, I think they're heading up a cul de sac.

[cheb]

Watching French academics piss in the wind....

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647192

Trying to ban words in common usage is akin to Canute trying to stop the tide. The English language is like a magpie with other languages and all the better for it. It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

What's the French for 'gravy train', le numéro cushty?

[David]

Watching French academics piss in the wind....

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647192

Trying to ban words in common usage is akin to Canute trying to stop the tide. The English language is like a magpie with other languages and all the better for it. It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

What's the French for 'gravy train', le numéro cushty?

Jus de chemin de fer.......

[slowsider]

Watching French academics piss in the wind....

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647192

Trying to ban words in common usage is akin to Canute trying to stop the tide. The English language is like a magpie with other languages and all the better for it. It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

It does if you know what platform.

[Noggin]

Watching French academics piss in the wind....

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647192

Trying to ban words in common usage is akin to Canute trying to stop the tide. The English language is like a magpie with other languages and all the better for it. It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

Wonder how they are going to ban le sandwich and le week-end

[gremlin]

Watching French academics piss in the wind....

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647192

Trying to ban words in common usage is akin to Canute trying to stop the tide. The English language is like a magpie with other languages and all the better for it. It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

Wonder how they are going to ban le sandwich and le week-end

I recall reading some years ago that they did indeed get sniffy about le sandwich and came up with a less-than-catchy French equivalent. You'll know better than me, but I seem to think the French still use le sandwich in everyday conversation. In fact us Brits take them on a picnic (from the 18th c. French pique-nique) and don't worry about where the word came from.

[Count Steer]

Watching French academics piss in the wind....

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61647192

Trying to ban words in common usage is akin to Canute trying to stop the tide. The English language is like a magpie with other languages and all the better for it. It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

Wonder how they are going to ban le sandwich and le week-end

Football commentary always cracked me up. 'Le fifty-fifty ball' was a favourite.

[gremlin]

Gremlinette passing her driving test. She is one very happy banana.

[Noggin]

Wonder how they are going to ban le sandwich and le week-end

I recall reading some years ago that they did indeed get sniffy about le sandwich and came up with a less-than-catchy French equivalent. You'll know better than me, but I seem to think the French still use le sandwich in everyday conversation. In fact us Brits take them on a picnic (from the 18th c. French pique-nique) and don't worry about where the word came from.

I do remember (vaguely) reading that.

And yes, le week-end and le sandwich are all used all the time!

Football commentary always cracked me up. 'Le fifty-fifty ball' was a favourite.

I haven't heard that (probably cos I rarely if ever, watch football!! LOL)

Gremlinette passing her driving test. She is one very happy banana.

That's awesome!!! Hurrah!!!

[Cousin Jack]

Wonder how they are going to ban le sandwich and le week-end

They were banned about 20 or 30 years ago. Didn't you notice?

[Saga Lout]

...It adds a certain je ne sais quai, I think.

I don't know what you mean.

(You may add punctuation to that as you see fit. )

[Felix]

Gremlinette passing her driving test. She is one very happy banana.

God. Another woman on the road Well done young lady (Y)

[Yorick]

Just got back from long dog walk to find our young Spanish guests in the pool with their baby.
Such innocence and fun. Can hear the baby gurgling with excitement.
I normally hate babies coz they scream a lot, but a happy sound is lovely.