Question that came up today, a propos of nothing:

[slipjig3]

What's the French translation of, "Send lawyers, guns and money; the shit has hit the fan?"

Comments

[nonethewiser.livejournal.com]

Envoyez des avocats, des fusils et de l'argent; le merde a heurté(/frappé/atteint) le ventilateur.

That's quick and dirty. Not likely something a frenchman would say.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Perhaps. But seeing this in print, I realize that I need to put it on a T-shirt.

[nonethewiser.livejournal.com]

Heurté would be the most emotional, atteint the least. I've not heard the song, so I don't know the emotional "key".

[rhiannonstone.livejournal.com]

I just can't hear Warren Zevon singing in French. :)

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Oddly, though, the recording I have is a live performace that he introduces in German, of all things. Go figure.

[ladyxia.livejournal.com]

I rather enjoyed that song the one time I heard it...

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*nods* I only recently discovered an affinity for it.

[antsswarm.livejournal.com]

"Sheet, sheet, I 'ate ze gard dawgz."

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*cough* *sputter*

[odheirre.livejournal.com]

Parlevous, senz ze lazscum, les bang-bangs, and ze moolah; lez sheet has heet ze fana.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*gigglefits*

[prolixfootle.livejournal.com]

Fúck!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*spit-take* You people are trying to kill me...

[odheirre.livejournal.com]

They have a word for everything, don't they?