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The things you learn on the internet:

Bécassine

Bécassine was a popular cartoon character in France for about 50 years.  She was depicted as a young Breton housemaid.  The comic started off as a put-down to Bretons, but grew more sympathetic with time.

Bécassine means snipe in French; tantamount to "fool."

She is very charming.  Here is Bécassine During the War, standing in between two Alsatian children.

Bonne Année / Happy New Year!

Excessive American Football Rivalry

 

 

Apparently UCLA Bruns fans expressed their contempt for local rival USC.

 

Genial!

Surprising French Phrases

These may come in handy.

1. Ah, la vache! (lit: oh, the cow!): oh my God!
   
2. à l’eau de rose (lit: with rose water): sentimental/soppy
   
3. à toutes les sauces (lit: with all the sauces): in all sorts of ways
   
4. au poil (lit: to a hair): perfect; flawless
   
5. avoir le gueule de bois (lit: to have a wooden face): to have a hangover
   
6. avoir le bourdon (lit: to have the bumblebee): to feel down/have the blues
   
7. avoir le cafard (lit: to have the cockroach): be down in the dumps; have the blues
   
8. avoir le démon de midi (lit: to have the midday demon): to have a midlife crisis
   
9. avoir un chat dans la gorge ) (lit: to have a cat in your throat): to have a frog in your throat
   
10. avoir une faim de loup (to have the hunger of a wolf): to be ravenous/starving hungry
    
11. avoir une peur bleue de quelque chose (lit: to have the blue fear): to be scared stiff of something
    
12. avoir une araignée au plafond (lit: to have a spider in the head):to have a screw loose
    
13. c'est la fin des haricots (lit: that's the end of the beans) : it's the last straw/its hopeless or that's the end of it
    
14. chercher des puces (lit: to look for fleas): to bug/annoy someone
    
15. les carottes sont cuites (lit: the carrots are cooked): I've had it/that's enough
    
16. quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue) (lit: When you talk about the wolf (you see its tail)): speak of the devil
    
17. quelle mouche t'a piqué? (lit: which fly bit you?): what's your problem? what's the matter with you?
    
18. se fair une toile (lit: to make a fabric): Go to the movies.
    
19. un film trop mortel (lit: a film too mortal): such a good movie
    
20. zut alors! (no translation!): holy smokes/darn! 

Maltese Bread

The Panty Shoppers

One must look one's best!