Some more French wrenches

[Billman49]

Hi
Came across this on the French Old Tools site - http://outils-anciens.xooit.fr/t4065-insolite-cle-vierge-et-cle-muselee.htm - thought they might interest you spanner nuts....

[Papaw]

 I've been a member for several years, but I just surf the forum since it is all in French. I once tried to post but my French has deteriorated too much. One of the members offered to receive my posts and translate them but I never followed through.

[rusty]

bwahaha

"je ne peut pas le traduire "

I see Billman has been in the catalog forum -P

I have looked around in the past, but 2 years of flunked Jr High french 30+years ago isn't quite cutting it ....

[1930]

bwahaha

"je ne peut pas le traduire "

I see Billman has been in the catalog forum -P

I have looked around in the past, but 2 years of flunked Jr High french 30+years ago isn't quite cutting it ....

You made it two years, I didnt make it six months, she let me just sit there and drool er um read comic books, I remember it like it was yesterday, cute dark haired woman ran the class, a Mrs Haste, surprised I remember her name, you woudnt be if you saw the package

[Papaw]

I must have told this story here before, BUT-

In Junior college, I avoided language courses, but when I got to real college I was told I had to have a foreign language to graduate, so I chose French, probably because I was heavy into Sartre and other French writers at the time.
I took freshman French and failed because I was dating the teacher's aide and we talked in French all the time, so I cut almost all the labs.
After failing, I went to the head of the department. We talked for an hour, mostly in French, but she wouldn't budge.
I then took more than 15 hours of French before graduating, even got a minor in French.
I joined the Peace Corps in 1965 and learned Swahili, which I can still speak today, though I have forgotten a lot of words.
Matter of fact, 3 weeks ago we hired a new driver who came to the US several years ago from Kenya, so now I have someone to practice Swahili on!

[Branson]

5th grade and jr. high school was Spanish -- took first and second year Spanish in 8th grade (long story).  Learned far more working in farm labor camps and more still from a Cuban girl friend.   High School was French, with the delectable, blond Mademoiselle Schmidt, from Detroit.  My junior year, she had run off to live with her lover in his castle in Germany.  I liked her...
College, French with Madam Le Fevre, who lost her husband at Dunkirk, and M. Duax, who would make off color remarks in French and then look back to see if any of the students understood.  Then, Middle and Old English for my English lit degree. 

Then, working with Indo Chinese refugees, more than a bit of Viet-Namese, some Hmong and Mien from the hills tribes folks.

The best transactions at a flea market a couple of months ago were accomplished in Spanish and Viet-Namese.  I need to get up some photos from that adventure!  Picked up an Eifel gear-wrench in great shape (Spanish transaction).  I irritate a friend who is studying Italian (and knows a lot more than I can grasp) by having a close to perfect accent in what little I speak of Italian.

Languages are fun!!