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Hayden - Mar 13, 2008 10:35:26 am PDT #4324 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Them what are talking French most of the time, count.

Do what now? So what about them what are mimes?


brenda m - Mar 13, 2008 10:36:04 am PDT #4325 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Being actually in Quebec, or from there, is only a partial factor in the analysis.

Hah. Ask the pur lainers about that.

But yeah. Quebec even has a separate category to describe people who grew up speaking neither french nor english. Like U.S. primary states, they only count sometimes.


Nutty - Mar 13, 2008 10:40:06 am PDT #4326 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

So what about them what are mimes?

All mimes are French. Don't you know anything?


megan walker - Mar 13, 2008 10:40:17 am PDT #4327 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Related: How would the Hulk say "Hulk Smash!" in French?

This is why I love Tom!

What cracks me up about all those entries is the fact that the French in fact use the word smash, when talking about tennis: faire un smash, smasher.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 13, 2008 10:45:48 am PDT #4328 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

How about Quebecois filmmakers that aren't Denys Arcand?

Louis Saïa is the only one I know of, and that's due to Les Boys rather than any familiarity with Quebecois cinema.


Hayden - Mar 13, 2008 10:48:22 am PDT #4329 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

All mimes are French. Don't you know anything?

Not too much, I'll admit. But mimes don't talk! Even knowing a priori that they're French, how would the Quebec government confirm that?


Tom Scola - Mar 13, 2008 10:50:20 am PDT #4330 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

If a Quebecois mime weren't French, would he have to perform his act a second time in French?


megan walker - Mar 13, 2008 10:59:33 am PDT #4331 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

If a Quebecois mime weren't French, would he have to perform his act a second time in French?

You know, I've been looking for a new tag...


Scrappy - Mar 13, 2008 11:10:03 am PDT #4332 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

If a Quebecois mime weren't French, would he have to perform his act a second time in French?

Yes. It's exactly the same act, but he does it with contempt for the audience.


§ ita § - Mar 13, 2008 11:27:44 am PDT #4333 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think he needs to perform it the first time in French, and the second time, the English time, can be no longer or bigger than the first.