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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 08:50:16 -0400
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On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 4:19 AM, Pierre Abbat <phma@bezitopo.org> wrote:

> That reminds me of another expression: when pigs fly. I once suggested "ca
> le
> bavla'i rusydei" (the element-day equivalent would be "vardei"), which
> could
> be expanded to "ca lo cinomoi be lo febvari be'o noi rusydei". One could
> also
> say "ca lo nu lo jipci cu se denci" or "ca lo nu lo xarju cu vofli". The
> problem is that answering "ca ma co'e" with "lo bavla'i rusydei" means
> that it
> will happen on Grayday, which is impossible, since there is no Grayday.
> What's
> the right way to say it?
>
>    My kids know this one -- "na'i"  ;-)

   You could also try  "lo nu le gi'uste cu  toldujbi'o  pe'a" zo'o
         --gejyspa


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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 4:19 AM, Pierre Abbat <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:phma@bezitopo.org" target=3D"_blank">phma@bezitopo.org</a>&gt=
;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">That reminds me of anothe=
r expression: when pigs fly. I once suggested &quot;ca le<br>
bavla&#39;i rusydei&quot; (the element-day equivalent would be &quot;vardei=
&quot;), which could<br>
be expanded to &quot;ca lo cinomoi be lo febvari be&#39;o noi rusydei&quot;=
. One could also<br>
say &quot;ca lo nu lo jipci cu se denci&quot; or &quot;ca lo nu lo xarju cu=
 vofli&quot;. The<br>
problem is that answering &quot;ca ma co&#39;e&quot; with &quot;lo bavla=
9;i rusydei&quot; means that it<br>
will happen on Grayday, which is impossible, since there is no Grayday. Wha=
t&#39;s<br>
the right way to say it?<br>
<br></blockquote><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0My kids know this one -- &quot;na&#39;i&=
quot; =C2=A0;-)</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0You could also try =
=C2=A0&quot;lo nu le gi&#39;uste cu =C2=A0toldujbi&#39;o =C2=A0pe&#39;a&quo=
t; zo&#39;o</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0--gejyspa</div><div=
><br></div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Pierre<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">--<br>
I believe in Yellow when I&#39;m in Sweden and in Black when I&#39;m in Wal=
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