tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post1164717925969133422..comments2024-01-19T11:05:43.355-05:00Comments on Polly-Vous Francais?: Yes We Can OpenerPolly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-1865090428463561842009-10-16T14:56:54.393-04:002009-10-16T14:56:54.393-04:00Check out the "YES WE CAN OPENER" in my ...Check out the "YES WE CAN OPENER" in my latest post for the best of both worlds...Political Promos Bloggerhttp://www.politicalschwag.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-66705127675030430802009-03-09T06:22:00.000-04:002009-03-09T06:22:00.000-04:00Hi Moira,Thanks for being such a faithful reader! ...Hi Moira,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being such a faithful reader! I'll be updating more frequently (less unfrequently), I hope, so stay tuned. <BR/><BR/>I'm never at a loss for something to say, but sometimes at a loss for the time to say it right.<BR/><BR/>cheers,<BR/>PollyPolly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-40320830016838561672009-03-07T02:27:00.000-05:002009-03-07T02:27:00.000-05:00Polly! I am one of Hadley's friends and I read yo...Polly! I am one of Hadley's friends and I read your blog and you are updating so unfrequently now and it makes me sad!! (And yes, I do realize that unfrequently is not a word...)Moirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847992108203048465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-46700120197030465272009-03-03T00:28:00.000-05:002009-03-03T00:28:00.000-05:00And yet, on purpose of your, well, unbeleavable hi...And yet, on purpose of your, well, unbeleavable history, its completelly truthful, I my self had never needed there of a bottle oppener... when I was there, I never experienced the need of a other than the one for the wines, rsrs (I wish... lye as hell... I wish... Coca-cola was there, of course, the kill me if I had done a thing such as did not use my fellow reds there, for the pleasure ... relaxes. Laughing thoughts of mine... sorry..Marcos A. Rondinelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161795783026295887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-1335147273740274872009-03-03T00:23:00.000-05:002009-03-03T00:23:00.000-05:00A can opener? An ouvre-boteile?Peut-être vous pouv...A can opener? An ouvre-boteile?<BR/>Peut-être vous pouvez m'enseingner français, mademoiselle...<BR/>au retour je peut essai de l'envité a aprendre aussi portuguais, et on peut nous entendre mieux avec les latins, que parlen español...<BR/>I like you...<BR/>Old man, grandfather and happy, no further purposes other then linguistic...Marcos A. Rondinelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161795783026295887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-46356106790439984732009-02-28T14:54:00.000-05:002009-02-28T14:54:00.000-05:00It's possible Junosmom has nailed the core of the ...It's possible Junosmom has nailed the core of the problem. There is a similar situation in the wine industry where it has been proven beyond doubt that screw-top bottles are better for wine storage than corked, but there is strong resistance to the change.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-80116972078506783162009-02-27T17:55:00.000-05:002009-02-27T17:55:00.000-05:00You know, I would never have guessed that! Very i...You know, I would never have guessed that! Very interesting. Perhaps it has to do with the factories already in place not wanting to retool or get new suppliers?Junosmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855881312654998692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-56733534433870714322009-02-26T07:11:00.000-05:002009-02-26T07:11:00.000-05:00I guess it just needs to be even more obvious for ...I guess it just needs to be even more obvious for me, 'cause I was still stuck on the Obama reference.<BR/><BR/>I miss American canned chicken broth. I know that in theory I should be making my own and freezing it, but instead I throw bouillon cubes in everything and hope no one notices. Is this really how the French cook at home? You'd think Picard could help us out here, sheesh.Parisienne Mais Presquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738349799871162562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-76094218751598090402009-02-25T17:30:00.001-05:002009-02-25T17:30:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-3282497705298939192009-02-25T17:13:00.000-05:002009-02-25T17:13:00.000-05:00Parisienne -- Nice question! Actually, I'd forgot...Parisienne -- Nice question! Actually, I'd forgotten how much I love 20 Mule-Team Borax. <BR/><BR/>And PS I though I WAS being the clever one with the can-can joke!<BR/><BR/>Jake -- thanks for the link. I figured I wasn't the first to make a Yes-We-Can-Opener joke. Shoulda copyrighted the phrase, mebbe.<BR/><BR/>Starman,<BR/>Indeed. I guess I figured since the US has been able to immediately embrace encasing all consumer goods in inpenetrable plastic casing that something as simple as a pull tab on a can would be a no-brainer. Oops.<BR/><BR/>Meg,<BR/>Or just plain laziness.Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-3855332166840154472009-02-25T15:48:00.000-05:002009-02-25T15:48:00.000-05:00It's a conspiracy between the can opener manufactu...It's a conspiracy between the can opener manufacturers and the canned goods manufacturers. If the former would just start manufacturing pull-tabs for the latter...Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169483419224695771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-91286610109492064602009-02-25T13:04:00.000-05:002009-02-25T13:04:00.000-05:00You may be starting to notice that the US is a bit...You may be starting to notice that the US is a bit behind other civilized nations.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-82536669954225961442009-02-25T12:58:00.000-05:002009-02-25T12:58:00.000-05:00The title of your post actually reminded me of an ...The title of your post actually reminded me of an Obama themed can opener I saw one day - http://www.stupid.com/fun/OBCN.html. Too funny.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011544519600132344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-31525153683477418172009-02-25T12:20:00.000-05:002009-02-25T12:20:00.000-05:00I'm sure someone far cleverer than I could come up...I'm sure someone far cleverer than I could come up with some sort of French can can joke here. <BR/><BR/>Pull tabs -- yeah, I'd miss them too. So what are you glad to have now that you're back in the States, that you didn't know you'd missed in Paris?Parisienne Mais Presquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738349799871162562noreply@blogger.com