Lionel-isms

As you know, I've been interacting with Lionel a ton. He is always telling me stories about the French Revolution, WWII, airplanes, the Pyrenees, etc. He seems to know at least a little bit about every topic imaginable. He can talk to you for hours about the weather, flowers, plants, herbs, animals and their physical characteristics, and the french language (he is always going off on how two words sound so similar but mean completely different things). He is a very intelligent man and jumps on the opportunity to learn new things. But, fortunately for you and I, I am beginning to see a rather comedic side to him too. I can't remember when each of these happened so I'll just put them all together here.

For your comic relief:

One evening I was sitting on the couch next to Lionel. We were each on our laptops when all of a sudden he asks, "As-tu un boyfriend?" (Do you have a boyfriend?) I thought this was an absolutely hilarious question because I couldn't (and still can't) fathom why he would care about something like that. But it got even better when he responded to my "no" with "I have to introduce you to some French boys!" *How do you feel about that one, dad?*

Last night we were each on the computer again when Lionel turned his to me so I could see the website he was on. It was the homepage for Fragonard Perfumery in Grasse. He said, "when you're on your honeymoon, you make your husband take you to Grasse and you go to every perfumery including this one."

After our hike in the Pyrenees, Lionel and Christine were looking through the pictures I took when Lionel turned to her and said, "I'm so cute for pictures aren't I?"

Last night at dinner, Guilhem was talking about China and Chinese people (I think because his homework had something to do with that region) when Lionel pulled the corners of his eyes back and started talking like a Chinese person. Not funny enough for you? Try to imagine that high-pitched, nasal voice people do when imitating the chinese language but put it on top of a middle-aged man speaking French.

The last one- for now- I was on one of my favorite clothing websites (ModCloth) when Lionel walked by and pointed at a dress, "C'est mignon!" (That's cute!)