"There's a lot to do before you girls come home. I need to repair the fanz."
"The fans? It's December."
"So."
"It seems like fans wouldn't exactly be on the top of your list."
"No, the faaanz."
"Um."
"In the backyard. Faaannnz."
"Oh, the fence."
"Yes, fanz, couldn't you understand me?"
"Yes, I could understand you perfectly. I understood that you wanted to repair the FANS in the backyard and just wanted to know how far along you were on your bottle of Merlot."
This still doesn't explain why the fence needs to be fixed before - Oh, the horror!
Posted by: R J Keefe | 07 December 2005 at 05:00 PM
hehe, reading something as hilarious as this on your blog always makes my day.
Posted by: Andrea | 07 December 2005 at 06:08 PM
Aw, you're dad sounds so sweet. My mother is Filipino and after 30 years of being in the US I still have a hard time understanding her sometimes. Love ya mom!
Posted by: La Dauphine | 07 December 2005 at 06:09 PM
Book idea!
Misunderstandings with my father/mother . . .
heeee
Posted by: Elizabeth | 07 December 2005 at 06:57 PM
I started reading your blog a few months ago, and really enjoy it. I thought I would tell you that Napoleon is famous! I saw him (it?) in the December issue of Easyjet magazine yesterday.
Posted by: Mag | 07 December 2005 at 08:17 PM
i hear you on that, my grandfather has lived in Ireland his entire life and when ever we talk i can hardly make out a word. but i guess thats what makes him so darn cute.
Posted by: ering | 07 December 2005 at 08:51 PM
I think you need to remind your dad that Santa Claus comes through the chimney, not the fence. He doesn't have to bother with it at all.
Posted by: Neil | 07 December 2005 at 10:23 PM
We're related. We must be, because we share the same father!
Posted by: Beti | 08 December 2005 at 03:21 PM
I'm French myself, but some elderly people have such a heavy accent in Corse sometimes, I just can't get what they say... !
Posted by: Dolce | 08 December 2005 at 08:13 PM
Well at least you know that you have lots of FANS here at your blog! Very good!
Posted by: Eric at Paris Daily Photo | 08 December 2005 at 09:23 PM
So cute!! And does he make fun of you for your accent in French?
Posted by: Sammy | 09 December 2005 at 09:24 AM
Aha--so your father is Inspector Clouseau? :-)
I always loved those movies with his ridiculous pseudo-French accent and the way people got so confused.
I am big FANS of Inspector Clouseau--and your father!
Peace,
The Cheesy One
Posted by: Cheesemeister | 20 January 2006 at 08:51 AM