A NEW PARLOUR GAME (AT LEAST TO ME)

A FRIEND IN ANACORTES INTRODUCES me to a new parlour game (or for any other locale one has these days): Take a well-known expression in a foreign language, change a single letter, and provide a definition for the new expression. 

Here are examples provided by “A.F.I.A.” plus some variations on the idea. 

Harlez-Vous Français?  Can you operate a French motorcycle?

Ex Post Fucto. Lost in the mail.

Idios Amigos. We’re wild and crazy guys!

Monage a Trois. I am three years old.

Cogito Eggo Sum. I think, therefore I am a waffle. 

Rigor Morris. The cat is dead.

Veni, Vidi, Vice. I came, I saw, I partied.

Respondez S’il Vous Plaid. Honk if you’re Scottish.

Le Roi Est Mort. Jive Le Mort. The king is dead. No kidding.

Posh Mortem. Death styles of the rich and famous.

Pro Bozo Publico. Support your local clown.

Haste Cuisine.  French fast food.

Aloha Oy. Love; greetings; farewell; from such a pain you should never know.

Apres Moe Le Deluge. Larry and Curly got wet. 

Which leads directly to my first original one: Apres Moi Le Delage. A 1938 D8-120 S Cabriolet Grand Luxe is following me. 

Image from Gooding & Company.

Back to A.F.I.A.’s.

Ich Liebe Rich. I’m really crazy about having dough.

VISA La France. Don’t leave your chateau without it.

Amicus Puriae. Platonic friend.

L’Etat, C’est Moo. I’m bossy around here.

A couple of cheaters:

Cogito, Ergo Spud. I think, therefore I yam.

Veni, Vidi, Velcro. I came, I saw, I stuck around.

The rest of my modest collection, thus far.

Faux Pa. Not’cho papa.

Faux Paw. Down, Fido, down!

A double: Faun Paw. Down, Bambi, down! (They’re actually hooves….)

Another double: Carp Died. Of bad bottom feeding? 

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You’re encouraged to offers others. I’ll be perusing my Dictionary of Familiar Foreign Phrases directly.

And thanks, A.F.I.A. ds 

© Dennis Simanaitis, SimanaitisSays.com, 2024