Do you speak French?
If you speak French AND you're going to be at the game tonight, I'm looking for a translator! I'd like to interview Alfred Aboya's parents. I can have Alfred do translate, but if there is someone who can speak French that might work out better. Unfortunately, I don't have an interpreter fee to give you, so it would be out of the goodness of your heart. And, it would be after the game. If you fit the bill, please email me at jill.painter@dailynews.com with your cell number. Thanks in advance!
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This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
"DAMMIT, WHY CAN'T I SPEAK FRENCH!! Oh, wait, it's Jill - phew...errr....pfff!"
Oh, la la. Quel dommage; J'irait mais j'habite a Austin, TX et je ne peux pas voyager a Los Angeles ce soir.
Good luck, Jill.
Allez, Bruins!!!
Sacre Bleu! Je voudrais être en cours de jeu ce soir, Jill. Mais, hélas, je ne peux pas vous aider! Bonne chance!
Sounds like an in-game chat is needed with UB and Jill! C'mon, people - use the technology!
Jill que j'aimerais aider mais j'invente un français 7 repas de cours ce soir !
HASKIES:
Quelle heure est-repas? J'ai faim!
Why are you guys writing to Jill in French? If she could read it, she probably wouldn't be asking for a French translator.
Let me just say in a few short words that it is UN-AMERICAN for any red-blooded American to speak more than 1 language. Or better said, to speak any language other than English. It is also UN-AMERICAN for Americans to travel abroad to other countries.
I will begrudingly approve of a French translator in this case only because it is a special occasion and Sir Brian Dohn speaks so highly of Sir Alfred Aboya. Cheers!
Why not use Alfred as an interpreter?
Anon 4:40: Gee, thanks for pointing that out. I never thought of the fact that Jill can't read French! (UB said sarcastically)
LJ: You are un-American, pal!
C'est parce que LJ crois que l'americain c'est une langue. Les anglais? Ils parlent quelque autre langue... Brit.
El Gran Abogado Juan sabe hablar español. ¿Oye amigo, porque ya no nos visitas?
¿Abogado? ¿Oye Juanito, porque decir mentiras? Si tu sabes que eres solamente notario!