What's this in English

[Robert G]

What's this in English, please? "Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous."

[Quizmonkey]

Paddle your own canoe - hehe! See Mots d'Heures, Gousses, Rames...

[brachiopod]

It doesn't really mean anything in French, it's a play on phonetics.

If I said that you can "work it out for yourself", that would be a clue.

Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous.
Pa - dell - yur - Rone - kuh - noo.

Pa = Pronunciation

[brachiopod]

Bah, beat me to it QM. !!

In a similar vein, had he learnt it, this little rhyme would have spared John Redwood some acute embarassment a few years ago...

My hen laid a haddock, one hand oiled a flea,
Glad farts and centurions threw dogs in the sea.
I could stew a hare here and brandish Dan's flan,
Don's ruddy bog's blocked up with sand.

[Robert G]

Sorry folks. I knew the answer but thought I'd have a bit of fun with it. It didn't last very long!

Oh, well, say lavee!

[wideboy]

How about some Latin ones:-

Caesar ad sum jam fer te

etc.

and one about lorries?

[mike b]

The classic French one of course is the motto of the French Navy - A L'EAU; C'EST L'HEURE!

[Consie]

Thanks mike b - I should be working but I'm LOL. This could become addictive!

[waimarie]

Noticing the high tone of this thread,some more Latin.

iti sapis spotand abigone.

[BigMac]

Caesar adsum iam forte
Pompeii adarat
Caesar sic in omnibus
Pompeii in itsat

[wideboy]

I was told:-

Iti sapis po tandi tis a tino ne

(or tisa?)

Also

.... Pompeii et isat, ..... Pompeii inis at

I like the French Navy one!

[Aldi100]

'Paddle your own canoe.' It's faux French.

[Aldi100]

'Paddle your own canoe.' It's faux French