Non merci.

That was pretty **** funny, regardless of who said it about whom.

I thought about getting a bumper sticker made saying "I wish the hell He WOULD take y'all in the Rapture!"

Not meaning anyone here . . .

That's It!

Jerry was Transported!

R4U, did you really mean to ask Christian to hug your butt?

Why?

JB

Not sure what he meant, but he said kiss.

Well, that makes more sense.

JB

Is 'cul' Standard French?

I thought Cajuns said 'chure'?

And all this time I thought Iry was hugging his pillow and no Bryan tells me he was kissing it.

The dangers of guessing in a language in which one is less than fluent.

JB

JB, yes "cul" is st. French (maybe also in some parts of Louisiana (?), but most of the time it's "tchu" in Cajun French).

"Embrasse mon cul", as an insult, does not exist in France. Its equivalent is "va chier" (literally "go s h i t"). Both are located in the same region.
But I suppose it is perfectly understood by Louisiana French speakers since it's the literal translation of an English expression.

Christian

JB no hug was not what I was looking for more of a kiss was the intent

M*rde! "embrasse mon cul" ...
Those internet translators really suck!

the real way to say that cajun is Bec mon chu or an equivalent and favorite of my grandfather mange la *****. I have never, ever heard embrasse mon cul. that sounds like something a tourist would say

Proper Enghlisghsj can be difficult too:



- Nout

I'm sure it varies widely by region, but I would guess than any form of "kiss my a s s" would be an Americanism in French. The main one I remember hearing to be used in this circumstance was "va la m e r d e, tcheu".

Amanda Lafleur's book "Tonnere Mes Chiens" has a lot fo these sayings, one for every occasion.

Ah, family business? PS i wonder what JLM would say on this whole caboose; if he turned lurker his typing fingers must be slightly itching by now .... - Nout