Wear a blue and white striped shirt on 14th July and say ‘Bonjour PAUL’ at the till to receive a free plain croissant
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chapchap
13 Jul 173#1
Should i brush my teeth with garlic paste and not wash too ?
(what do you mean no place for lazy sterotypes in 2017!)
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chapchap
13 Jul 173#1
Should i brush my teeth with garlic paste and not wash too ?
(what do you mean no place for lazy sterotypes in 2017!)
davidbrent
13 Jul 171#2
Blimey, what does Paul say about this?
Magister to davidbrent
13 Jul 17#5
Probably "Va te faire foutre!".
texan
13 Jul 17#3
Stripes it is for casual dress Fridays at work
cheapo
13 Jul 172#4
You forgot the string of onions and white flag.
michaeljb
13 Jul 17#6
Greatest troll post ever, they even managed to hack the website (nerd)
MisterSkinflint
13 Jul 17#7
The French will never like the British. They owe us too much.
pheonixwright2
13 Jul 17#8
Tres bon!
fishmaster
13 Jul 172#9
The French (Normans) are one of 3 nations that have successfully invaded Britain and ruled it. The others are Denmark (Vikings) and Italy (Romans). Although to be correct it was Normandy then so French speaking Normans ruled England and strictly speaking not France as it didn't exist as it does today. The English language is a complex amalgam of foreign invaders languages and languages from all the territories the British Empire invaded (the largest world empire known to man, some 25% of the Earth's territory, larger than the Roman Empire).
Which is why most if not all words ending in 'ion' have French origin, and words such as bungalow (Indian) are borrowed words from the escapades of the British Empire.
There are other widely spread uses of words in the English language such as Sauna which are not due to the above influences, Sauna is a word of Finnish origin.
A fairly comprehensive list of words from foreign origin is given in this wikipedia article >
Perhaps my favourite is > smorgasbord (from the Swedish smörgåsbord, literally "sandwich table"), which in Swedish either refers to a buffet with very specific types of food, or is used as a metaphor.
There's so many to choose from. This is the type of trivia I like to spend my time on :smile:
"Golem: A man-made humanoid; an android, Frankenstein monster (from Hebrew גלם gōlem, but influenced in pronunciation by Yiddish goylem)"
Anyway I thank the French for Croissants as they taste bloody lovely with hot melted butter.
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Which is why most if not all words ending in 'ion' have French origin, and words such as bungalow (Indian) are borrowed words from the escapades of the British Empire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_language_influences_in_English
There are other widely spread uses of words in the English language such as Sauna which are not due to the above influences, Sauna is a word of Finnish origin.
A fairly comprehensive list of words from foreign origin is given in this wikipedia article >
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_English_words_of_foreign_origin
Perhaps my favourite is > smorgasbord (from the Swedish smörgåsbord, literally "sandwich table"), which in Swedish either refers to a buffet with very specific types of food, or is used as a metaphor.
There's so many to choose from. This is the type of trivia I like to spend my time on :smile:
"Golem: A man-made humanoid; an android, Frankenstein monster (from Hebrew גלם gōlem, but influenced in pronunciation by Yiddish goylem)"
Anyway I thank the French for Croissants as they taste bloody lovely with hot melted butter.