Turing and Grice: The Implicature Game -- and "the bloody Marseillaise"

Speranza

 

 

JOAN CLARKE: But who ever loved ordinary? (ON ALAN AND THE BOYS). They’re are all a bit drunk, TELLING DIRTY STORIES:

HUGH ALEXANDER: So she’s got it in her hands, right, and she looks up at me and says, “I’m to put it in my mouth?”. And I say, “yes, you know. The French way.” So she pops it in, closes her lips around the thing. And then she starts humming the bloody Marseillaise.

 

The men BURST INTO LAUGHTER.

Except for Alan, who looks a bit confused.

PETER HILTON (to Alan): What about you and Joan? Does she do it the French way?

Alan looks away, uncomfortable.

HUGH ALEXANDER: Soon enough, you lucky bastard.

 

 

Just then, Joan comes over and throws an affectionate arm around Alan.