I see England, I see France

[DaSwede]

Last week I saw an old episode of Moonlighting. the name of the episode was I see England, I see France, I see Maddie's netherworld. It immediately struck me as probably being a paraphrase, so I searched for that phrase barring the netherworld-part, and got tons of hits. I gather it's a 'teasing rhyme' (if that be the term) and that the last part of it would normally be I see (name)'s underpants. But even that sounds like a paraphrase to me, as if the origin was oh I don't know - a Churchill speech or something... "I see England, I see France, united in ..." etcetera. (Just fantasizing.)

Does anyone know anything about the origin - or if the rhyme is the origin.

Thanks in advance and for now, more personal thanks sometime next week.

[woofgang]

btw, we're awful near eviction point, do we have our next pad sorted?
I have a suggestion from 2005 if needed

[shaneystar2]

Don't panic folks ..see your mail .Which I am valiantly trying to sort out .
Ooh no not poop woofie Eeuww ...Shaney used to always hone in on foxes poop and roll in it ..Boy did it stink !
Thanks for the link to that site ..I have bookmarked it .Looks helpful .Must say I feel much steadier than I did though.
Right get your stuff packed up I've had a pigeon land from Derby with marching orders.

[woofgang]

okay, will wait for orders.
Glad to hear that you are feeling better
Foxes muck is the living end isn't it?
When we were buying this house around 20 years ago, we came down one sunday to measure up etcet, before we had actually bought it. Brought with us our dear puppy of the time and let him out into the garden to run around. The house had been empty for nearly a year and the foxes unbeknownst to us had taken over the garden. Dear pup came running into house (carpeted throughout in pale gold) covered from head to foot and stinking to high heaven....not even cold water on in house of course and you don't bring towels when out for a sedate drive do you? (HA! I carry babywipes EVERWHERE now!!)
We had to go to the local corner shop and buy up all their kitchen towel and tomato ketchup to get him so we could sit in the same car with him to travel home (hants to Surrey)
honestly the things we put up with...

[Robinia]

huraaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy!!!
(((boing)))....(((boing)))....(((boing)))

<looks up> oops, sorry Sweedie

I don't belieeeeeeve it....after trying to get on the net since 9am I finally gave up, sent shaney an email which worked in fits 'n starts & the bl00dy thing's back now!!
I see tiscali are having a lot of trouble, so maybe this time it was just them...either that or, as you said Kit, Tarquin is damn good 'cos I'd just texted him & voila! fixed!
I'll post his mobi number in Technology & he can cosmically repair everyone's putas, ...he won't mind at all...
looks young for 32 eh? it's in the genes

great links woofy......I'll make myself a nice strong cuppa & hopefully I'll still be here in a while...I like the look of that tumbling box game, looks like an all night job!

[DaSwede]

"Because the front fell off. Bit of a give-away." Ha ha, Woofgang, I have no idea what that piece of satire referred to but it seemed spot on just generally. Woofy, Shaney doesn't have your email address and neither do I and we should not post the link on here, so I expect you'll have to stay put here until you hear from Robinia or whoever has your addy...

(Robinia, you may give my address to Woofy. And to any other biddy who asks for it.)

Here's some company for you while you're waiting, Woofy... I've posted it before but you weren't with us at the time.

fun fun fun

I love your dog stories, please keep them coming. How I'd love to meet a fox, and a wolf; fat chance of that, living in Stockholm... Did you ever... erm, talk to one?


Oh there you are Robinia!

[shaneystar2]

We used to have loads of urban foxes in London Kit . Behind our house was a huge flood meadow ..a well kept secret in the middle of SW20 ...in the summer it was a mass of buttercups and there were ponds with frogs ,dragonflies,several herons and loads of foxholes ergo loads of foxes! Masses of squirrels too.Funnily enough we now live near to the country side and never see any !
I loved that clip ..when he said about the cardboard and sellotape it cracked me up ..as for that game ..Grrrrr..I'm hooked ..I am as thick as two short planks though and can't get past level three ! Logic is not my strong point.
Glad you are back Robinia we need someone in control !

[Robinia]

woofy would you lean in to your screen please?

that's for the tumbling box game....aggghhh, me bum's gone numb!

bloomin' foxes aren't fussy about what they dump in your garden are they?....I've had things I'd rather not talk about, yuk! I have to do a total scan of my garden every morning, come hail, shine, or triple pneumonia before I leave Charlie to it.

[netibiza]

I've emailed marmoset so hopefully she'll know where to join us. Am off tomorrow, will probably be here in the morning.

[DaSwede]

...and you can hit her one time for me, Robinia - I had managed to shake that game - the one with the boxes - but Woofy had to dig it up again and leave it in our garden...

Urban foxes, lucky Shaney, they're so cute! And wolves. As a matter of fact, in 2001 a lovesick wild wolf passed through the part of town where I live, headed north in search of a mate. He was followed by a zoo wolf expert with a "sedation gun" (you know what I mean), but it never had to be used, the wolf just passed through town in the middle of the night and found the woods all by himself.

Oh look at that Jude... No sedation gun in the world will render her harmless!

hey jude

(The kid was three years at the time so it says in the comments, questions and answers below. I think we'll hear from Hero again!)

Have a real nice time with your daughter and sisters Neti - when will you be back?

[Jude123]

Hey Thanks Kit made me laugh at the end of the day. Just thought I would nip in to say goodnight and there I am sorting out my outfit for Tea~bag and then serenaded by a mini Beatle. What more could I ask for. Lol.
Night Night all will probably see you at the new venue. Haven't found out where it is yet but no doubt my friend Robiniawill let me know. See yer later 'gater(s)

[DaSwede]

Hi Jude, Shaney is our new hostess and she sent the address to those whose email addies she has, asking us to spread the word. I forwarded her message to you this afternoon and wrote Shaney back telling her I had done so - so we thought you knew. I'll send you a new email rightaway. Btw we don't seem to have moved yet so you haven't missed anything tonight. Glad you saw Hero, he's a genius isn't he!

I'd like to make a suggestion: That we all consider giving each other our email addresses, 'cos honestly this is a bit messy. If there's any among you who don't want to give your regular email address away, just create one (for free) at for instance Yahoo.

Sleep tight, Possums, don't let the bed bugs bite!

[netibiza]

Morning all - am off in a minute, so take care and I'll see you all next Wednesday evening! Behave now!!! love neti x

[netibiza]

Just to let daswede know that I have emailed all the others inc jno so no panic!

[netibiza]

Dolly's already waiting with her knife sharpened!

[Robinia]

oooph, just room to squeeze in....

ever had one of those days when nothing goes right?

thank you for having us Kit, hope you enjoyed your first stint at being hostess...and if you didn't....well, tough really.

I bought you a couple of parting gifts
it's Friday! all they had left
and in case you miss us...
biddy I said, BIDDY!
can no one understand my accent?...tut

are you still here neti? have a good time....I might miss you...

[shaneystar2]

Tack s� mycket Kit ...see you in the scullery ...have a good time Neti ....toodleloooooo!

[Jude123]

Have agood time Neti