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    How would "Professor" Jimmie Edmondson, in the midst of his act, spell the French word for "after"?

    Question #110908. Asked by Datsmeharse. (Nov 20 09 7:24 PM)


    Datsmeharse

    		That should read "How would have" ..."spelled the French word" etc...
    He is not known to have actually done it.


    Nov 20 09, 7:32 PM
    serpa

    		James Edmondson, Sr. (June 10, 1910 – January 29, 1976), also known as Professor Backwards, was a vaudevillian/comedian who appeared on TV from the 1950s to the early 1970s, most notably on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, and The Mike Douglas Show. In addition to traditional stand-up comedy, Edmondson's act featured his ability to write in script that was upside down and/or backwards, spell and pronounce words backwards, and read an inverted blackboard correctly.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Backwards

    Just a wild guess - apres?

    Nov 20 09, 7:57 PM
    looney_tunes

    		Serpa would be apres backwards! Apres is the French word for after.

    http://translate.google.com/translate_t#

    Nov 20 09, 8:24 PM
    serpa

    		Who knew? LOL. That's the limit of my French! Other words began to bounce through my head; spare, spear, pares, parse, pears, rapes, reaps...

    Nov 20 09, 9:12 PM
    Datsmeharse

    		Just paying you back the compliment Serpa for the "Datsmeharse" question you asked a while ago :-)
    It was either this question or a question about the Serpa, Portugal lol.

    Nov 20 09, 10:25 PM
    serpa

    		That one's been done before! There's always Serpa weightlifting equipment and SERPA gun holsters... Just keep your questions Datsmeharse. Thanks.

    Nov 20 09, 11:46 PM

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