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| Hedgehog wrote: | So how do you explain the fact that the word does not appear in any dictionary - online or print - and that even native French speakers on here have never heard of it?
Whatever the real roots of the phrase, it certainly ain't French for chimpanzee!!!!! |
Has anyone asked a French chimpanzee though?
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Hedgehog
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 9:01 am Post subject: |
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| meme wrote: | | Hedgehog wrote: | | Whatever the real roots of the phrase, it certainly ain't French for chimpanzee!!!!! |
Has anyone asked a French chimpanzee though? |
Yeah, but he just bared his teeth, scratched his balls and loped off screeching into the jungle. So sadly no help there
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 9:04 am Post subject: |
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| Hedgehog wrote: | | meme wrote: | | Hedgehog wrote: | | Whatever the real roots of the phrase, it certainly ain't French for chimpanzee!!!!! |
Has anyone asked a French chimpanzee though? |
Yeah, but he just bared his teeth, scratched his balls and loped off screeching into the jungle. So sadly no help there |
Are you sure it wasn't John Lydon that you asked? 
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ahhhhhhhhhhh the wild eyed stare and red trousers did look familiar now you mention it...
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 10:08 am Post subject: |
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I think we require a contents/index page on this thread now...
Maid Marion-san? Spazzy-san? Anyone?
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SpasmTheCat
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When I spoke to Coops, he said that it is french for chimpanzee, but he also admitted to making the word up himself. This contradiction leads me to believe that he made it up and told everyone that it was french for chimpanzee, thus making that the official answer, but literally it isn't. So it's the truth and a lie at the same time... Odd huh?
He also said that it's the explanation of how it came about that he won't tell, and that it's boring.
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alexandra
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:31 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, yeah ... any excuse to get out of giving a decent answer.
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DeirdreBarlowSpice
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Reminds me of the whole thing about magicians guarding an empty box. The explanation behind the meaning of the word is probably such an embarrassing climax now it's been built up so much, it's much more mysterious and intriguing to keep it secret.
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SpasmTheCat
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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Especially for Hedge:
(to the tune of the Rimmer Munchkin Song)
See him on TV, with your mind he'll play,
He's handsome and charming, come what may,
Without him the forum would go astray,
He's Derren, Derren, Derren Brown,
A kind of magician-psychologist-clown,
And if you see him walking round,
On your knees you should get down.
He's Derren, Derren, Derren Brown,
He doesn't wear a golden crown,
Though sometimes he might wear a frown,
He will never put you down.
Master of the No and the Bacherie,
His command of misdirection is uncanny,
How come he's such a genius, don't ask me,
Ask Derren, Derren, Derren Brown,
For he's a man of great renown,
And if you play your cards right, then he just might
Come visit your town.
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DeirdreBarlowSpice
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone care to venture a photoshop of some marching mini Derrens?
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Claira
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Well Ill be kind of glad if it is a lie cause I did'nt want to be the one who killed this legendary thread.
And so the search goes on  |
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Lolly Pertwhistle
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Length does not a legend make.
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Tē
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Lolly Pertwhistle wrote: | | Length does not a legend make. |
As the actress said to the bishop.
Cue carry on style whistle. |
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siobhanluvsdez
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I was gone for less than 24 hours and two more pages appear. 
Spaz those are just lovely pics, betcha glad you decided to meet Derren now arent you? Coops and Dave are lovely! Except when it comes to this thread...then they go like this....  ....Barstards.
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Like the pics, Spaz. Next time shall we fight them shoulder to shoulder - you take on SBD, and I'll tackle Coopsicle nobacherie to nobacherie so to speak!
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When my nobacherie returns to the thread could we help you there? It sound so fun!
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Does no one have the programme they can read through to discover the meaning of it? It's like a frecking crossword clue, except I am rubbish at crosswords. |
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Hedgehog
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*puts bucket over head*
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Claira
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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It does actually say in the programme, in the thank you section at the back
Derren says | Quote: | | Mr.Coops is my loyal nobacherie, which is french for chimpanzee. He does everything in my life which I feel I shouldn't have to think about, given my massive celebrity status |
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Claira
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| BUT IT'S ALL A LIE I TELL YOU, LIE'S LIE'S LIE'S !!! |
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Claira wrote: | It does actually say in the programme, in the thank you section at the back
Derren says | Quote: | | Mr.Coops is my loyal nobacherie, which is french for chimpanzee. He does everything in my life which I feel I shouldn't have to think about, given my massive celebrity status |
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| Sir Big Dave wrote: | you guys SURELY dont believe the chimp stuff do ya,...........JESUS !!!
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| Quote: | When I spoke to Coops, he said that it is french for chimpanzee, but he also admitted to making the word up himself. This contradiction leads me to believe that he made it up and told everyone that it was french for chimpanzee, thus making that the official answer, but literally it isn't. So it's the truth and a lie at the same time... Odd huh?
He also said that it's the explanation of how it came about that he won't tell, and that it's boring. |
Just make to a point....
From page 56
| Quote: | I was really trying to stay away from this thread.
When nobacherie was mentioned for the first time, it was used to mean chimpanzee, but it's the story of how / why it originated that's vaguely interesting.
I say interesting, but it's actually quite disappointing. Especially if you're going to the effort of castrating Big Dave, or similar. |
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Oh. Now I feel really stupid.
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icematrix
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't. Everyone else seemed to miss it too! |
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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I still think we should kneecap them...
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