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Cheese
02-27-2005, 08:06 PM
Or "tableaux vivants" as it is written in the novella I'm reading. :unsure:

hobbes
02-27-2005, 08:08 PM
Or "tableaux vivants" as it is written in the novella I'm reading. :unsure:


A living picture

bigboab
02-27-2005, 08:11 PM
What is a Novella. A trainee nun. :blink:

DanB
02-27-2005, 08:13 PM
What is a Novella. A trainee nun. :blink:

I did say it was a samll novel but it would be a wild guess :unsure:

Guillaume
02-27-2005, 08:17 PM
tableaux vivants.
n. pl. tab·leaux vi·vants (t-bl v-vä)

A scene presented on stage by costumed actors who remain silent and motionless as if in a picture.

Ah, FF and dictionary.com

bigboab
02-27-2005, 08:22 PM
I did say it was a samll novel but it would be a wild guess :unsure:


Where? Is Cheese reeading music now? 'Iv'e a novella' :rolleyes:

Cheese
02-27-2005, 08:38 PM
Cheers guys:D

100%
03-01-2005, 12:28 AM
tableaux vivant - as guillame stated but more often seen -when a junky is "nodding" or a beggar sitting on the sidewalk begging in a busy street.