[lit-ideas] Re: French Help (was Re: Willie Pete)
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:53:26 -0500
Oui. Maybe Mike can explain where the joke is. I thought it was a typo,
even apologized to Richard for my crassness until Mike said it was a joke.
Okay Mike, where's the joke?
> [Original Message]
> From: <wokshevs@xxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 11/10/2005 3:23:46 PM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: French Help (was Re: Willie Pete)
>
>
> Not to worry! I'm presently working on a Russian translation.
>
> Walter Vladimir Mihailovitch Gavrilov Okshevsky
> Director,
> Odessa Translation Services
>
>
> Quoting Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: 11/10/2005 8:59:11 AM
> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: French Help (was Re: Willie Pete)
> >
> >
> > Andy.....I was being a smart-alec .....something I'm prone to before the
> > first full mug. Chill, dude.
> >
> >
> > A.A. I was being serious. Clarifying something to me in French is not
> > helpful.
> >
> >
> > Andy Amago
> >
> >
> >
> > Julie Krueger
> >
> > ========Original Message======== Subj:[lit-ideas] Re: French Help (was
Re:
> > Willie Pete)
> > Date:11/10/05 7:57:46 AM Central Standard Time
> > From:aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent on:
> >
> >
> > ---- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: 11/10/2005 8:45:30 AM
> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: French Help (was Re: Willie Pete)
> >
> >
> >
> > <<For those who don't speak French, I believe Mike is trying to say:
"Si ca
> > aurait valu la peine d'eveiller Messieurs Enns et Yoist du sommeil
dogmatique
> > de leur auto-satisfaction jingoiste, je serais encore plus comblé.">>
> >
> > I'm sure that clears it all up for those who don't speak French.
> >
> >
> > A.A. Uh, not really. Saying something in French for those who don't
speak
> > French doesn't strike me as furthering communication, but maybe it's
just
> > me.
> >
> >
> > Andy Amago
> >
> >
> >
> > But how about some clarity for those who do?
> >
> > Julie Krueger
> > just beginning coffee
> >
> >
> >
> > ========Original Message======== Subj:[lit-ideas] French Help (was Re:
Willie
> > Pete)
> > Date:11/10/05 7:39:02 AM Central Standard Time
> > From:henninri@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent on:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx im Auftrag von Phil Enns
> > Gesendet: Do 10.11.2005 14:15
> > An: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Betreff: [lit-ideas] Re: Willie Pete
> >
> > M. Chase wrote:
> >
> > "If it were troubling enough to awaken P. Enns and E. Yoist from the
> > dogmatic slumber of their jingoist self-satisfaction, I'd be even
> > happier."
> >
> > For those who don't speak French, I believe Mike is trying to say: "Si
ca
> > aurait valu la peine d'eveiller Messieurs Enns et Yoist du sommeil
dogmatique
> > de leur auto-satisfaction jingoiste, je serais encore plus comblé."
> >
> > Richard Henninge
> > University of Mainz
>
>
>
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