IF THAT DOESN'T RESTORE THEM TO INTERNATIONAL PROMINENCE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL
Textopornographie: France creates its own word for 'sexting'
(Thanks to The Perts)
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December 21, 2013
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Seeing through arm pit hair to virtually experience their imminent surrender is the key.
Posted by: manual tomato | December 21, 2013 at 02:08 PM
At least they didn't call it "Le Tweeter."
Posted by: padraig | December 21, 2013 at 02:32 PM
As Steve Martin said, "Those French! They have a word for everything!"
Followed by:
"Waiter, there are *snails* in my escargot!"
Posted by: PirateBoy | December 21, 2013 at 03:08 PM
17 letter word for a type of tweet? Don't the French realize there are people in Hungary starving for vowels?
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | December 21, 2013 at 03:34 PM
*Snork* Manual and Wee Wee.
Wait.
Posted by: HogsAteMySister | December 21, 2013 at 03:37 PM
Textopornographie? Merde de Taureau.
Posted by: Ralph | December 21, 2013 at 04:32 PM
Wow. That's 12% of a tweet right there.
Posted by: Diva | December 21, 2013 at 05:09 PM
Why not just use the German word: Smutzenfoople ?
Posted by: Clankazoid | December 21, 2013 at 05:37 PM
I fly frequently in Canada and every time I listen on the plane to security messages before flight, both in English and French. The same message in French takes twice as long as in English.
Posted by: Roberto | December 21, 2013 at 06:15 PM
Quote: "The English equivalent of "sexting," textopornographie refers to ..."
Um ... "sexting" IS English ... seems the writer of this "report" has a problem knowin' the difference between French and Engish ...
French is the one with REALLY long words, and sentences, and smells of cigarettes, and armpit hair, and BO ...
English has shorter words ...
Posted by: O the Umanity | December 21, 2013 at 06:56 PM
The short form of textopornographie is sexto.
When I was in Québec in 1996, there was a big controversy because there was a flight (not mine) where the order to lock the door was given in english but not in french. Ça m'est égal si les agents de bord barrent la porte ou s'ils lock the door.
Posted by: oneblankspace | December 21, 2013 at 07:19 PM
Roberto - that's because they skip the parts about what to do if the plane goes down. They know the french will just embrace the suck (to use a current term.)
Posted by: Will Dooley | December 21, 2013 at 07:39 PM
"It's like those French have a different word for everything."
Posted by: MAC | December 21, 2013 at 10:05 PM
Oui le pffft en là directione vous genérale. N'est-ce pas?
Posted by: Meanie le Blue | December 21, 2013 at 11:40 PM
They wear a Napoleonic costume that dates to 1635? I think they're updating their history books, too.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | December 22, 2013 at 09:24 AM
We need to come up with a word that conveys the arrogance of inventing your own words.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | December 22, 2013 at 12:24 PM
AWBH,
How about fabriquemotdepretentiuse?
Tom
Posted by: But Not That Tom | December 22, 2013 at 01:14 PM
Neoligisticalegotisticalocityismness?
Posted by: O the Umanity | December 22, 2013 at 02:16 PM
I propose "surrendipity".
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | December 22, 2013 at 03:28 PM
I propose TPG.
Posted by: Loudmouth | December 22, 2013 at 05:51 PM