Yes. It's actually "chercher Raoul" - I first heard it when I had a holiday job on a building site in Bordeaux. There is an English equivalent - Ralph, I think - but it doesn't quite capture it so well.
B > > "Shouting for Raoul"? > > Is that like barking at ants? Technicolour yawn? Talking on the big > white phone? > > It's rather onomatopoeic isn't it? How quaint! > > cheers, > frank > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Bob W <[email protected]> > Sent: December 10, 2011 12/10/11 > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: PESO 2011 - 147 - GDG > > > > > Another in the Communicating series: > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6486761625/lightbox/ > > or > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/6486761625/ > > > > Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. > > > > Godfrey > > A Boddies pub. That stuff certainly has a communicative effect. I used > to > drink (lots of) it when I was a student in Manchester. First you get > gabby, > then you go quiet, then you run for cover and start shouting for Raoul. > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
