Bonjour Jason! Savois? Do you put vinegar on your french fries? Do you
enjoy back bacon on a kaiser as you sit on your chesterfield reading about
dakotas and sipping on your warm beverage?
C'est la Vie
Jim Knox, 91 Dak 318LA 4x4 suregrip . snowbelt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: DML: O/T (was Dodge Neon)
>
> At 07:24 PM 11/24/2003, Tom wrote:
>
> >Jason Bleazard wrote:
> >>
> >>Could you pass me a serviette? I've spilt my poutine in the centre of
the
> >>neighbour's Chesterfield.
> >
> >Um - ok - thats a wet nap? or hand wipe? poutine? If I remember my
> >SuperTrooper lingo well enough - that has something to do with fries and
> >gravey?? Chesterfeild? Umm - no clue on that one..
> >
> >I lost my English-to-Canadian dictionary when Christine went in the drink
> >this summer.
>
> You mean American to Canadian :-). Chesterfield is an English (as in
> British) word for a couch. Never read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
> Galaxy"? That was where I learned that word. Canadians thought they were
> going to confuse me, but I've had enough exposure to British pop culture
> that it didn't work. Also note that the official spelling in Canada is
> British, even if it only gets used about half the time. All us Americans
> corrupting the language :-).
>
> The words serviette and poutine seem to be the French
> influence. Serviettes are paper napkins (just had to get that in the
> archives :-). Poutine is gravy fries with cheese. Quite good, but not
> very healthy.
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
>
>
>
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