Film/TV Sep 17, 2010 at 1:32 pm

Conceptuel: The French Project

Julien Massillon, the French Intern
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The best films in Belgium are in Flemish.

The best music in Belgium is in French.
Will in Seattle on September 17, 2010 at 1:37 PM Report this
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@1 Flemish politics are very interesting these days (or probably always have been). Couldn't grasp the dialects.
dnt trust me on September 17, 2010 at 1:50 PM Report this
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Jesus, Will. Cockblocking motherfucker.

Julien, thank you for the link to Les Robins des Bois, which does not require French to enjoy soooo much.
gloomy gus on September 17, 2010 at 1:50 PM Report this
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@3 what, it's true.
Will in Seattle on September 17, 2010 at 1:57 PM Report this
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"...vous riez comme des boeufs comme si c'Ă©tait un film avec Ben Stiller..."

I laughed for like 5 minutes reading this. Julien, you are a peach.
Erin J. on September 17, 2010 at 2:06 PM Report this
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I do not think that word means what you think it means....
pffft on September 17, 2010 at 2:06 PM Report this
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Dutch, not Flemish.
Snappertuna on September 17, 2010 at 2:10 PM Report this
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I can't help but laugh when something delights me even when it isn't funny per se. That's why the laughter. Delight and surprise.
PGan on September 17, 2010 at 2:14 PM Report this
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Will, this is a little dated, but speaking Flemish political speak is along those lines to the present-day electoral appointments.
http://ajaxian.com/archives/flemish-poli…
dnt trust me on September 17, 2010 at 2:18 PM Report this
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"Ça plane pour moi" sounds better as "jet boy, jet girl" by elton motello anyway
the duster on September 17, 2010 at 2:28 PM Report this
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10: I heard that version as a kid and have never forgotten it. Does my memory serve me correctly when I recall a chorus of "Ooo ooo ooo ooo/she gave me head?"
David Schmader on September 17, 2010 at 2:33 PM Report this
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I'd like to hear a six-part version of ca plane pour moi. interesting.
Josh Bomb on September 17, 2010 at 2:34 PM Report this
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@11 i believe it's "he gives me head" as it's a tongue-in-cheek reference to a young rent boy. Great song though, and also the Damned (who I originally heard the song from) do a sweet cover.
the duster on September 17, 2010 at 2:42 PM Report this
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@13 is correct. The only thing that drives me nuts about the Elton Montello version is that it really only has 2 parts and about 6 lines of lyrics spread out over 5 minutes.
Dougsf on September 17, 2010 at 2:52 PM Report this
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For the longest time when I was younger, I thought the lyrics were "Cent blanc pour moi" instead of "Ça plane pour moi."
Callie on September 17, 2010 at 3:17 PM Report this
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Plastic Bertrand pees all over Elton Motello, sorry. Even if it is really sung by producer Lou Deprijck (which I can't help but read as "Lou the Prick".
Fnarf on September 17, 2010 at 3:26 PM Report this
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@14 and you like Kyesha?
Will in Seattle on September 17, 2010 at 3:40 PM Report this
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Julien - in America people laugh just to show they get the joke, not because something is funny. This is especially true at plays. They will also give a standing ovation for just about anything.
Free Lunch on September 17, 2010 at 6:19 PM Report this
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Per Google translator: "Damn, but close your mouths, and uneducated bunch of stupid Americans! There's a beast of performance art, there in your eyes and you laugh like oxen, as if this were a movie starring Ben Stiller, so you should just admire the fact that the Yanks as you are able to rise above the ambient stupidity! Shut up, shit"

Money phrase: "Ambient stupidity."
Buttercup on September 17, 2010 at 11:20 PM Report this
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Internet Translators.... bah.

What he said was "Bitches, just shut your traps you bunch of uncultured, feeble Americans. Here you have greats of true artistic performance, right here before your very eyes, and yet you laugh like dumb cows as though you were at a Ben Stiller movie, when you could just be admiring the evidence that Yanks like you are occasionally capable of lifting yourselves above the ambient stupidity.... Shit, shut up!
yurodivoy on September 18, 2010 at 1:37 PM Report this
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Internet Translators.... bah. Who needs em?

What he said was "Bitches, just shut your traps you bunch of uncultured, feeble Americans. Here you have greats of true artistic performance, right here before your very eyes, and yet you laugh like dumb cows as though you were at a Ben Stiller movie, when you could just be admiring the evidence that Yanks like you are occasionally capable of lifting yourselves above the ambient stupidity.... Shit, shut up!
yurodivoy on September 18, 2010 at 1:38 PM Report this
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@17 - I honestly don't think I know who that is. Do you even know what we're talking about right now?

@16 - Fun fact if you didn't already know, Plastic Bertrand plays drums on the Elton Montello version. I want to favor the "original" for some reason, but the PB version... er, redux, really is better.
Dougsf on September 20, 2010 at 2:58 PM Report this

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