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Does Anyone In Mulege Know Frenchie?

wornout - 3-28-2006 at 08:51 AM

Apparently she worked Mulege for a while (she is suppose to be a thief, and a pro at that) and now she is working the San Felipe area.

Bruce R Leech - 3-28-2006 at 09:16 AM

she looks familiar but I don't recognize the name. maybe she has some other names. we get a few of those every year here.

Frenchie

MrBillM - 3-28-2006 at 10:07 AM

I know a Frenchy in Yucca Valley and one in Los Angeles (Maywood). Think that they're related ?

bajalou - 3-28-2006 at 10:33 AM

This woman is said to speak both English and Spanish but speaks with a "phoney" French accent. - Believe Frenchie is just a nickname because of the accent.

And she apearantly told someone she was from Mulege

[Edited on 3-28-2006 by bajalou]

wornout - 3-28-2006 at 10:35 AM

I read about this woman and her doings on the local website. The story has since been removed as to not scare the tourist who go here all the time, but the like to the picture is still there: http://www.sanfelipe.com.mx/news/frenchie.html and that is where I go it from.

They stated this person is for real. She has been working the campos and homes south of San Felipe. Her M.O. is to ask to use the phone and while doing so, she cases the joint. I have also heard (from our local San Felipe.com.mx site), that she has been in jail once. She has gone as far as entering unlocked homes and then when confronted, while in the house, says she was looking for a dog or cat.

The original story also states she just came from working the Mulege area.

Here is the link to the original news I received:

Here is the story if the link doesn't work: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eldoradoranch/message/3223

There is a woman in town whose photo I'm about to post on
the forum who was carrying posters around about her lost
dog, as a ruse to enter campos and even walked into a few
houses. When confronted she said "oh, is this a motel".
She has stolen quite a bit of money, jewelry and laptops.
We are all pretty sure she has an accomplice. So far,
she's hit Campo Ocotillos (where she stole a purse, diamond
earrings and a necklace, $1700 from one person and $800
from another; Pop's Camp, Campo Pai Pai were also hit.
They chased her to the road as the police were called.
They found a small amount of pot in her purse and a bigger
bag of pot in her trunk and $600. The purse was recovered
as she threw it in the bushes after taking the wallet.
Because of the drugs, she was taken to the federal agency
next to the bus station, but somehow, the bag of pot found
in her trunk disappeared (claim the feds) and they only
"fined" her for the small amount in her purse. She was
taken to the municipal jail and was back on the streets on
Tuesday evening, Last evening, while I was leaving work,
someone told me she was at the Fandango with a big
turquoise hat and new clothes, charming another victim.
(She's got huge boobs). I took her photo at the bar and
asked her if she bought the new clothes with the stolen
money. The police came and earlier we had called the
Mayor's Secretary to investigate why she was released. It
was quite a scene. They said they had to release her
because no one filed a complaint against her (which was not
true). She claims to be Mexican and American and speaks
with a phony french accent. At any rate, with the
persistence of a few victims, Juan Tapia's efforts with
the Mayor's office, she was re-arrested and found crawling
under a bed or something at the place called "Los Ba?os at
the end of the street where Al's Bar is. She was taken
back to the Judicial Police and was last seen handcuffed to
the chair. Hopefully, they will get her back in jail. A
woman from Ocotilo was given the run around so badly, she
just gave up and I was very angry because "Frenchie" stole
the diamond earrings her husband gave her right before he
died. If for some reason she is released, be on the
lookout, especially if you're a man who likes chicks with
big boobs!! Also, Sunday at 2:00 is the American Football
team "El Tiburons" behind the catholic school, on the
highway going south, Come and support San Felipe's first
American Football team. They won their last game and
Sunday they play the "Gorilas" from TJ. K

Dave - 3-28-2006 at 10:38 AM

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Originally posted by bajalou
Believe Frenchie is just a nickname because of the accent.

Maybe it's because she wears the latest in Paris fashion? :rolleyes:

bajajudy - 3-28-2006 at 10:42 AM

Ouch
Looks like someone ripped an earring out of her left ear already.
There is something about her that looks familiar to me too. Creepy

Cincodemayo - 3-28-2006 at 11:23 AM

Sounds more like a remake of Mulege 90210....LOL :lol:

Frenchie needs a reality check and dropped off in the desert :biggrin:

jimgrms - 3-28-2006 at 11:52 AM

I would like to have 2 hat's like that 1 to c__p in and 1 to cover it up

Tomas Tierra - 3-28-2006 at 12:07 PM

Boobs or not...egads! Que fea!

wornout - 3-28-2006 at 02:29 PM

Pompano, what a great story. Hopefully more will get out about this woman and she will be chased all the way back to France where she belongs.

capt. mike - 3-28-2006 at 02:46 PM

where is Pepe Le Pue when we need him, nes pa?

great story pompano!

eetdrt88 - 3-28-2006 at 02:49 PM

never met frenchie but did meet a guy they call "jimmie bin laden" at a b-day party last weekend south of S.F.,a skinny white guy with a big old beard who apparently got the name from the other prisoners in a mexican jail after being busted for a huge amount of weed and some guns

Bob and Susan - 3-28-2006 at 03:14 PM

:lol:

JZ - 3-28-2006 at 03:19 PM

What a story!

Capt. George - 3-28-2006 at 04:34 PM

Man, I'm really hot now!! wadda hat......yeeehah!! gidyap mama...

capt sicko

Don Alley - 3-28-2006 at 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
she looks familiar but I don't recognize the name. maybe she has some other names. we get a few of those every year here.

We had someone like that in Loreto last fall. I don't think it was the same woman but their MO seems the same.

I saw her at the Pescador...I was backing out when she stopped me with some sob story, "I was robbed, I need money for dog food, could you please buy some of these CDs I have, yada yada yada" and she was very scantily dressed but looked like an aging speed freak. When I refused to buy some CDs she burst into tears, so she's bawling, I'm backed out into the street, cars are coming, the policeman on the corner is probably wondering what's up...so I reached in my pocket and gave her 10 or 15 pesos.

Later I heard she had burgled houses, stolen clothes from clothes lines, and had committed other foul and nefarious deeds around town.

Maybe she's the same woman, and a master of disguise. She could show up next time posing as a Zulu snowboarder.

Bruce R Leech - 3-28-2006 at 05:47 PM

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Originally posted by Don Alley

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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
she looks familiar but I don't recognize the name. maybe she has some other names. we get a few of those every year here.

sounds like the same one Don

bajalou - 3-28-2006 at 06:22 PM

Sounds just like what she's doing up here.

bancoduo - 3-28-2006 at 07:54 PM

Frenchie

Where did you go? You said you were a virgin until you meant me. Be true to me my love and come home to me in zona norte!

Wornout...gotta love the thread!

Juan del Rio - 3-28-2006 at 10:18 PM

This is why I love this board...Frenchie seems like a, "Baja/Paradise Altered", real life... "old school" kinda story that only the internet can provide. Too bad she's an, "old school" type of gal and has no idea the real power of this board. Reality T.V shows in the States cannot even come close to this kind of story!

Viva Baja!

Any other sightings/stories of "Frenchie", would be great!

Thanks for the updates!!!

Juan del Rio, San Juanico/B.C.S.

Bob H - 3-29-2006 at 05:03 AM

Pompano is the WINNER for stories about Frenchie!! By far. :yes:

oladulce - 3-29-2006 at 08:49 AM

We used to run in to a guy named Frenchie surfing around Baja Sur-
a new-age hippie type guy, drove a VW van, rode shortboards, long brown hair...

Wait a minute, let me see that photo again !

Timbercrete - 3-29-2006 at 09:39 AM

I bet if one looks hard enough, you will find, she is "On The Lamb" from up north. Might even be a reward for her in the states.

Bob H - 3-29-2006 at 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by Timbercrete
I bet if one looks hard enough, you will find, she is "On The Lamb" from up north. Might even be a reward for her in the states.

"On The Lamb" actually "Lam"... where that phrase originated:

Back in the days of yore, a common ruse employed by a malefactor seeking to elude justice was to disguise himself by dressing up as a sheep. Cloaked in the pelt of a lamb, the evil-doer would then take refuge in the midst of a large flock of sheep, shuffling and baa-ing along with the wooly horde while his pursuers scratched their heads in puzzlement. It wasn't until Sherlock Holmes developed his brilliant "Mint Sauce Test" (from which any genuine sheep would instinctively flee) that this "on the lamb" gambit was conclusively foiled.

Oops. Sorry. I've just been informed by my assistant that the phrase you're probably asking about is "on the lam," not "lamb." Well, the confusion is natural, given that most people don't pronounce the "b" in "lamb." In any case, I actually covered this "on the lam" thing a few years back, but you were probably taking a vacation day, so we'll do it again.

"On the lam" has been popular American slang for "on the run" since at least the latter part of the 19th century. The root of "lam" is the Old Norse word "lamja," meaning "to make lame," and the original meaning of "lam," when it first appeared in English back in the 16th century, was "to beat soundly." The English word "lame" is from the same source, as is "lambaste," a double whammy in that the "baste" part is from a Scandinavian root meaning "thrash or flog."

The change in the meaning of "lam" from "beat" to "run away" probably echoed another slang term for running away -- "beat it." To "beat it" or "lam it" is to rapidly beat the road with one's feet by running, just as sheep do when they smell mint sauce. :lol:

David K - 3-29-2006 at 10:07 AM

That's great stuff there Bob!

You would be a hit at our Norwegian (Viking) Fish Club dinner with stories like that!

Capt. George - 3-29-2006 at 11:32 AM

Heard her ex-husband is "on the sheep"...

going off board for a week..Florida 5/6 days on road

adios Nomads later Capt g

tigerdog - 3-29-2006 at 04:33 PM

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Originally posted by Pompano
Good grief, David....don't tell me you are Norsk?! Heaven forbid that Fish Club Dinner group eats.....ugh....lutefisk?

Lutefisk? LUTEFISK? Yikes!!!

As a kid we had to eat that once a year, with creamed peas and new potatoes. We could smell it cooking a block away, and our old dog chose that as the one food on the planet she wouldn't eat. No sitting quietly under the table for illicit treats on lutefisk day, no sirreee. We were on our own. Old Judy had the sense to hide out under the bed on lutefisk day.

Funny thing, my mom claimed to love it but we all noticed (gratefully) that after her mother (an immigrant from Sweden) passed away, Mom never cooked it again. Whew.

David K - 3-29-2006 at 04:36 PM

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Originally posted by Pompano
Good grief, David....don't tell me you are Norsk?! Heaven forbid that Fish Club Dinner group eats.....ugh....lutefisk?

I have a bit (Hanson) of Norsk, which allowed me to join. Since then (12 years ago), the membership is open to anyone who meets three qualifications:

1) Like Fish and Beer

2) Like to Party

3) Want to Learn More Norwegian

What we eat (usually):

Cod from Iceland, expertly prepaired by Chef Stein with patotoes and carrots, oh... seafood chowder first. Lot's of Norwegian Hansa beer and frequent skol's of Aquivit (Viking Tequila).

Once a year we have red meat (prime rib) and salad.

We have a dinner every two months, and an annual festival. Below is one newspaper write up on the last year's festival.

Lot's of fun... wearing Viking stuff (horns, fur, swords, etc.)

UFTA!

From our last years Viking festival:

Vista visitors take liking to Vikings, re-enactments

Hundreds help celebrate Scandinavian culture

By Sherry Saavedra
STAFF WRITER

October 2, 2005

VISTA ? It was a day of sampling Norwegian fish balls, wandering into Viking encampments and viewing battle re-enactments.

The third annual Viking Festival at Norway Hall drew hundreds of visitors yesterday to watch the fancy sword play, try their skill at ax tossing and learn the Viking way of reveling in life.

The event was a fundraiser sponsored by the Norwegian Fish Club Odin, the Sons of Norway Lodge 60 and the Norway Hall Foundation.

Event chairman Robert Undheim, president of the Norwegian Fish Club Odin, said this is one of the few opportunities for group members to bring their historical roots to life for the public.

Many patrons came to munch on Viking food, including fiskeboller, Norwegian fish balls the size of dumplings, and Viking poles, long sausages with sticks in the center.

Vanessa Cole was invited to the event by her boyfriend of more than a year, John Miethke. Both are 8 years old and second-graders at Beaumont Elementary School in Vista.

It was Vanessa's first Viking affair. But John said he'd been to plenty. His great-grandfather was a Norwegian fisherman. John said he enjoys a bit of sword play, but has a strong aversion to fish dishes.

"I wish they served orange chicken instead," he said.

There were plenty of vendors, and this was certainly one of the few San Diego County venues offering authentic raccoon pelts, cups made out of cow horns and perfume bottles from buffalo bone.

Laurel Beale, a retired teacher who lives in Valley Center, sat near the entrance where she spun yarn she knits into hats and scarves with wool from sheep and lamas, and fur from her treasured golden retriever.

"My son said, 'Don't use the dog fur to make me a sweater,' so I decided to make an afghan instead," said Beale, whose mother was Norwegian.

In Viking times, the women were highly revered, Undheim said.

"They'd wear the keys to the homestead on their belts, when their men went 'a-viking,' for adventure or for a bit of vacationing ? you know, pillage and plunder," he said.

Many young boys turned out to watch the battle re-enactments.

Amber Lehning, a Marine who returned in February from her second deployment to Iraq, battled with other members of Drafn, a historical re-enactment group in the Society for Creative Anachronism.

"I love to fight," she said. "It's a great hobby where you get to put on armor and hit your friends with sticks.

It's a pastime she practices twice a week. And as the midday sun beat down on Lehning, sweat poured down her face. After all, she was attired in chain mail, a heavily padded shirt, a metal helmet with bars, as well as leg and arm armor.

"This protects you from getting a broken arm, although it's more common to get heat exhaustion," she said. "But I love it."

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Bob H - 3-29-2006 at 04:56 PM

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Originally posted by Pompano
Good grief, David....don't tell me you are Norsk?! Heaven forbid that Fish Club Dinner group eats.....ugh....lutefisk?

I understand that in order to eat lutefisk you must have aquavit with it."

To understand the relationship between aquavit and lutefisk, here's an experiment you can do at home. In addition to aquavit, you will need a slice of lemon, a cracker, a dishtowel, ketchup, a piece of lettuce, some caviar, and a Kit-Kat candy bar.

1. Take a shot aquavit.
2. Take two. (They're small.)
3. Put a bit of caviar on a bit of lettuce.
4. Put the lettuce on a cracker.
5. Squeeze some lemon juice on the caviar.
6. Pour some ketchup on the Kit-Kat bar.
7. Tie the dishtowel around your eyes.

If you can taste the difference between caviar on a cracker and ketchup on a Kit-Kat while blindfolded, you have not had enough aquavit to be ready for lutefisk. Return to step one. :lol:

Bob and Susan - 3-29-2006 at 05:36 PM

My Friends
0 total friends :lol:

Bruce R Leech - 3-29-2006 at 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by Bob and Susan
My Friends
0 total friends :lol:

Bob why do you say that? I hope I'm your Friend :saint:

Bob and Susan - 3-29-2006 at 05:42 PM

you click on pomps link...

http://www.lutefisklovers.com/

then look at the middle of the site

not too many lovers

[Edited on 3-30-2006 by Bob and Susan]

Bruce R Leech - 3-29-2006 at 06:17 PM

lutefisk is ludacris ht:

back to 'Frenchie'

Dianamo - 3-29-2006 at 06:29 PM

The post has been hijacked! (lutefisk sounds gross! :barf:

:barf

Let's track down "Frenchie's" crimes and get her out of Baja!

You know a group of Gringos in Rosarito just got a "should-have-been-registered" sexual offender extradited back to California! :bounce:

Bruce R Leech - 3-29-2006 at 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by Pompano

that is the best sign yet :lol:

Neal Johns - 3-29-2006 at 07:16 PM

You guys (and ladies!) crack me up! What was the original subject again? And who need it? :lol:

bancoduo - 3-29-2006 at 07:53 PM

Frenchie

You fill the bill. I have always had a thing for young foxes :bounce:

[Edited on 3-30-2006 by bancoduo]

wornout - 3-29-2006 at 08:31 PM

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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech

Quote:

Originally posted by Bob and Susan
My Friends
0 total friends :lol:

Bob why do you say that? I hope I'm your Friend :saint:

Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth.

wornout - 3-29-2006 at 08:38 PM

Frenchie is on the move, well she is moving here on a back street in San Felipe this week, here is a new photo, looks like she lost the hat? Here is a part of an email I received with the photo....

"someone took a photo of her and I'll attach it. Her real name (she says) is Patricia Vasquez Ortiz - she has no identification"

comitan - 3-29-2006 at 08:40 PM

Can anyone identify those binoculars?

wornout - 3-29-2006 at 08:41 PM

Binoculars, what binoculars, oh yea, THOSE binoculars!

BAJACAT - 3-30-2006 at 10:45 PM

Are those fake,! Im talking about the binoculars hahahaha :lol:

bajalera - 3-31-2006 at 12:59 PM

Back to the lutefisk-jacking----My best friend and I used to walk to high school, passing by a grocery store that put a big barrel with this delicacy floating in it out on the sidewalk before the year-end holidays arrived. PeeeeYOOOOOO! That stuff had such a stench we held our breath and ran past.

It must taste way better than it smells.

KurtG - 3-31-2006 at 02:01 PM

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Originally posted by bajalera
Back to the lutefisk-jacking----My best friend and I used to walk to high school, passing by a grocery store that put a big barrel with this delicacy floating in it out on the sidewalk before the year-end holidays arrived. PeeeeYOOOOOO! That stuff had such a stench we held our breath and ran past.

It must taste way better than it smells.

No, it doesn't!!

Bruce R Leech - 3-31-2006 at 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by wornout
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

there is a lot of truth in what you are saying here wornout :light: