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<p>[QUOTE="silverthwait, post: 82284, member: 103"]Ahem... Translation? Please?</p><p><br /></p><p>(This reminds me of a party we gave in NYC many years ago. At the time, we had a great many British friends. Tradition has it that whenever there is a certain lull in the noise quotient, it is either 20 of, or 20 past, the hour. Precisely at 20 of 10, one of my New York friends was heard by <i>all </i>to say, "That's what I hate about the English."</p><p><br /></p><p>(Pause for shocked gasp...)</p><p><br /></p><p>"They <i>all</i> speak French!"</p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of laughter!! Gilda always did have superb timing![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="silverthwait, post: 82284, member: 103"]Ahem... Translation? Please? (This reminds me of a party we gave in NYC many years ago. At the time, we had a great many British friends. Tradition has it that whenever there is a certain lull in the noise quotient, it is either 20 of, or 20 past, the hour. Precisely at 20 of 10, one of my New York friends was heard by [I]all [/I]to say, "That's what I hate about the English." (Pause for shocked gasp...) "They [I]all[/I] speak French!" Lots of laughter!! Gilda always did have superb timing![/QUOTE]
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