G'day Ray
Yes it was a most pleasant and enjoyable conversation. Plus I had not
difficulty understanding what you were saying.
The Babel Fish (*) is an amazing thing isn't it?
Clearly you didn't know that we Australians are issued with them at birth
and I had one in my ear. Caroline, although born in England was issued her's
by the Australian Translation Service when she became an Australian citizen.
(*) "The Babel fish is small, yellow and leech-like, and probably the oddest
thing in the Universe. It feeds on brainwave energy received not from its
own carrier but from those around it. It absorbs all unconscious mental
frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with. It then
excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix, formed by
combining the conscious thought frequencies with nerve signals picked up
from the speech centres of the brain which has supplied them. The practical
upshot of all this is that if you stick a Babel fish in your ear, you can
instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language."
Seriously Ray it was wonderful meeting you and my other US friends.
Best wishes
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+p_cquinn=tpg.com.au@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+p_cquinn=tpg.com.au@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ray
Juncal
Sent: Monday, 8 September 2008 7:44 AM
To: List Healey
Subject: [Healeys] help with French/Australian
Listers
Thanks to all on this wonderful list who responded to my request for
help
with French. I think I have it taken care of. It seems I also opened up a
thread about translating Australian. Just another chance to poke fun at the
speech mannerisms of our brothers in the Southern Hemisphere.
On that subject I must admit to having a long conversation with our man
Quinn and his lovely wife at the Monterey Historics. I can report that I
understood most of what he said without the use of a translation devise of
any
kind. A very delightful conversation it was too. You just never know.
Regards
Ray Juncal
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