tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18837828.post5938423213876735799..comments2023-08-24T03:55:00.229-04:00Comments on First Unification Church of Kooking - (aka First Unichurck): Alain Bernard Gives Olympic Media Impromptu French LessonsOneEarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07979368512090481334noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18837828.post-91443726990795443292008-08-12T15:24:00.000-04:002008-08-12T15:24:00.000-04:00Hi Doc Bok,NO, I wasn’t being tutored by my frança...Hi Doc Bok,<BR/>NO, I wasn’t being <B><I>tutored</I></B> by my français professor!! He was the stereotype lecherous Frenchman, about 30 years old and working towards a PhD in psychiatry at Stanford University, while teaching basic French 101 to undergraduates to help out financially. This was back in the <B><I>Dark Ages</I></B> before sexual harassment in the work environment (or classroom) came into vogue, so the atmosphere was quite permissive. He’d come into class reeking of Johnny Walker (Calvados?) with a damn cigar hanging out of his mouth and regale us with lurid details of his recent exploits (conquests?). He basically ignored all the young men in the room but <B><I>loved</I></B> the women. Occasionally one of the guys in the class would complain about the subjectivity to no avail…Litzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797830477221024642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18837828.post-68409160157460769412008-08-11T18:44:00.000-04:002008-08-11T18:44:00.000-04:00First rule of competitive sports: NEVER tell the ...First rule of competitive sports: NEVER tell the media you are going to whoop someone's ass before it actually happens. It's a recipe for disaster and it couldn't have happened to a more deserving person or country.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402527138728932357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18837828.post-52754814049462808322008-08-11T16:07:00.000-04:002008-08-11T16:07:00.000-04:00Litz, how would you know that...unless...LITZI!!We...Litz, how would you know that...unless...LITZI!!<BR/><BR/>Were you being "tutored" by your French professor?!?<BR/><BR/>Egads and Odds-bodkins.Doc Bokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703558613996509117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18837828.post-55594610828818510262008-08-11T14:22:00.000-04:002008-08-11T14:22:00.000-04:00Hi Doc Bok,Pardon, Monsieur? My français professo...Hi Doc Bok,<BR/>Pardon, Monsieur? <BR/><BR/>My français professor in college <B><I>inhaled</I></B> Calvados (along with Johnny Walker and putrid cigars) which was when I first learned about it…Litzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797830477221024642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18837828.post-29000294727073557672008-08-11T13:03:00.000-04:002008-08-11T13:03:00.000-04:00Calvados brandy is from Normandy in France. It is...Calvados brandy is from Normandy in France. It is the only place in the world where the real stuff is made. It is apple-flavored, made from repeat distillation of apple cider. It is so strong that the apple is difficult to appreciate. Well, looky there: This conversation has come full-circle.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps that was your intention, Litzi.Doc Bokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703558613996509117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18837828.post-45062472411916577342008-08-11T12:54:00.000-04:002008-08-11T12:54:00.000-04:00Is Calaveras County where the jumping frog contest...Is Calaveras County where the jumping <I>frog</I> contest is held annually (Mark Twain) or do they manufacture Calvados brandy?Litzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797830477221024642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18837828.post-47200868150573922542008-08-11T12:22:00.000-04:002008-08-11T12:22:00.000-04:00Hi Doc Bok,This one made me feel very good! I had ...Hi Doc Bok,<BR/>This one made me feel very good! I had heard Bernard’s lunatic ravings the day before, and it did my heart good when I saw the results. And this “superman”, the world record holder a few days before and with a full body lead, got beat by a 32-year old guy (almost an old fart by swimming traditions). Let’s hear it for the old fogies!!! Maybe Bernard should compete in Calaveras County.Gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075785525912440306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18837828.post-12197984222785031322008-08-11T11:07:00.000-04:002008-08-11T11:07:00.000-04:00These Olympic games have boosted my ego quite subs...These Olympic games have boosted my ego quite substantially. <BR/><BR/>I had forgotten what an athlete I am until I saw footage reminding me that the following are actually sports:<BR/><BR/>-shooting an airgun;<BR/>-rowing a boat;<BR/>-riding a pedal-bike.<BR/><BR/>Pretty soon they'll start calling hitting a ball with a stick a sport.OneEarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979368512090481334noreply@blogger.com