Happy New Year 2021
Bye bye, 2020!
Lots of things happened in 2020 and on top of everything, Quino, the creator of Mafalda died. It’s only fair that I express my thoughts for 2021 through his cartoons and look, I found one that is particularly spot on!
I hope all is well with you and again, I wish you a Happy New Year!
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How do we say ROTFL in French? (Rolling on the floor laughing) That is just so perfect!
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PTDR : Pété de rire.
Bonne année à toi et à The Spouse et surtout bonne santé.
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Merci pour ton conseil… J’espère avoir de nombreuses opportunités de l’utiliser en 2021.
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Espérons aussi! C’est surtout les ados qui disent ça, j’ai dû demander à mes enfants comment on dit ROTLF en français!
Bonne continuation pour les cours de français et la découverte de livres français dans le texte original.
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Bone année, Emma
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Bonne année! And let’s all stay healthy!
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Perfect for the times in which we live. Happy New Year to you also Emma
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Happy New Year to you too, Karen.
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Just perfect. Wishing you the same, Emma.
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Happy New Year to you and your family.
Mafalda cartoons are often spot on.
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“Let our New Year’s resolution be this: We will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.” – Göran Persson
Wishing every day of the new year to be filled with success, happiness, and prosperity for you. Happy New Year.
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Sorry for the late answer, I just rescued your comment from the spam bin.
Thanks for your good wishes and Happy New Year to you too, filled with lots of good books! 🙂
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Happy New Year
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Happy New Year and welcome to Book Around the Corner!
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😊😊
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Happy new year, Emma! and that cartoon is spot on! 😀
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Happy New Year too. A year full of wonderful books!
I love the Mafalda cartoons, there are a lot of timeless ones like these and it’s often spot on.
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Spot on indeed! This Mafalda is such a character.
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Thanks! Each time I pick a Mafalda comics, I laugh. Even the strips about the 1960s politics are still funny today. I love it. (I think that France has a long love relationship with Mafalda)
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