IV translation: Pierre

Paul Mackin mackin.paul at verizon.net
Wed May 9 13:07:37 CDT 2012


On 5/9/2012 12:53 PM, Max Nemtsov wrote:
> p. 39
> "Ask you something, Doc?"
> "Long as it ain't the capital of South Dakota, sure."
>
> colleagues, are there any special jokes re Pierre I'm not aware of,
> apart from different pronunciations of the name or the fact that it's
> too difficult to name, being obscure in California or something?
> again, your suggestions will be much appreciated
>

You might want to google "lucky pierre."

it has a sexual meaning, which I forget at the moment.

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