Bottoms Up: An Application of the Slapstick to SatireNathan, George Jean
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Bottoms Up: An Application of the Slapstick to Satire
Nathan, George Jean
American wit and humor
_Vocabulary_ | _Vocabulaire_ | _Pronunciation_
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The bill of fare. | La carte (du jour). | La card (dee jury).
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Roast beef and | Un rosbif aux pommes | Yune roastbif oh poms
potatoes. | de terre. | dee tear.
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A toothpick. | Un cure-dent. | Yune curedent.
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The check. | L’addition. | Ladditziyawn.
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Great Scott! | Bon Scott! | Bonnie Scot!
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You must take Americans | Vous croyez que les | Vuz croyz cue lays
for boobs! | Américains sont des | Americans sont days
| fous! | simps!
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A dirty shame! | L’infamie vilaine! | Linfame Verlaine!
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Where’s the manager? | Ou est le maître | Oo est lay mater dee
| d’hôtel? | hotel?
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Two francs! | Deux francs! | Deuce franks!
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What! | Quoi! | Quoit!
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Incredible! | C’est incroyable! | Kest incroybul!
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It’s awful! | C’est affreux! | Kest affrooz!
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You can go chase | Chasse-toi! | Chase toy!
yourself! | |
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Why, in Chicago-- | Mais à Chicago-- | May in Shicawgo--
AFTERNOON
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