To sing The Mayonnaise in solidarity with France tonight.

[DoctorTwo]

Whether or not you think IBU I'm going to bellow out the words to the Marsellaise when the anthems are played tonight. And it's better than the English anthem by far.

I've known it as the mayonnaise since I was a kid. I admit to belting it out tonight whilst keeping silent during the English anthem.

I stopped halfway through getting Jim jams on to watch it, hope France wins. I shall now always call it The Mayonnaise (but in a respectful way of course).

Another eejit here that thought the title was on purpose and another name for it .

That has to be the best autocorrect EVER

You made me very happy with this thread

FetaComplete Tue 17-Nov-15 20:09:08

Aux armes, Hellman's
Aux armes, vinaigrette
Dijon, La Maille..
C'est La Maille qui M'aille

Et tous les condiments

Well played :o

I watch the beginning of the match and yes, I sang the Mayonnaise too :)

Vive La France :)

J'aime ça!

Why be silent for the English anthem though? Surely solidarity involves both sides, not just one.

I think it is lovely to join in and sing both

We used to sing the rude version that includes the immortal lines.
...
ou est le papier?
ou est le papier?
...

but out of respect I don't think that's appropriate at the moment.

The English anthem is a dirge. Also, I'm an atheist republican. So three reasons not to sing it.

Love the auto correct! :) :)

The Mayonnaise? Not me! God save the qourn all the way!

Thank you, OP, for the sentiment and the thread title!

Ego I agree with you - it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up..

I'm hoping the French Govt might now be inspired to apologise for the terrorist act THEY committed in NZ 30 years ago.

They have refused to apologise all these years, yet there is no doubt the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in downtown Auckland was state sponsored terrorism.

I'm not holding my breath though.

I believe FetaComplete has won the internets for today and we should all just give up! [grins]

This has to be one of the best auto corrects ever

Cheers OP

Feta, there is now a tune for mayonnaise makers.

One thing is that a few non French people now know at least one verse of the Marseillaise in French.

Everytime I hear it, I expect the rugby to start.

One of the men involved did apologise for his part in Rainbow Warrior incident. It was on the news lately.

That is not the state, of course.

There were 2 agents - a man and a woman. According to Wikipedia, once the French Govt & UN applied enough pressure to NZ to have the agents released from NZ jail they spent a short amount of time on a French Pacific Island. Dominique Prieur was allowed to have her husband join her and when she soon fell pregnant she was returned to France. The other agent, Alain Mafart, was also quickly released from his tropical island jail, where he was returned to France and swiftly promoted! Both agents have written books about the bombing and therefore profited from it further.

The French Govt - who ordered the attack, have not apologised.

Dominique Prieur was also subsequently promoted.

Best. Autocorrect. Ever.