As we ring in 2022, here are holiday gags from some of my favorite French cartoonists, along with English translations. I’ve also included a charming little video for those of you who do or do not speak French.
“You didn’t land a Christmas tree gig did you?” “Yes, but I work from home!”—by Deligne
Telecommuting Increased: Bosses are worried, “Who will we monitor now?”—by Sanaga
Santa on Strike, “Too much ambient bullshit, I don’t want to get infected! Deal with it and Merry Christmas!”—by Alex
Hyper-cautious Christmas, “My husband is eating in the kitchen” “Because of COVID?” “No. He doesn’t like you”—by Urbs
The Magic of Christmas—by Jolk
“Next!”—by Chaunu
Vaccination for 5 – 11-year olds, “Go for it, I’ve got him!”—by Goubelle
“Apparently, I don’t exist!”—by Rodho
Delivery people are underpaid for the work performed. “Are you the guy who ordered a freezer?”—by Faro
“Do you believe in Vaccines?” “Let’s talk instead about Santa Claus.”—by Chappatte
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Nice jokes “pour finir l’année en beauté” ! Merci, and I didn’t know Chanson profonde. So hilarious, am going to share it with my French students! Bonne année et bonne santé à toi et ta famille. Thanks for all your enriching posts
The French have turned swearing into a linguistic art form. Their variations on the words “con” and “merde” are to be applauded.
When you want to look up a French word, I highly recommend Wordreference.com. It is an incredible resource. In addition to presenting a thorough dictionary, most pages end with links into a forum where specific usage examples are discussed. Just a great site.
Good point about the Christmas trees. It reminds me of a Jack Handy quote: “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.”
I must admit to enjoying decorating a Christmas tree every year in my home. You and Andy have a lot in common.
You are welcome for the posts. Thanks for your excellent comments Infidel, which frequently cause me to think more deeply about the subject at hand and Happy 2022!
I’m not sure if political humor reins in narcissistic leaders (that would be a heavy lift), but it does help the rest of us maintain our balance.
Several of these cartoons underscore how much we humans share. I’m wondering if there are any international collections of the year’s best political cartoons. If there aren’t, there should be.
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Nice jokes “pour finir l’année en beauté” ! Merci, and I didn’t know Chanson profonde. So hilarious, am going to share it with my French students!
Bonne année et bonne santé à toi et ta famille.
Thanks for all your enriching posts
You’re very welcome Emma. Thanks for your comments and being such a great source of reading inspiration.
Thank you for translating these! I love seeing how political humor works in other languages and cultures. So fascinating!
I love political humor. It keeps us sane and hopefully reins in some of our most narcissistic leaders.
Exactly!!
As Mark Twain said, laughter is the most powerful weapon we have. Mockery punctures pomposity better than anything else.
Thanks for the laughs! And for all the great articles this past year.
You’re welcome Bea, thanks for reading.
Well, I’ve now picked up the word connerie, which, oddly enough, isn’t in my dictionary. I suppose it should be used with caution anyway.
The Chanson profonde is a funny idea. Those who claim to know a different language out of pretentiousness, but really don’t, are easily exposed!
Apparently the French see bosses the same way we do?
All Christmas trees should be allowed to work from home. We wouldn’t even need to cut them down.
Thanks for all your posts! Your blog is definitely one of the most interesting finds I’ve made in a long time.
The French have turned swearing into a linguistic art form. Their variations on the words “con” and “merde” are to be applauded.
When you want to look up a French word, I highly recommend Wordreference.com. It is an incredible resource. In addition to presenting a thorough dictionary, most pages end with links into a forum where specific usage examples are discussed. Just a great site.
Good point about the Christmas trees. It reminds me of a Jack Handy quote: “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.”
I must admit to enjoying decorating a Christmas tree every year in my home. You and Andy have a lot in common.
You are welcome for the posts. Thanks for your excellent comments Infidel, which frequently cause me to think more deeply about the subject at hand and Happy 2022!
Thank you for the laughs. (I needed that…)
You’re welcome!
I’m not sure if political humor reins in narcissistic leaders (that would be a heavy lift), but it does help the rest of us maintain our balance.
Several of these cartoons underscore how much we humans share. I’m wondering if there are any international collections of the year’s best political cartoons. If there aren’t, there should be.
We’ll done, Carol. Looking forward to 2022.
That’s a great question Annie. After posing it to google, I came up with this link: https://www.politico.eu/article/2021-top-stories-political-cartoons-joe-biden-coronavirus-vaccines-afghanistan-brexit-climate-change/
Wishing you a happy 2022 with renewed spring in your step.
You beat me to it, Carol. I had intended to check. Those are great; as I suspected, I can relate to many of them (and not just the ones from the US).
Pardon my failure to catch a typo. I forget that the autocorrect algorithm inserts “we’ll” as the first option instead of “well.”
And all good wishes to you and family.
Thanks Annie. Never even noticed the typo. I’ve made many myself—even without the help of autocorrect.
Carol, I just tried to leave a message, but it isn’t appearing. Can you check your spam folder?
It came through. Not sure why there was a delay. Thanks for letting me know.