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[senco-forum] a Friday funny

Janet Barlow janet.barlow at talk21.com
Fri May 2 09:20:02 BST 2008

Article: [senco-forum] a Friday funny

The following were winners in a New York Magazine contest in which contestants were to take a well-known expression in a foreign language, change a single letter, and provide a definition for the new expression. 
  HARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS? 
  Can you drive a French motorcycle? 
  EX POST FUCTO 
  Lost in the mail 
  IDIOS AMIGOS 
  We're wild and crazy guys! 
  VENI, VIPI, VICI 
  I came, I'm a very important person, I conquered. 
  COGITO EGGO SUM 
  I think; therefore I am a waffle. 
  RIGOR MORRIS 
  The cat is dead. 
  RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID 
  Honk if you're Scottish. 
  QUE SERA SERF 
  Life is feudal. 
  LE ROI EST MORT. JIVE LE ROI 
  The king is dead. No kidding. 
  POSH MORTEM 
  Death styles of the rich and famous 
  PRO BOZO PUBLICO 
  Support your local clown. 
  MONAGE A TROIS 
  I am three years old. 
  FELIX NAVIDAD 
  Our cat has a boat. 
  HASTE CUISINE 
  Fast French food 
  VENI, VIDI, VICE 
  I came, I saw, I partied. 
  QUIP PRO QUO 
  A fast retort 
  ALOHA OY 
  Love; greetings; farewell; from such a pain you should never know. 
  MAZEL TON 
  tons of luck 
  APRES MOE LE DELUGE 
  Larry and Curly got wet. 
  PORTE-KOCHERE 
  Sacramental wine 
  ICH LIEBE RICH 
  I'm really crazy about having dough. 
  FUI GENERIS 
  What's mine is mine. 
  VISA LA FRANCE 
  Don't leave your chateau without it. 
  CA VA SANS DIRT 
  And that's not gossip. 
  MERCI RIEN 
  Thanks for nothin'! 
  AMICUS PURIAE 
  Platonic friend 
  L'ETAT, C'EST MOO 
  I'm bossy around here. 
  Cogito, ergo spud 
  I think, therefore I Yam (ok, more than one letter...) 
  Veni, Vidu, Velcro 
  I came, I saw, I stayed... 
   
  Have a lovely (long) weekend,
  janet

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