[2009-03-28] USA fan banner for Paris!

[edgar93]

I think it would be a great idea to put a maple leaf...i live in toronto, too.

[TheBarrett]

Would it hurt to put in a viking in to represent the Scandinavian fans? Or maybe an eagle on a cactus to represent the Mexicans, or an old lady dressed in odd styles to represent England?

Don't be ridiculous you all, I say it's fine as it is.

[Future Raptor Ace]

hehe 50 cal. and his vikings lol. If I ever meet you in person im buying you a viking helmet like Thor or something lmao

oh and you forgot to add; her holding vodka to represent the Russian fans

[TheBarrett]

There must be a movie.

"Remember the Pagans"

Out of the silent sea
Came the holy men of war
Killers in the name of God
With bible, and cross, and book of law.
Welcome, to the land of ice.
Welcome, to the land of snow.
Come in, and meet our Gods
This, is not your day.

Nouska maasta maitten henget
Tulten henget, soan henget
Veden virrat, ilman pauhut
Päälle vainomiesten päitten!

Anyways, back from my rant of religious genocide:
I like the "Alizee can you fly to US?" quote from Mr.Fra

[OGRE]

How about:

"Sur les ailes de l'amour"
"À partir de vos fans en Amérique"

Or perhaps:

"Sur le vent de l'amour".
"À partir de vos fans en Amérique"


Or perhaps the former with "ailes" crossed out and "vent" inserted.

ailes is a play on tinkerbell.
vent is a play on Alizée.

[JCC]

Where do i go2 donate some money for the banner?..Count me in for about $50 usd. just point me in the right direction.....

[Ben]

Thanks JCC, I'll put that down as your maximum amount.

Again, we're not collecting any money yet. Waiting to see final costs, and how many people respond.

Then we'll know how much we need to ask from each person (the max they offered, or less).

And thanks for the suggestions guys. Does any form of the expression "take to the skies" (meaning to fly) exist in French?

[Rev]

Originally Posted by Snatcher42

Could try to work in the "traverser l’hémisphère" line from Par Les Paupières (one of my favorites), though I dunno if that's really funny or hits the "flying" image home enough.

Originally Posted by OGRE

How about:

"Sur les ailes de l'amour"
"À partir de vos fans en Amérique"

Or perhaps:

"Sur le vent de l'amour".
"À partir de vos fans en Amérique"


Or perhaps the former with "ailes" crossed out and "vent" inserted.

ailes is a play on tinkerbell.
vent is a play on Alizée.

Or, something like, "We flew to visit you, please fly to visit us."
(In French of course)

[Ruroshen]

Originally Posted by edgar93

I think it would be a great idea to put a maple leaf...i live in toronto, too.

Heh, I was just kidding when I said that, edgar. I think the design is fine as it is. Because, let's be honest, if we rule out Quebec (where she rather inexplicably has NO fans, from what little evidence I've seen), there isn't an ice cube's chance in Hades that she's coming to Canada before she makes a stop in the U.S. We don't even register as a blip on Sony BMG's radar, except possibly under the heading of 'People who might be willing to travel to a show in the USA, if it's close enough'. Sad but true.

Originally Posted by TheBarrett

Would it hurt to put in a viking in to represent the Scandinavian fans? Or maybe an eagle on a cactus to represent the Mexicans, or an old lady dressed in odd styles to represent England?

Originally Posted by Future Raptor Ace

oh and you forgot to add; her holding vodka to represent the Russian fans

Just quoting these because they literally made me laugh out loud...

Originally Posted by Snatcher42

And thanks for the suggestions guys. Does any form of the expression "take to the skies" (meaning to fly) exist in French?

Just a thought, here...have you considered instead going the other way, and using a French idiom that might look comically awkward or unfamiliar when translated into English? Again, it could contribute to the idea of Lili succeeding in 'making the French language known in the United States'...

How about it, folks? Are there any French idioms/clichés relating to flying/flight that we might not be aware of?

[Tchaikovsky]

Wouldn't she have more success attracting an audience in Canada since you guys have a lot of French speaking people up there?