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Television: May Day! May Day!
Arlo: The distress call "May Day" is from the French phrase "M'aidez," meaning "Help me"!
Television: Help me! Help me!
Arlo: That would be a French pilot.
Ah, May Day memories! When I was in grade school, we dressed up and danced around the maypole, weaving pastel crepe-paper streamers around the pole in a pattern. One year I dressed as a Dutch girl, trying to wear a pair of wooden shoes my uncle had sent me. (It was during WWII.) I had to stand tiptoe in the shoes for the class photograph because they were way too small – Uncle Jack had forgotten about his wife’s family’s feet.Y’know, I’ll bet the teachers missed May Day when we had to scuttle it because the Communists had made a Big Item out of it.
All of the emergency calls used world-wide are French. In addition to Mayday there is Securite (a message relating to maritime safety) and Pan Pan (needing assistance but not yet an emergency). I think Adam lives in a permanent state of “Pan-Pan”.
Ken, Catman, and Varnes – You Mayed my day! I was afraid that was just too silly, and was very close to deleting it. I’m just glad I didn’t get booed! : )
Nachikethass almost 10 years ago
I didn’t know that!
Arianne almost 10 years ago
♫ May Day, Rhonda, yeah. Get her out of my heart ♫
Pocosdad almost 10 years ago
Workers of the world – untie! Right arm!
Doctor_McCoy almost 10 years ago
Tra-la, tra-la, it’s May, it’s May. The lusty month of May!
Ermine Notyours almost 10 years ago
Mother May I?
Gokie5 almost 10 years ago
Ah, May Day memories! When I was in grade school, we dressed up and danced around the maypole, weaving pastel crepe-paper streamers around the pole in a pattern. One year I dressed as a Dutch girl, trying to wear a pair of wooden shoes my uncle had sent me. (It was during WWII.) I had to stand tiptoe in the shoes for the class photograph because they were way too small – Uncle Jack had forgotten about his wife’s family’s feet.Y’know, I’ll bet the teachers missed May Day when we had to scuttle it because the Communists had made a Big Item out of it.
ARLOS DAD almost 10 years ago
A good day for a display of arms in Moscow…
KEA almost 10 years ago
and ya know what they call the card game ‘Uno’ in spanish-speaking locales? “One”.
I hope that’s true – it cracks me up.
ron almost 10 years ago
All of the emergency calls used world-wide are French. In addition to Mayday there is Securite (a message relating to maritime safety) and Pan Pan (needing assistance but not yet an emergency). I think Adam lives in a permanent state of “Pan-Pan”.
hankgillette almost 10 years ago
Pretty sure he’s mentioned that before.
Varnes almost 10 years ago
Arianne, Thanks, you Mayed my day….Oh, and Happy Cinco De mayo, speaking of the French!
Arianne almost 10 years ago
Ken, Catman, and Varnes – You Mayed my day! I was afraid that was just too silly, and was very close to deleting it. I’m just glad I didn’t get booed! : )