Smokey The Bandit & The Frigo Caper, in today's *bi-lingual* story column! For a free subscription to French Word-A-Day, click here.
le frigo (freego)
: fridge, icebox
synonyme: frigidaire, réfrigérateur, (refrigerator) & la glacière (ice box)
Ado, véto, resto… the French seem to love abbreviation. This is not to say that others of us are not guilty of truncating terms: in English, for example, we say fridge… Have any apocopic terms to add to this memo? Click here to begin truncating…
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A Day in a DOG'S Life… by Smokey "R" Dokey
(French text by Carol Donnay… English text follows!)
Smokey dit: "Zut, encore rien pour moi.. Peut-être dans le bac à légumes? Mais je suis pas végétarien. Comme dit Maman Braise quand elle me voit végéter devant le frigo vide de viande: " Smokey, chéri, même si tu végètes, t'as rien…"
(That's me, Smokester, behind Mama Braise)
Smokey says: "Darn, as always, nothin' for me… Maybe in the vegetable crisper? But I am not a vegetarian. As Mama Braise says when she sees me vegetating in front of the meatless fridge: "Smokey, dear, even if you vegetate, you'll still get nothing!"
Hmmm… Hmmm….
Je végète, je végète…. Vegetating… vegetating….
Mama Braise a raison. Rien! Mama Braise is right. Nada!
OMD! C'est elle… L'Ombre! OMG! It's her. The Shadow!
Je donne la patte! Je suis innocent! I give you my paw! I'm innocent!
Je t'assure, je n'y faisais rien! Je végète, je végète. C'est tout!
I assure you. I wasn't doing a thing… vegetating, vegetating. That's all!
:: Le Coin Commentaires / Comments Box::
Thank you, Carol, for the opening text to this picture story. I have added additional text, in French (one-liners beneath the remaining photos) — hope I got the grammar and spelling correct! Any edits are welcome here, in the comments box. Merci!
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They’re just wondering what to cook with the ingredients you have, my dog, Ralph, pays very special attention to everything I do in the kitchen, he’s retaining it all in his head for a later date…….
You know Smokey can do no wrong in my eyes, Kristi! He’s so big and handsome — love his jaunty collar, too! xxx
Go for the champagne Smokey – it’s right there behind you!!!
Hi Kristin, talk about le frigo, it’s 9 deg F here, and we’ve received 48.4 inches of snow since Sat. in Syracuse, NY.
Those Goldens are such smart dogs. Our long-gone Theo would eat nearly anything given him. When we had pancakes, he knew that he always got the last one plus any scraps. When we had finished eating our pancakes and were preparing his “plate”, we’d look up and there was this big Golden head peeking around the frigo saying “Is it my turn now?” Smokey’s looking great and so is Mama Braise!
Smokey, I’m with John, go for the champagne. Enjoyed these photos and the commentary immensely. As a dog owner and lover one always wonders what is going on in their brains. When growing up we had a Springer Spaniel, Freckles, who could put on an innocent look just before leaping up to snatch a pork chop out of the sizzling pan or sneaking some slurps from my mother’s coffee cup. She’d only steal lettuce if it was tossed with a lovely vinaigrette.
Salut Kristin,
FYI (for your info), today’s story was great, IMHO (in my humble opinion). Alas, the hungry pup got zip (nothing)! My dog, Pepper, loves any leftover “veggies” after our din-din (dinner). Her favorite is broccoli with sour cream.
I enjoyed the extra French in the story. It gives us practice in an enjoyable way.
À bientôt
This is the first time we are sending a comment, and after the pictures of Smokey and Braise we couldn’t resist! We absolutely love all the news and photos of Smokey. Keep them coming! What about the possibility of publishing a book about Smokey including all your wonderful photos? We are great fans of the newsletter and also have your book. Thank you.