#translators notes: “Charles c'est fait la voile” is a pun on “se faire la malle” a turn of phrase that we use when someone is going away | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

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source: charles' facebook series: gp3, 2016

(Translation from @baku2017: "Well I see that everyone is enjoying their holidays, Charles has run away sailing and for dad swimming pool with his duck.......not chained.. of course.")

#translators notes: “Charles c'est fait la voile” is a pun on “se faire la malle” a turn of phrase that we use when someone is going away #in a running away sense #and “la voile” which is “sailing”#but it's a pun on a famous french newspaper that's called “le canard enchaîné” (the chained duck)#it's a satirical newspaper with a LOT of wordplay that's always been really critical of every government and that is traditionally close to #family:pascale #year:2016 #series:gp3 #family:herve #format:socialmedia

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