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I recently acquired a set of postcards showcasing a pinfire double. I imagine those depicted would be disappointed if they tried to load the shells in the bandolier into the gun!

They were printed by Albert Bergeret et Cie, a top collotype company of the time.


Il est raté, c'est regrettable,
Il en est quitte pour la peur,
Mais je m'en console, que diable,
Car l'an prochain il est probable
Qu'il aura doublé de grosseur !


Fallait-il avoir une "couche",
Pour avoir brûlé mes cartouches
Jusqu'à la dernière... pour rien !
Maint' nant voilà l'gibier qui vient.


Dix francs! mâtin ! c'est une somme!
C'est bien un peu cher; mais enfin,
Dans le carnier çà pose un homme,
Je vais passer pour un malin!


Mon mari m'a dit : « De la chasse,
Tu n'rapport'ras rien ! » Quelle audace,
Je t'apporte toujours ceci,
Mon p'tit mari!


J'adore la chasse à l'affût,
Mais le gibier qu'ici je guette,
C'est... mon cousin! Et dans le but
D'achever ici set conquête


Ohé! chasseurs et chasseresses !
Je aus cherchais partout en vain;
Heureusement qu'en ma détresse
J'ai ju retrouver mon cousin!


Moi, je ne tue pas les lapins,
Je montre autrement mon adresse,
Comme vous voyez, je les dresse,
Les plus gros et les plus malins!

French women. Dark hair, dark eyes, dark skin, dark teeth.


Best,
Ted

Sorry Ted; You're thinking about some other country.

Gene

He may be, but he's got the teeth part right, according to the pics. Matter of fact, they're all a queer looking lot.

Not all, but, I saw plenty when I was there. I’ve always been mystified how the teeth look so damn much better in poor, South American countries, then they do in Europe. Irish themed bars were the rage around Lyon when I was last there, and they imported Irish girls to work in them.

The barkeep was often the best looking girl in the joint.

Best,
Ted

Pretty insulting posts you all. So you can see plenty of Americans in New Orleans and they all were fat. There are French readers of this site.

My wife at the age of 70....no dark skin, no dark hair, no dark eyes, teeth in good repair like Americans with dental care.

That pic of you and Dig.


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Bonnie McMurray !

Gene,
Relax. The Frenchmen were in on the joke. In fact, that line came from one of them.

I suspect that Richard directed that dig at Herve’, being that Richard was from the south of France, Herve’ was most definitely not, and Richard never missed an opportunity to tell us that. No different than an Iowa joke, around here. We all laughed, loudly, at it. But, for whatever reason, on that night, in that town, it was absolutely true. We laughed about it later that night, too.

The median age in that part of France was about 58 at that time. Societal factors were at play, but, three single guys were out there, trying, and having fun with it.

Neither gunmaker ever married, as far as I know. Wasn’t from lack of trying.

We know your French wife is beautiful. But, she wasn’t there that night.

Best,
Ted

Je suis de accord, Monsuier! Je me trouve tres bien ici et Je hussier alons le femmes sans le metier. Le Reynard!!

Apres de ma blonde, quil fabon dormier-dormier, apres de me blonde , fabon un Mademoiselle de Chartier!!