I don't want you to think I've got a big head, but...

[HeyWayne]

ChouChou de Chef was some nutcase that was carted away from the Ritz in the early 80's. Apparently, he thought he was a train.

[Pumpkin Becki]

Chouchou doesnt mean double cabbage, its a slang word meaning favourite or pet.
Chouchou de prof = teachers pet
Chouchou de chef = Boss' pet.

Its always used in a nice way, not a sarcastic way, exactly the way that I used it in fact.

I know, I'm just joshing you Bob. I always rather liked being called teacher's pet or swot at school, and when they made me a Prefect, well, that's just an anagram of 'perfect' isn't it

[bobleponge]

Curses. There I was giving you all of my 4 French words, and you knew all along.

[Pumpkin Becki]

I could fascinate you with my Italian in return Bob:

Una ragatza su un tavolo (no points for spelling I'm sure)

[HeyWayne]

My endearing memory of Italian was when in Tuscany last year and I had to call the owners of our villa and utter then now famous phrase in our house - "Aiuto, aiuto! Pecora con giardino!"

[bobleponge]

Just spent the last 5 minutes trying to call my Italian mate in Beirut to get the correct translations on both, but he's not answering his phone. Pah.

[HeyWayne]

Just spent the last 5 minutes trying to call my Italian mate in Beirut to get the correct translations on both, but he's not answering his phone. Pah.

I'm not entirely sure mine is correct, but the owners did arrive 5 minutes later to give us a hand.

[bobleponge]

PB, why would there be une fille sur une table?

HW, did you get that pesky chevre de ton jardin?


Oohhhh check me out, talking French to my Italian mate

[Pumpkin Becki]

PB, why would there be une fille sur une table?

Oohhhh check me out, talking French to my Italian mate

I'm not entirely sure, but its the one phrase I remember from my Rossetta Stone course, that and

Automobile! pronounced Ow toe mo be lay!! Superb, I'm going to get a long way with those two phrases aren't I

[HeyWayne]

HW, did you get that pesky chevre de ton jardin?

More than one dear boy - a whole chuffin flock of em! (sheeps).

Trouble was, my pronunciation was convincing enough for them to answer me in million-word-per-hour Italian.

[bobleponge]

PB, I see a career as a UN international translator.
HW, thats always the problem once you sound anything like convincing in the local tongue, they dont hold back on the reply.