Le groupe français 2016 - 2023 Les Voyageurs

[DaveAgain]

There's a new English language biography about Émilie du Châtelet, who I'd never heard of before today

Emilie du Châtelet – a lone voice among Enlightenment thinkers
The Enlightenment's Most Dangerous Woman
Émilie du Châtelet et les sciences

[DaveAgain]

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The French have knock-knock jokes! Toc-toc-toc ...

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I was watching a series called The Reunion, adapted from a Musso novel, when there it was, a knock-knock joke IN FRENCH!

(UK residents can currently watch the series on ITV's catch up service).

[Amandine]

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The French have knock-knock jokes! Toc-toc-toc ...

Well most of those were totally incomprehensible to me. Something to work on!

[DaveAgain]

Well most of those were totally incomprehensible to me. Something to work on!

This one
"Karl Glass répare, Carglas remplace !"

I've heard on RFI, it's an advert, we have the same one in the UK, but it's "autoglass repair, autoglass replace"

[DaveAgain]

à la fortune du pot seems to perfectly translate to the USA's "pot luck"

Are USA-ians frenchies masquerading as anglophones?

[guyome]

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The French have knock-knock jokes! Toc-toc-toc ...

Well most of those were totally incomprehensible to me. Something to work on!

As far as I can see, most of them allude to the first line of popular songs. I'll try and post a list later.

EDIT.
As I said, most are weak puns on the lyrics of well-known songs.

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Anouk. – Anouk comment ? – Anouk Amatata !
> Hakuna matata (The Lion King), using the name Anouk

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Yves. – Yves qui ? – Yveeeeees m’entraîne au bout de la nuit (qui ça qui ça) Les démons de minuit !!
> Ils m'entraînent au bout de la nuit by Images (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjVeown7umM)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Jésus ! – Jésus qui ? – Jésus venu te dire que je m’en vais …
> Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais by Gainsbourg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RAJdafk1Y8)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Karl. – Karl qui ? – Karl Glass répare, Carglas remplace !
> Car Glass répare, Car Glass remplace ! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcIXsiquTs4), obnoxious catchphrase of a brand of windshield sellers. It was (still is?) everywhere on tv/radio at some point

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Al – Al qui ? – Al Ouette, gentille alouette !
> Alouette, gentille alouette ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNhIcfszeDQ

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Sheila. – Sheila qui ? De toutes les matières, Sheila ouate qu’elle préfère !
> C'est la ouate by Caroline Loeb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChQ68Ql3R_E)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Gégé. – Gégé qui ? – Gégé crié, criéééééééé, Aline pour qu’elle revienne !
> (Et j'ai crié) Aline by Christophe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seoUs_zFI7c)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Quentin. – Quentin qui ? Quentin n’a que l’amour, à s’offrir en partage …
> Quand on n'a que l'amour by Brel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl3k5cwQ94Y)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Allah. – Allah qui ? – Allah queue-leu-leu, tout le monde s’éclate, à la queue-leu-leu !
> A la queuleuleu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIRbCW3vH-Y)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Zoé. – Zoé qui ? – Zoé voulu être un artisteeee, pour pouvoir faiiiire mon numéro !
> J'aurais voulu être un artiste from the musical Starmania (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I6WbsZYRnc)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Lara. – Lara qui ? – Lara Clette !
> https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raclette

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est-ce ? – Justine. – Justine qui ? – Justine mise au point sur les plus belles images de ma vie !
> Juste une mise au point by Jakie Quartz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro0pAP5LQoI)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Sam. – Sam qui ? Sam Dirien.
> "ça me dit rien"

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Seb. – Seb qui ? Seb pas l’homme qui prend la mer, c’est la mer qui prend l’homme !
> Dès que le vent soufflera by Renaud (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbrjsjEaOVg)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Hélène. – Hélène qui ? – Hélène né, le divin Enfant !
> Il est né le divin enfant, a popular Christmas carol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRU-6ZHU9H8)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Poland. – Poland qui ? Poland Ploi !
Blague toc toc N°16
> Pôle Emploi, the national unemployment agency (now France Travail)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Bart. – Bart qui? – Bartenaire particulier, cherche partenaire particulière !
> Partenaire particulier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccSPZZ2AKXY)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est-ce ? – Jo – Jo qui ? – Jobi, Joba !
> Djobi, djoba by the Gipsy Kings (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxNK7VBizac)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Kendji. – Kendji qui ? – Kendji vois tes yeux, je suis amoureux, quand j’entends ta voix, je suis fou de toi !
> Quand je vois tes yeux by Dany Brillant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPnzrRHcQeE)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Emma. – Emma qui ? – Emma main dans ta gueule !
> "Et ma main dans ta gueule", something you say want you want someone to shut up (the basic idea being that what they are saying/doing is so stupid, you may end up hitting them)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est la ? – Sandy et Mandy ! – Qui ? – San-dy Man-dy happy day !
>No idea...

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Sam. – Sam qui ? Sam-éneeeeeeeerve Toutes celles qui portent la frange à la Kate Moss !!
> Ça m’énerve by Helmut Friz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mNDYWhRSaw)

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – Sheila. – Sheila quoi ? – Sheila danse des canards, qui en sortant de la mare, …
> C'est la danse des canards (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_VJe5iHrJw)

Toc! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Solène. – Solène qui ? – Solène sunlights des tropiques !!
> Sous les sunlights des tropiques by Gilbert Montagné (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQuyrP4tLh0)

Toc! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Obama. – Obama qui ? – Obamasqué oh hé oh hé !!
> Au bal masqué ohé ohé by La Compagnie Créole (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-48Xg2cKyg)

[tastyonions]

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The French have knock-knock jokes! Toc-toc-toc ...

Well most of those were totally incomprehensible to me. Something to work on!

As far as I can see, most of them allude to the first line of popular songs. I'll try and post a list later.

Here’s one:

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est là ? – C’est Jésus ! – Jésus qui ? – Jésus venu te dire que je m’en vais …

[jeffers]

Toc ! Toc ! Toc ! – Qui est la ? – Sandy et Mandy ! – Qui ? – San-dy Man-dy happy day !
>No idea...

Sunday, Monday, Happy Days!

[DaveAgain]

I'm currently watching a film called la crise est finie. The title song is performed several times in the film, and to me it always sounds like they're singing "finir" rather than "finie".

You can hear it 36s into the video, what do you think?

[Dragon27]

I'm currently watching a film called la crise est finie. The title song is performed several times in the film, and to me it always sounds like they're singing "finir" rather than "finie".

You can hear it 36s into the video, what do you think?

Sounds pretty much like /finiə/ to me, with the French schwa at the end, not the French /r/.