tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post6763862017696728876..comments2024-02-06T15:08:22.613+01:00Comments on Mitchell is Moving: Oops... I Did It AgainMoving with Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-4703106681127089402012-02-02T20:59:17.430+01:002012-02-02T20:59:17.430+01:00I'm the king of the "smart-ass" comm...I'm the king of the "smart-ass" comment. Thanks for noticing.<br />m.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049586061176648341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-82611289699424861802012-02-02T11:31:56.093+01:002012-02-02T11:31:56.093+01:00I had a friend in college who was shocked when she...I had a friend in college who was shocked when she met my sister. She said it was as if we were twins. She went on to clarify, "except she's beautiful and you're not." I decided to take it as a compliment (well, at least for my sister).Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-15700337566643444032012-02-02T11:28:42.521+01:002012-02-02T11:28:42.521+01:00Thanks for the link. Yep, that's all around us...Thanks for the link. Yep, that's all around us!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-49048540625773336942012-02-02T11:26:36.507+01:002012-02-02T11:26:36.507+01:00Ron:
I smoked for 16 years. Jerry wouldn't let...Ron:<br />I smoked for 16 years. Jerry wouldn't let me smoke in the house. So, one winter night in Connecticut as I stood freezing on the back deck, I decided it was time to quit. I haven't had a cigarette in more than 25 years!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-30479003325961666962012-02-02T11:24:44.943+01:002012-02-02T11:24:44.943+01:00Ms. Sparrow:
Foyer seems to be very common (althou...Ms. Sparrow:<br />Foyer seems to be very common (although not in Spain). And "stoop" was even regionalized within NY. When we lived on Long Island, we called them the front steps. I learned to call it a stoop when we moved to Brooklyn, otherwise I wouldn't have known where to play stoopball.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-6132888715028985122012-02-02T11:21:25.604+01:002012-02-02T11:21:25.604+01:00Peter:
The poor French just don't understand t...Peter:<br />The poor French just don't understand their own language.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-32965779541809422802012-02-02T11:20:55.264+01:002012-02-02T11:20:55.264+01:00Jenners:
Absolutely love David Sedaris and "M...Jenners:<br />Absolutely love David Sedaris and "Me Talk Pretty One Day" is my favorite. I promise. with absolutely no effort, to keep making mistakes like this.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-46158996460337191682012-02-02T00:25:49.430+01:002012-02-02T00:25:49.430+01:00Hi Mitch,
Another great memory. I am sure you ha...Hi Mitch, <br />Another great memory. I am sure you have already done all of this, but I came across this post on another blog. 48 hours in Seville<br /><br />http://www.48houradventure.com/2012/01/18/48-hours-in-seville/Scott W. Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033871150973613009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-5974122240252071972012-02-01T22:31:03.586+01:002012-02-01T22:31:03.586+01:00Once again, a learning curve...a ever so challengi...Once again, a learning curve...a ever so challenging bendy wendy curve...now that smoking issue...haven't we all tried that disgusting thing...cough cough and it's all effing over!fromsophiesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532257840856313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-21991197359308242722012-02-01T20:36:49.306+01:002012-02-01T20:36:49.306+01:00Gee, we always said front porch at my house, even ...Gee, we always said front porch at my house, even though it was not much bigger than a closet. I wonder if the use of "foyer" would be a regionalism, like "front stoop" in NY was called the "front steps" in Minnesota.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-52918708027265774472012-02-01T14:19:01.039+01:002012-02-01T14:19:01.039+01:00I forgot to mention that you and your sister could...I forgot to mention that you and your sister could be fraternal twins!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-86832123395785393382012-02-01T12:03:57.088+01:002012-02-01T12:03:57.088+01:00You mean like pre-op M to F transexuals? Could be,...You mean like pre-op M to F transexuals? Could be, Mitch, could be!Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-47810473602055062182012-02-01T08:12:33.048+01:002012-02-01T08:12:33.048+01:00Yes Mitch, you're my own Jester!
BTW, we use ...Yes Mitch, you're my own Jester!<br /><br />BTW, we use 'foyer' as well, as the front hall in a home or theater.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348111835477115112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-48931948219277352562012-02-01T01:13:22.613+01:002012-02-01T01:13:22.613+01:00I love love love love translation problem stories....I love love love love translation problem stories. Have you ever read/listened to David Sedaris's Me Talk Pretty One Day? There are some hilarious stories in there about his attempts to learn French while living in France. The one story made me laugh until I cried. Please keep making mistakes like this!! : )Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-77962607124510994292012-02-01T00:39:35.048+01:002012-02-01T00:39:35.048+01:00....that would be '....and when we hear.....&#.......that would be '....and when we hear.....'Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-16337949571447592882012-02-01T00:38:30.669+01:002012-02-01T00:38:30.669+01:00You did it again Mitch! In Canada we say 'foye...You did it again Mitch! In Canada we say 'foyer' the French way and when we here the American version on TV we find it peculiar. So I can just imagine your Spanish friend's reaction when they here your faux pas....lol!<br />I'd be so lost in a foreign country for so long!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-86587845811552348582012-01-31T23:44:04.822+01:002012-01-31T23:44:04.822+01:00Peter:
And isn't that what I'm here for?Peter:<br />And isn't that what I'm here for?Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-60160178331311222402012-01-31T23:28:18.127+01:002012-01-31T23:28:18.127+01:00LOL, it made my day!LOL, it made my day!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348111835477115112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-32587791978138109872012-01-31T23:25:42.869+01:002012-01-31T23:25:42.869+01:00Bob:
I'm so glad! But it's better to learn...Bob:<br />I'm so glad! But it's better to learn the f-bomb in obsure languages that no one at work would understand.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-22507732057313217462012-01-31T23:24:42.948+01:002012-01-31T23:24:42.948+01:00Mark:
There's always the risk that hand signal...Mark:<br />There's always the risk that hand signals mean different things in different parts of the world. Anyway, it's wonderful to have you visit again... and comment. Even if it IS a smart-ass comment. I was going to translate smart-ass into Spanish but who knows what THAT would produce!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-17558979732242340342012-01-31T21:04:00.339+01:002012-01-31T21:04:00.339+01:00I look at it this way:
I've learned the Spanis...I look at it this way:<br />I've learned the Spanish f-bomb!!!<br /><br />Co-workers beware!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-16813713798213969152012-01-31T20:54:24.890+01:002012-01-31T20:54:24.890+01:00Maybe you shouldn't talk at all. Know sign la...Maybe you shouldn't talk at all. Know sign language? Oh, nevermind! You'd probably butcher that too.<br />m.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049586061176648341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-17103089393250848682012-01-31T19:56:35.887+01:002012-01-31T19:56:35.887+01:00Walt the Fourth:
I had looked up foyer and was sur...Walt the Fourth:<br />I had looked up foyer and was surprised to find the definition as "household" after using it for all these years. In any case, I will stop being pretentious and I will pronounce it the American way. I'm too old for the Navy.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-74096184111376522732012-01-31T19:53:59.811+01:002012-01-31T19:53:59.811+01:00Chris:
I don't usually have trouble with Engli...Chris:<br />I don't usually have trouble with English (Jerry does) and this is definitely a "follando" minefield.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367834014770669778.post-50321934968957798422012-01-31T19:48:49.270+01:002012-01-31T19:48:49.270+01:00Raybeard:
Yes, it IS. DO you suppose there's ...Raybeard:<br />Yes, it IS. DO you suppose there's a hidden agenda?Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.com