LOL! 2008 is the year of the Mojito and the year when we're all looking at a world map to learn the difference between Serbia and Sibiria ;-)

Love & Squeeze

Dr. Sigmund

Holy shout out, bat(wo)man! I'm glad you guys decided to talk about the museum because it's pretty awesome that it's free. I think I said "I can't believe this is free" mayyyyybe 5 gagillion times, but still, it IS pretty cool. Another word that is unknown in French OR English was vergel...which apparently means ancient dog tag? Also, it's narwhal in English and narval in French. Katia, you do realize you HAVE to go...you and K-Mac should meet up and do the audioguide for only 1 euro!

Re: braids. In Leah en France's America we call them braids and we only know this word. I personally happen to know the word plaits(pron. PLATES) that my English friend will say...which must be related to platts. Also, a French braid for me has only three pieces and starts at the top of the head. A fish braid has four parts and a regular braid has three, and both begin at the base of the head. Et voila!

First of all, to whoever's ears I blew out - sorry about that!

Also, I wanted to say exactly what Leah said - I thought 'plaits' was pronounced 'plates' and all the rest. Kylie's not alone this time! :D

Oi, Vivi! Kyliemac's not alone ANY time, it's usually ME that is sitting here all alone saying, "I'm sure I say it like this in my world, I'm sure I'm not smoking crack" because you Americans are all jumping up and down saying "we agree with Kyliemac and you're wrong, Katia!" It's not a matter of right and wrong, it's just DIFFERENT.

hehe.

Now I'll just go and sit in my corner and pout as I rock myself continuously.

katia darling, you are 'smerter' than us all put together. and you already knew what a braid was...so you are expanding our OBVIOUSLY lacking vocabulary!! :)

Methinks I detect a serious note of sarcasm there, Miss Mac. I will continue to pout in my corner and twirl my PLAITS around my fingers.
:p

Katia, you're right, it's not wrong just diiiiiifferent. And, I double checked with my English friend and she says plaits pronounced platts like you. She also knew the word braid but it meant just one single big ol honkin braid especially starting at the top of the head. Plaits for her was more in the plural sense and would be at the base of the head. I think that's basically what you were saying, Katia? There's 1 for Team Australia! Haha.

Oh Katia, I'm sorry, I didn't write that very well. I didn't mean to say that Kylie's not alone so you're wrong, but often I don't agree with her because something is different in Vivi's America. That's all darlin'. You know I love y'all.

Maybe I'm just different, but I think Sarkozy had every right to tell that jerk to piss off. I got the definite impression that he pushed his way to the front of the crowd just so he could act like a jerk. He deserved far more than M. le Président gave him.

Thanks for the shout out on the podcast!

This morning I got to work early, so I listened to it before I had a chance to get busted!

The funny thing with Sarkozy is that he's the one who recenty launched a project of reintroducing good manners in schools. Yougsters have to respect their teachers and be polite with them" is his motto.

I was listening to the radio yesterday and a listener called: "My 7 year old son just asked me: Who is the méchant monsieur who tells the old man to piss off?", "It's the president of France my son, you know the one who is tired of rude youngsters who swear".
I thought that was pretty "spot on".

What re you guys all famous now and you don't answer emails from lil old me?

Well good thing I still had you address. Something sweet is going out to you today. They called to me......