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"Two Thumbs Up" the asshole!!!!
ole!!!!-----Original Message-----
From: Francois Jouaux <fjouaux@apple.com-DeleteThis>
To: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
Date: Friday, December 03, 1999 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: Watch out for Windsurfers
>Actually, I have another version, it went on like this:
>
>The main loser is REALLY a loser. All he does is build models out of
>matches and glue. Like the GG bridge, the Eifel Tower, the Concord.
>And he is very vocal about it and everyone makes fun of him.
>
>This guy has been selected as the dumbest by a bunch of sarcastic people.
>
>So now he's been complaining that his wife has left him for a very
>dumb guy:
>- really, how is that possible ?, says his host, who is very
>interested in getting another world champion asshole for his contest.
>- yes, he is so dumb, all he does is talk about windsurfing !
>- you'll have to introduce him to me,...
>
>My girlfriend actually had a good laugh at this, which means I must
>be one of these, and the person who wrote the script must have some
>relationship with a windsurfer: this is not something you invent, but
>there is some truth in it.
>This shows that, in France like in the US, windsurfers are fanatics
>who seem to talk only about their sport. You don't run accross
>cyclists that only talk about biking, or skiers that only talk about
>skiing. It is much more common with windsurfers, which shows it's a
>unique sport !
>
>"The Dinner Game" = "Le Diner de Con"
>"con" is translated throughout the movie into "asshole", which is
>not exactly what it means. "con" means rather "loser","stupid" or
>"dumb", and does not have the "jerk" or "detestable" conotation that
>"asshole" has. "Windsurfers are such assholes" should have been
>translated into "Windsurfers are so stupid"...
>
>Excellent movie, catch it if it is still playing !
>
>-Francois
>
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