Didn't you mean "Merde, alors" (expressing one's surprise) rather? "Merde, alors, tu n'es pas canadien?"
"Alors, merde" is generally used to express impatience: "Alors, merde, ça vient?" Michel Jullian, "Of the proper use of the word 'merde'" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Blanton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:23 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: Cold Fusion skeptic Dr. Michael Shermer > On 3/12/07, Michel Jullian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> No I am not him sorry, never been to Montreal. I am a real Frenchman, not a >> maple syrup drinking one with a funny accent living on an unhospitable >> continent :) > > \/,, > ` > > "Alors, merde." > > -Transgenic orangutan in Michael Crighton's "Next". > > T >