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Originally Posted by monster
Ackchully..... it comes from the French for "straight" as in part of a river......(the river now known as the Detroit river)
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Ahahahaha! Thanks for the fantasy history lesson.
Of course, the French word "détroit" doesn't mean "straight", but,
"strait" as in a
narrow connecting waterway.
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
Or the women there have been doing vaginal exercises...
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There's an old numbers joke in French about a newly married young man away on his honeymoon who sends a letter back home to his father to let him know how things are going. The letter read:
"7 & 3!"
Spelled out, that would be "Sept et trois!" which sounds like "C'est étroit!" which means "It is tight!"
The father sent a letter back to his son saying:
"8, 7 & 3 & 9."
Which spelled out would be "Huit, sept et trois et neuf." which sounds like "Oui, c'est étroit et neuve" which means "Yes, it is tight and new."
MON DIEU! (i.e. OMG!) ... time to eat some American fries to get this taste outta my mouth.