I see England, I see France

[DaSwede]

Last week I saw an old episode of Moonlighting. the name of the episode was I see England, I see France, I see Maddie's netherworld. It immediately struck me as probably being a paraphrase, so I searched for that phrase barring the netherworld-part, and got tons of hits. I gather it's a 'teasing rhyme' (if that be the term) and that the last part of it would normally be I see (name)'s underpants. But even that sounds like a paraphrase to me, as if the origin was oh I don't know - a Churchill speech or something... "I see England, I see France, united in ..." etcetera. (Just fantasizing.)

Does anyone know anything about the origin - or if the rhyme is the origin.

Thanks in advance and for now, more personal thanks sometime next week.

[Robinia]

well thank goodness we don't have to send out the search party for you Jude...glad you enjoyed it but, call me an old cynic, keep an eye on these 'I'm very busy types'....& I lent a man a book in 1989 & I never did get it back...I'm on the library's most wanted list, tut.

brilliant! that's it shaney heeee.... I was going to mention the stiffness & the swishing but I thought you might all go 'yeh, right' & have me escorted out...
no, not plastic, just some man-made fabric Kit - you're thinking of a totally different outfit - you've been googling like a woman possessed in the privacy of your own haven't you?....
haha, love the dinghy...oddly enough it was a barge type boat that I was on in the dream & yep, he does have a pad in France...and he's a good friend of George Michael isn't he?...ooohh, la la
o� sont mes Basques de PVC?...I'll turn him....

I sent the sniffer dog to look for Vinny
but I think he found his cookies

[netibiza]

How strange, I'll swear jude's post wasn't there when I posted at 8.(ish) nowI look a right prat!

[netibiza]

How strange, I'll swear jude's post wasn't there when I posted at 8.(ish) now I look a right prat!

[netibiza]

....and now I'm everywhere!!!!

[Jude123]

I'm here folks, I'm staying on the ol' AB now. It's bad enough me only coming on now and again never mind about disappearing altogether. Not telling any fibs kit it was all true, he even left at 10.15 pm - on a Saturday night I ask you!!!
Anyway I'm off to bed now to watch the 6th Sense with Bruce Willis. Seen it a few times so it might send me to sleep but I think it is a good film.
Hope you all have a good night :o)

P.S Where's Vinny gone to.

[Robinia]

bonjour...just having a break inbetween blackin' grate & scrubbin' front step mi' ducks so I thought I'd pop in...

Dolly my love, erm, I gather you're having a party...party...party....hehe...six in fact! Well, I'd like to come to all of them please....phwoarrrr...brightened up my morning they have...

well, that's about it really....Vinny must have forgotten how to get off his memory mattress again...

[DaSwede]

Morning. "Googling like a woman possessed in the privacy of my own home", ha ha yes I have been, Robinia and it's a relief not having to look over my shoulder anymore to see who can see. Now all I have to do is remember to remove my up-popping search history before I let anyone else near this laptop...

There's this one search in particular, it goes: dildo pub ...I can explain, I can explain! I have a look at The Local now and then to look for Swedish tidbits written in English - for you, possums - and I remembered having seen an article called "How much is that dildo in the window", the text of which evoked... images... and I was really just trying to find photographical documentation of the event, you see... and the name of the department store is PUB, and... oh I don't care if you don't believe me, ungrateful biddies. I never did find any photos or footage, so you'll just have to envision this

My sis sends heartfelt thanks for all your kind words, thoughts and verse in the matter of saying goodbye to her dog. I told her I'd already said thanks on her behalf, in advance, but she really wanted to say it for herself as it were - your words did mean something to her. / Woofy did you tell us what breed your puppies are?

I think you're probably right about Vinny, Robinia - he's been getting it elsewhere and very happy they are, too

never be afraid again

[Robinia]

oh crikey, haha...pop up doo-dahs...not the kind of thing we see in Woolies. I'm suprised there isn't a crowd in here, it's a bit quiet...suspiciously so don't you think Kit?
have they all gone off somewhere without telling us?

maybe they've stowed away in jno's trunk..has she sailed yet? I hope not, I do like to give people a
friendly send off

[DaSwede]

You suppose it's my Danish cheese, Robinia?

I've been out and I was relieved to find there was a full moon in the skies too and not just on my desktop - I keep the phases of the moon as a Google gadget on my sidebar. I've also got one called Tree Frog, by Adam Bowman - check it out! He follows your cursor (within his frame, only) and when you click his field you create an insect which he then will come after... and his tongue shoots out to catch it... and... and... and who needs company anyway... You and me and a tree frog, Robinia... we'll be happy... BUT WE'LL MISS THE REST OF YOU!!!

tree frog

Had a look in a Moroccan shop earlier tonight. A fortyish man who was trying a kaftan on came up to me and said "Would you go out with me if I looked like this?" I said absolutely, whereupon his girlfriend (who was lurking in the background, tut) gave out a cry of dismay - I had given the wrong answer, obviously... But I grew up with
I, Claudius - I don't see why a man needs to wear pants.

oh god i take that back

[netibiza]

Tree frog - let me at 'im, I'm starving.....................

[DaSwede]

no Neti no "they don't like it

[VINNY100_2]

(((*_*)))~~~~Yo~~~its cold in ere..are just turn on the yo
.Yo....had a triffic few days over exmoor way.just got back....im aving a fight with a can off becks...the bloody top wont *** orf.
quiet in ere init.where is every *******(:O)

[Robinia]

........

[VINNY100_2]

I did have my suspicions bout you 2.. hehe(:O)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(((*_*)))~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Robinia]

<THWACK!!> cheeky buffer...wherz you bin?

and neti you & mr n may have got to the stage of grunting 3 words now & then but you'll have to do better than that in here...Kit you should make them all go through the
initiation ceremony again when they've lapsed...

erm, I'm sure I've seen those fun fur skirts somewhere before....

[Robinia]

oh crikey, can someone wake Dolly up? I've just had six more party invitations...she must have nodded off with her finger on the send button ...

[shaneystar2]

I've lost the plot ....dilldoos and tree frogs ,phases of the moon ,kaftans ....what is this....Hippies R Us .....and I have been soooo virtuous and have baked a cake and had my wig restrung .
It's been one of those days today .....don't ask !
Hope you are all OK anyway .xx

[VINNY100_2]

Nighty night.
Im well tired....
I wish you maids a good night.....xxx Vin.
ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz(:O)
dreams off biddys... ((*(*_*)))

[Robinia]

Mon Dieu! look at this!...<pinches 5mm of flesh>... I've put on weight & now I can't get into my favourite wrist warmer....inch loss island here I come.

lost the plot shaney? I don't think I ever had one

[Robinia]

oh noooooo!! 9 more party invitations Dolly!!

is anyone else getting them or just me?