Foreign Language Phrases Joke
Winners of a New York Magazine contest who were asked
to take a well-known statement in a foreign language,
change a single letter and provide a definition for
the new
statement:
RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID
Honk if you're Scottish
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HARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?
Can you drive a French motorcycle?
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VENI, VIPI, VICI:
I came, I'm a very important person, I conquered.
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COGITO EGGO SUM:
I think; therefore I am a waffle.
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RIGOR MORRIS:
The cat is dead.
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QUE SERA SERF:
Life is feudal
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LEROI EST MORT, JIVE LEROI:
The king is dead. *No kidding.
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POSH MORTEM:
Death styles of the rich and famous
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PRO BOZO PUBLICO:
Support your local clown
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MONAGE A TROIS:
I am three years old
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HASTE CUISINE:
Fast French food
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QUIP PRO QUO:
A fast retort
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ALOHA OY:
Love; greetings; farewell; from such a pain you should
never know.
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MAZEL TON:
Tons of luck
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VISA LA FRANCE:
Don't leave your chateau without it
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CARNE DIEM:
Seize the meat