Le Stupid...

AttentionKMartShoppers · Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:11 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10089672

The phrase that topped this year's list was “misguided criminals,” one of several terms the British Broadcasting Corp. used so as not to use the word “terrorist” in describing those who carried out train and bus bombings in London that killed 52 people in July, according to Paul J. Payack, the head of Global Language Monitor.

He added, “The BBC attempts to strip away all emotion by using what it considers 'neutral' descriptions when describing those who carried out the bombings in the London Tubes.”

BGoodForGoodSake · Post by **BGoodForGoodSake** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:25 pm

Le mot est stupide, imbécile.
Vous ne parlez pas français, s'il vous plaît.

Byblos · Post by **Byblos** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:23 pm

BGoodForGoodSake wrote:Le mot est stupide, imbécile.
Vous ne parlez pas français, s'il vous plaît.

Mais bien sur monsieur. Tu a oublie idiot et espece de salot. Je n'ai pas parle la langue depuit temps, merci pour la memoire.

Ok, ok, enough of this. It could get ugly.

AttentionKMartShoppers · Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:23 pm

Hey, BGood, I may not know French, but I do what you're saying, you jerk.

Byblos · Post by **Byblos** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:28 pm

AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Hey, BGood, I may not know French, but I do what you're saying, you jerk.

Kmart, not sure if you missed it but just in case, he was referring to the Londoners, not you (I think; BGood, HELP!).

AttentionKMartShoppers · Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:30 pm

I think he told me the correct spelling is stupide, called me an idiot, and said I can't speak french.

kateliz · Post by **kateliz** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:32 pm

I took three years of French in high school, forgot most of it, but I think I shall attempt to translate for fun, (feel free to laugh at me):

BGood wrote:Le mot est stupide, imbécile.
Vous ne parlez pas français, s'il vous plaît.

The title/spelling is stupid/"stupide", imbecile, (American spelling different?). Don't speak French, please.

Byblos wrote:Mais bien sur monsieur. Tu a oublie idiot et espece de salot. Je n'ai pas parle la langue depuit temps, merci pour la memoire.

But good try(?) sir. You forgot idiot and something of something. I haven't spoken the language in a while, forgive my memory.

Byblos wrote:he was referring to the Londoners, not you

I don't think so, Byblos!

Kmart est stupide, et moi aussi!

AttentionKMartShoppers · Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:40 pm

You wanna start something? Hhhhmmmm?

kateliz · Post by **kateliz** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:44 pm

Hey, I just said that I was stupid too! If I wanted to start something, I'd have to start it with myself too. And that would mean two against one, and I'd win and lose at the same time. Problem is that the losing would hurt! The winning might hurt too.

Byblos · Post by **Byblos** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:45 pm

kateliz wrote:I took three years of French in high school, forgot most of it, but I think I shall attempt to translate for fun, (feel free to laugh at me):

BGood wrote:Le mot est stupide, imbécile.
Vous ne parlez pas français, s'il vous plaît.
The title/spelling is stupid/"stupide", imbecile, (American spelling different?). Don't speak French, please.

Byblos wrote:Mais bien sur monsieur. Tu a oublie idiot et espece de salot. Je n'ai pas parle la langue depuit temps, merci pour la memoire.
But good try(?) sir. You forgot idiot and something of something. I haven't spoken the language in a while, forgive my memory.

Byblos wrote:he was referring to the Londoners, not you
I don't think so, Byblos!

Kmart est stupide, et moi aussi!

Close but not entirely accurate. Here it is:

BGood wrote:Le mot est stupide, imbécile.
Vous ne parlez pas français, s'il vous plaît.

BGood translated wrote:The word is stupid, imbecile. Do you not speak French, if you please?

Now that I see KMART's thread title, I believe BGood was referring to it (i.e. 'Le stupid' should be 'Le stupide' or 'L'imbecile'). I still don't think he was referring to KMart but rather to his title.

Ou est tu BGood, tu peux m'aide, n'est ce pas?.

kateliz · Post by **kateliz** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:53 pm

No, he called Kmart an "imbecile". And now that you say "mot" means "word" it rings a bell. But I covered that by "title/spelling". I didn't mean to do a precise translation.

But he did say, translated into common English, "Don't speak French, please." I wasn't going for a word-for-word, but a concept-for-concept. I believe translation works better than that way, n'est pas?

Wouldn't it be: "Est que vous ne parlez pas francais" if it was "Do you not speak French"?

kateliz · Post by **kateliz** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:56 pm

BGood should have used quotes around "stupide"! Bad BGood!

AttentionKMartShoppers · Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:11 pm

Yo solo hablo espanol y ingles, lo siento.

kateliz · Post by **kateliz** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:34 pm

Does anyone else here know any Spanish? I'm pretty clueless on that one! Something like "I'm the only Spanish speaking one" and then an insult? Maybe?

BGoodForGoodSake · Post by **BGoodForGoodSake** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:38 pm

kateliz wrote:Hey, I just said that I was stupid too! If I wanted to start something, I'd have to start it with myself too. And that would mean two against one, and I'd win and lose at the same time. Problem is that the losing would hurt! The winning might hurt too.

hahah

You are quite endearing.