Happy Bastille Day!

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To French people, Francophones and Francophiles everywhere! This means you, Mike White!

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:21 (twenty years ago)

Mon Dieu and stuff!

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)

just got back from the french embassy where i had lots o cheese, pate, washed down by champagne and wine. makes the afternoon at work fly by much faster for sure.

i am amused by the fact that all french people i know get this complete blank on their face when i mention Bastille Day, i guess the term itself is only used by us english speakers.

― H (Heruy), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

I think they just go by the date, Quatorze Juillet.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

I am a big dummy and forgot to listen to the first half hour of my friend Trouble's annual Bastille Day show

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Thursday, 14 July 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

Vive la République!

In French, you would just say 14 juillet or Fete Nationale

― Baaderonixx chez les Belges (Fabfunk), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:02 (twenty years ago)

This means you, Mike White!
And you, Amateurist!

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

Salut!!

― SoHoLa (SoHoLa), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

This is bugging me now. What do you actually say: Is it
Bon 14 Juillet (à tous)!
or
(Je vous souhaite un)joyeux 14 juillet!
?

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:15 (twenty years ago)

This seems like a really good time for chopping off the heads of a few of the hereditary elite that's presently running stuff, come to think of it.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

k/l - I wouldn't say any of these. It's not really something you celebrate. If I had to choose, I'd say "Bon 14 Juillet" though.

― Baaderonixx chez les Belges (Fabfunk), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

Well, what about all the champagne and patê H just told us about? Was that an everyday occurrence?

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

Yeah you're right, maybe bad choice of words. It's just that "je vous souhaite un bon 14 juillet" sounds very weird to my ears...

― Baaderonixx chez les Belges (Fabfunk), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

Here in Paris, and even among French people, there is always confusion about when the fireworks happen. Apparently the night of the 13th is the bal des pompiers (firemans' ball) and the fireworks are kind of part of the défilé (parade) on the evening of the 14th.

― jadrenos (jadrenos), Thursday, 14 July 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

I was just guessing and hoping somebody would tell me what to say and not just "you don't say that." But it's not important, it's OK, you're not the only one.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

A google search brings 9 results for "bon 14 juillet" and 13 for "joyeux 14 juillet"

― Baaderonixx chez les Belges (Fabfunk), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:04 (twenty years ago)

What were your settings on? I get 972 for "bon 14 juillet" and 9410 for "joyeux 14 juillet." But I think you are right, that you don't really wish anybody anything. I've been in Paris on that day and don't remember hearing anybody say anything to anybody, and this blog post from last year confirms this.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

Merci, Ken. C’est vachement gentil de ta part de penser à moi et aux autres francophiles. Normalement je passe la soirée du 14 juillet à un café français ici mais depuis quleques années c’est devenu une fête techno et, à vrai dire, ça me dit rien du tout. Alors, nous allons chez une amie à Oakland pour diner. Bonne fête à tous.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

On va pouvoir transformer ce lien en un point de rendez-vous pour la communauté francophone de ILX! A vrai dire, je crois qu ele 14 juillet est surtout fêté en province, plus qu'à Paris. Mais ça sera sans doute l'occasion pour moi de prendre un petit pastis en sortant du bureau...

― Baaderonixx chez les Belges (Fabfunk), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

Je n'oublie jamais le date, Michel, parce que c'est aussi le jour de mon anniversaire.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Baaderonix, c'est vrai. Ou, au moins, c'est toujours beaucoup plus amusant de le fêter en province qu'à Paris.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Bonne Anniversair, Ken, espèce de révolutionnaire né .

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

Bon anniversaire! Vive Ken, Vive la République et et Vive la France!

― Baaderonixx chez les Belges (Fabfunk), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

http://www.casalinx.com/fotofilm2/pics/046a_yvonne_patriot.jpg

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

http://www2.raisport.rai.it/eventi/francia98/incontri/foto/brafra03c.jpg

― Baaderonixx chez les Belges (Fabfunk), Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

Il paraît qu'il n'y a que nous trois.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 15 July 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

http://www.skgiessen.de/movies/7079/Out%201.jpg

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 15 July 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

Hi from Paris! It's hot and I have new shoes. And the air con in the internet cafe is broken.

― beanz in paris, Friday, 15 July 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Passe ton bac d'abord!

Ppl in faux-Legionnaire hats and striped shirts showed up at the Calexico show, no doubt from some downtown crepe fest.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 15 July 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

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― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 15 July 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

The good ole Revolution of 1830. Bye Chucky, you backwards dick!

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 15 July 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

eleven months pass...

Happy Anniversary, Ken.

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 14 July 2006 13:40 (nineteen years ago)

The local alt.rock station played "Ca Plane Pour Moi", and I was happy.

― kingfish cyclopean ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 14 July 2006 16:30 (nineteen years ago)

OMD QLF

(Oh mon dieu, q'est la fuck)

― DAVE's secret to fortu-Oh look! Shiny! (dave225.3), Friday, 14 July 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

Several French films opened in NY today -- and I can recommend Gabrielle.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 14 July 2006 18:27 (nineteen years ago)

only Bastille Day that matters!
http://www.2112.net/xanadu/images/band_pictures/circus79_7.gif

― timmy tannin (pompous), Friday, 14 July 2006 22:52 (nineteen years ago)

I read my niece two french bedtime stories (Didou!) in celebration. Then I asked her if she liked them, and she said "WUNDERBAR!" which means my brother-in-law (the german speaker around here) is winning the "let's teach the 3 year old some new languages" battle. ;-)

― lyra (lyra), Friday, 14 July 2006 23:09 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks, Mike.

― Ruud Haarvest (Ken L), Monday, 17 July 2006 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

Bonne fête and Happy Anniversary, Ken.

― Michael White, Saturday, 14 July 2007 15:21 (eighteen years ago)

second largest bastille day celebration in the country is right here in st louis!
http://www.soulardthecity.com/bastille.htm

― teeny, Saturday, 14 July 2007 16:33 (eighteen years ago)

nine months pass...

Nous devrions avoir un CHOUCROUTE BORAD en français pour nous mêmes.

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 01:28 (seventeen years ago)

une planche secrète!

― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 06:21 (seventeen years ago)

two years pass...

a dark & stormy 14 juillet! fireworks last night in my banlieue were rad; kinda not sure about heading to the Champ de Mars tonight for the big show, given the weather so far.

― Euler, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:38 (fifteen years ago)

Bonne fête à tous!

(Happy Birthday, Ken)

― Grand amiral de la marine des licornes (Michael White), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 14:54 (fifteen years ago)

consumed riduculous amounts of champagne, brie & foie gras
i love this day
the one day i always take off

but why is that that no french peeople i know, let alone call it bastille day. have even heard the term?

― H in Addis, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 23:46 (fifteen years ago)

three years pass...

this band sucks so incredibly much

― real myst opportunity (sleepingbag), Thursday, 27 March 2014 20:49 (eleven years ago)

BUT IF U CLOSE UR EYES

― Mordy , Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:05 (eleven years ago)

i like pretend that song is playing in the background while the pompeii eruption is burying the village. epic disaster movie music.

― Mordy , Thursday, 27 March 2014 21:06 (eleven years ago)

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