Comments on: The Spanish Prostitute Moment in pre-war French popular novels

By: kalebeul » Éo

kalebeul » Éo — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:42:40 +0000

[...] Some people in Barcelona attract your attention by calling “Éo” There’s a French example of this in Margueritte’s La garçonne (1922). 14yo Monique is being seduced into lesbian shenanigans by her freethinking friend, Elisabeth. Aunt Sylvestre comes looking for them. “Hého!” cries Monique, and the storm passes. The activities of Monique and Elisabeth are wholly unrelated to the chorus of that old song which in some versions goes, “Heyho, away she goes, donkey riding, donkey riding.” You could look for other examples for days and end up none the wiser as to the what/why/where/when. [...]

By: Trevor ap Simon

Trevor ap Simon — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:05:41 +0000

Embarrassment of embarrassments

By: Charles Butler

Charles Butler — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:18:03 +0000

http://www.haloscan.com/comments/chappell/8846672829709667186/

By: Trevor ap Simon

Trevor ap Simon — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:40:34 +0000

I haven’t followed the story but my general take is that it’s not fucking surprising they’ve got infrastructure problems when, every time someone tries to build a new power line or train line or anything, the place grinds to a halt with demonstrations about the latest attack by the Spanish state on this holiest of lands.

By: Charles Butler

Charles Butler — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:10:50 +0000

No, don’t dend the neds. We don’t need the army itself, but working electrical generators, apparently - some of Hispano-Valencian ones not being up to scratch.

By: Trevor ap Simon

Trevor ap Simon — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:47:52 +0000

Why don’t we send the British army to sort out Spain? I suppose the Osborne bull could be vaguely construed as deserving protection, giving us the excuse we need

By: Charles Butler

Charles Butler — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:07:53 +0000

Well, it’s very kind of you, Trevor, to have taken the time out from your frivolities… In your absence, the British army has left your birthplace, but Spanish AND Valencian army military machinery have been sent to shore up the infrastructure deficiencies of your regional centre.