Newsgroups: alt.fan.wodehouse
From: hoey@aic.nrl.navy.mil (Dan Hoey)
Date: 1996/04/02
Subject: Re: Is this gibberish?

David Lee <arist...@argonet.co.uk> writes:

> While reading "A Slice of Life" the second story in Meet Mr Mulliner
> I cam across the following passage concerning Wilfred our hero.
> "Wilfred kissed her fondly, and laughed a defiant laugh.
> 'Jer mong feesh der selar' he said lightly"

It's French: Je m'en fiche de cela.  [Definitely a grave accent over
the a in cela; perhaps a circumflex over the i in fiche.]

It means "I don't give a hoot about that."  Literally I think it's "I
don't bother myself with that," but it might be something ruder.

Dan
Hoey@AIC.NRL.Navy.Mil        Does anyone remember how to spell "sciatica"?