Re: Jennifer Saunders Fan Club -2-

gerardM Sam 17 Fév - 12:34

MurielB a écrit:
gerardM a écrit:
Of course, I made a spelling mistake:
- to pull in - to stop - eg to pull in to the kerb= s'arrêter le long du trottoir

Gérard to pull in and to pull over are synonyms aren't they ?

No Muriel, they are not.
Pull over is restricted to stop going to the side; pull in is more general.

MurielB Sam 17 Fév - 21:22

Ok Gérard tx

gerardM Sam 17 Fév - 22:42

gerardM Dim 18 Fév - 9:20

A guy sees a sign in front of a house: "Talking Dog for Sale."

He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees a black mutt just sitting there.

"You talk?" he asks.

"Sure do," the dog replies.

"Sooo, what's your story?"

The dog looks up and says, "Well, I discovered my gift of talking pretty young and I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies eight years running."

"The jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger and I wanted to settle down. So I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings there and was awarded a batch of medals. Had a wife, a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

The owner says, "Ten dollars."

The guy says, "This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?"

"Cause he's a liar. He didn't do any of that stuff!!"

MurielB Dim 18 Fév - 23:55

eavesdropping
Just have a look at what wiki says
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eavesdropping

Eavesdropping is secretly listening to the private conversation of others without their consent, as defined by Black's Law Dictionary.^[1] The practice is commonly believed to be unethical.

gerardM Mar 20 Fév - 10:00

There were four University sophomores taking chemistry and all of them had an A so far.

These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to visit some friends and have a big party.

They had a great time but, after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to school until early Monday morning.

Rather than taking the final then, they decided that after the final they would explain to their professor why they missed it.

They said that they visited friends but on the way back they had a flat tire. As a result, they missed the final.

The professor agreed they could make up the final the next day.

The guys were excited and relieved.

They studied that night for the exam.

The next day the Professor placed them in separate rooms and gave them each the 100 point exam.

They quickly answered the first problem worth 5 points. Cool, they thought! Each one in separate rooms, thought this was going to be easy.

Then they turned the page.

On the second page was written... For 95 points: Which tire? ____

MurielB Mar 20 Fév - 22:31

True that lying is bad !!!

gerardM Jeu 22 Fév - 18:52

MurielB Jeu 22 Fév - 21:36

Very unfair !

gerardM Jeu 22 Fév - 22:18

gerardM Ven 23 Fév - 11:00

gerardM Sam 24 Fév - 10:23

A magician was working on a cruise ship.

Since the audience was different each week, the magician did the same tricks over and over again.

There was only one problem: The captain's parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the Magician did every trick.

Once he understood, he started shouting in the middle of the show, "Look, it's not the same hat!" or, "Look, he's hiding the flowers under the table!" Or "Hey, why are all the cards the ace of spades?"

The magician was furious but couldn't do anything. It was, after all, the Captain's parrot.

Then one stormy night on the Pacific, the ship unfortunately sank.

The magician luckily found himself on a piece of wood floating in the middle of the sea, as fate would have it... With the parrot.

They stared at each other with hatred, but did not utter a word.

This went on for a day... And then 2 days. And then 3 days.

Finally on the 4th day, the parrot could not hold back any longer and said...

"Okay, I give up. Where's the ship??"

MurielB Sam 24 Fév - 21:42

gerardM Sam 24 Fév - 22:16

MurielB Sam 24 Fév - 22:19

You can judge facts, not people !

gerardM Dim 25 Fév - 21:22

MurielB Dim 25 Fév - 22:59

To wheeze is breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages. Tx Gérard for that new verb !

gerardM Lun 26 Fév - 0:23

gerardM Lun 26 Fév - 15:09

MurielB Lun 26 Fév - 22:18

Gérard I don't understand !, scratch

gerardM Mar 27 Fév - 20:33

MurielB a écrit:Gérard I don't understand !,

Muriel, there's no grammar/vocabulary mystery but just a wink stating short persons are perfect; jalous people just reproach that taller would provide more perfection.

gerardM Mar 27 Fév - 20:34

gerardM Mar 27 Fév - 20:45

gerardM Mar 27 Fév - 20:55