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lanquage puzzle
« on: Monday 04 January 10 08:58 GMT (UK) »
can anyone tell me what these sentences say please
sylvia

                       LILI ET SON CHIEN


O I LA DOUCEUR CALME DES BETES                         
POUR CES BLONDES PETITES TETES

SOUHAITONS UN NOVEAU MEDOR

POUR TOUTE LILI QUI S'ENDORT
notts/derbys clark
      "        "      stenson
        "       "    nicholson
       "     "        jarvis
                         castledine
    rhodes

 
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Re: lanquage puzzle
« Reply #1 on: Monday 04 January 10 09:36 GMT (UK) »
Is it from this postcard?

http://cgi.ebay.com/LILI-ET-SON-CHIEN_W0QQitemZ280440886256QQcmdZViewItemQQptZFR_JG_Collections_Cartes_postales?hash=item414b9453f0
There's a machine translation there but it doesn't make too much sense!

Médor is a generic francophone dog name (like Rover )

So maybe it's something like this:

Lili and her dog

Oh the gentle calm of animals !
for all the Lili(s) who fall asleep,
for these little fair heads
let's wish for a new dog
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Re: lanquage puzzle
« Reply #2 on: Monday 04 January 10 09:58 GMT (UK) »
i thought this  looked like a post mortem photo
thanks for your answer
sylvia
notts/derbys clark
      "        "      stenson
        "       "    nicholson
       "     "        jarvis
                         castledine
    rhodes

 
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Re: lanquage puzzle
« Reply #3 on: Monday 04 January 10 10:04 GMT (UK) »
It's one of a series of postcards featuring Lili and "Medor". Here's another one:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/07rw/
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Re: lanquage puzzle
« Reply #4 on: Monday 04 January 10 10:07 GMT (UK) »
this is strange ,yes it is that photo but i did not get it from ebay,i received a collection of old photos and books on and this was among them.i put some of the old photos on rootchat .
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notts/derbys clark
      "        "      stenson
        "       "    nicholson
       "     "        jarvis
                         castledine
    rhodes

 
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Re: lanquage puzzle
« Reply #5 on: Monday 04 January 10 12:04 GMT (UK) »
What year is this card? It's fascinating!

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Re: lanquage puzzle
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 06 January 10 01:02 GMT (UK) »
i am hoping to find out
sylvia
notts/derbys clark
      "        "      stenson
        "       "    nicholson
       "     "        jarvis
                         castledine
    rhodes

 
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Re: lanquage puzzle
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 06 January 10 02:25 GMT (UK) »
"douceur calme" would translate better as calm softness or sweetness...calm is the adjective here.

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Re: lanquage puzzle
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 06 January 10 02:28 GMT (UK) »
 Isn't the whole ~ seeming ~ nature of that card a little macabre?

I wonder if it's something to do with a series, portraying a 'known' story?
GAITES (Alverstoke / Bath Pre 1850)
CURTIS (Portsmouth & 1800's Berkshire).
BURGE (Dorset, Somerset and Hampshire)
HUNTLEY (Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex, 'Surroundings')