[SOC] English courses

[Bob Nielsen]

On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 12:31:12AM +0200, Claude TERRIER - F5PBL wrote:
> Hi Bob (N7XY),
> 
> Did not get OK the story abt the brain/crap. The F word for the cooked brain is
> "cervelle".
> For sure I am missing something abt the English/US "slang".
> BTW, it is a very tasty plate with a bit lemon juice and small parts of toasted
> bread. The "official" receipt also includes capers.

Yes, but my wife stated it something like, "Voulez vous brains"?   That
got a bigger reaction than calling me an ace.  As I understand brain is
a F (or possibly VE2) slang word for crap.

> 
> >"Bob, you are an ace!"  Not bad, except that she pronounced it "ass".
> 
> Yep .. F way of saying the word, sorry ... (written "as").
> Isn't it funny to invite people coming from abroad and then being thanked this
> way while going to the restaurant... ;o)
> 
Well, it didn't ruin the relationship.  She later married my
brother-in-law.

Bob

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