Friday, September 26, 2008
Pangloss ou Sans-gloss?
I have not heard from mon ami Gil, il y a 2 mois, peut-etre?
Since I have not heard from him, I shall do what I always do nowadays and write some lines for him.
Gil: EH! Ca va?
Moi: Bien, vieux grenouille! Good, and you?
Gil: O.K....heh, heh. Oooooo-K.
(silence for 2 to 3 minutes)
Gil: Soooo, that title there...
Moi: Where?
Gil: (points to Title section of Blogger Post) There...
Moi: Oh, I see. Yes. What of it?
Gil: What does it mean?
Moi: Oh. "Pangloss" is a Voltaireanism, and we could construe it as "all tongues" and get the notion of being fairly communicative, whereas "sans-gloss"...
Gil: "without a tongue"...
Moi: Right. The general notion of being incommunicado.
Gil: Ah. Necessity is the Mother of Conversation!
Moi: Indeed.
Gil: (looking around) Where are the dogs?
Moi: Hmmm. Dunno. What day is it, by the by?
Gil: Friday, September 26.......2008, if you need that part.
Moi: Thanks. No, I'm O.K. on the year thingie. Tea?
Gil: D'accord...
(exeunt omnes, pursued by a rather large ursine animal)
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