Daily Archives: 2 November 2011

La barbe !

Posted on 2 November 2011 by Tournesol

‘La barbe !’ (‘the beard!’). This is usually said while stroking one’s chin (not sure if it works so well for women, though). It translates as ‘I’m bored’. I have realized only recently that this expression must have grown from meaning that … Continue reading →

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Attila the stockbroker

Posted on 2 November 2011 by Tournesol

Attila the stockbroker(l’agent de change) and Stalin Having lunch last week in Brighton (Terre-à-Terre) with a dear friend, we got to discussing careers. I maintained that if a child of mine became a stockbroker I would disown them, which seemed to … Continue reading →

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