Say No Moi by Margana
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Hi folks. Oh yeah. I'm starting off this week reeeeally well...Not!
For your enjoyment, here's a classic example of Marlene putting her great, big, fat stupid foot in her mouth...
I just joined a camera club, and my first meeting is this Wednesday, and there will be a competition that night. All of those photos will then go on to compete with images from other clubs on Long Island, and then statewide and bla bla bla... Anyway, I wanted to feel part of things,( since I've missed a few meetings ), so I submitted two photos to be shown that night. One of them is this pic.
But I needed a title. I had a working title for it, 'Kiss', but it was boring, so I thought, oooh! I'll be fancy and change it to 'Kiss Me' , but I'll say it in French... How elegant that will be!!!
( I'm sure you French-speaking folks already know my horrible mistake, but I'll explain it anyway, for those that don't ).
I would never say I 'speak' French,( having only taken one course in college ), but I did know that the verb ' to kiss', in French , was 'baiser'. So, I simply conjugated the verb and added 'moi'. Voila! Simple, right?
Well, just now, out of curiousity, I thought I'd go online , just to make sure that I conjugated the verb correctly, ( because heaven forbid, I make myself sound foolish to anyone that might actually speak French )...And that's when I discovered, that conjugating the verb correctly, was the very, very least of my problems, sigh.
Because stupid Marlene didn't say, 'kiss me' at all. Oh no. Not even close...Let's just say 'elegant' is probably the very, very last word that would come to anyone's mind if they knew what my title meant... 8^O
And, of course, it can't be changed. That godawful title is going to haunt me now, for the rest of the year.
Oh yeah, nothing like making a great first impression, Marlene, lol.
I sure hope no one in the New York camera clubs speaks fluent French...Think I stand a chance?
Me too...Sigh.
-Me :^)
PS I hope no one gets offended by my little story. I thought it was funny in an only-this-crap-happens-to-me kinda way, lol.
"Paige Turner"
"Paige Turner"
Comments (80)
Margana
Louly: Hahaha! That was the point. You're the first to notice that. :^D
aquablue
These lips are fantastic and it reminds me of a recent affair ....there was a woman who put her red lips on a white painting from Cy Twombly in a french museum in Avignon Now I can easely imagine the impact of such a "baiser" on a white canvas........
Thelby
Beautiful Lipps, MMmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bonker
It´s all an artistic interpretation.. and symbolic sexuallity has allways worked. or???
KarmaSong
Sensuous lips and perfect light in this close-up shot.and what's more, this 'Non mais' is on the air! Wonderful photography again!Well done!
elmurray
This is just wonderful, Marlene! I also belong to a Camera Club and my knees always turn to jelly on competition nights. Good luck! Eileen xx
Hawk23
OMG (Part 2) lol Absolutely delicious I love everything about it oh and your work and story as well !! ;-)
Tanchelyn
No Français or Française would ever think this is low, or mean, or whatever. Since Country Joe MxDonald asked half a million freaks at Woodstock to spell it, people have become more open. At least: some have. Never forget that: "those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." Besides: it goes better with the pic than "embrassez-moi".
bkhook
Absolutely fantastic photography. Superb Capture and I would rate this #1. I'm glad you shared your funny story and you do know, life is so short and serious these days, it's nice to see the other side if only to appreciate the honesty and frankness and above all the humor that an artist can see in a minor blip..
Gog
Gorgeous image
GiMi53
Every time you start to speak French, you make me laugh, my dear friend !
Congratulations for your selection in LWitG (Last Week in the Gallery – week 42-2007 ) ! Je t'embrasse, mon amie =I give you a kiss my friend ! 
gradient
Oh My!....(must remember to keep comments clean...mother is reading this!)...but the word delicious comes to mind....well, so do others but... Technically, this is a perfect shot...both the color and the focus draw the viewer to the central point...the lips! I also think the cropping is perfect because if any part of the eyes were visible, it would have distracted the viewer. Really well done...love them...I mean it! This should be a hit in your competition...as for the title?..who cares with lips like those...LOL! Congrats on being selected for the LWITG. OK...now do you have any suggestions as to how to get the lipstick off the inside of my monitor????
busi2ness
I tried my hand at post work for glamor photography and I can just say I don my hat!
jeroni
excelente captura bravo
xxancroft
Marlene - this image works really well with your avatar pic. Kind of before and after a bit of post work. If you needed more attention - I think you succeeded.
HeartsRender
Wonderful photo A+++++
DJB
The story cracks me up...Only you Marlene. hehee... Perfect image here though.
Agun
For those of you whom haven't figured it out yet, it translated to the F word should you replace the R with a Z. I am sure that no one will mind with society being as open as it is these days. Besides, a little controversy is a good thing. It keeps life interesting. J'aime votre travail mon ami. Continuez le bon travail.
giovanino
beauty and love
Montanan
Masterful golden n soft lighting