LL-L "What does it mean?" 2008.05.15 (01) [E]

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From: Howard Scott <howliosta at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2008.04.28 (05) [E]

> From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
> Subject: LL-L "Names" 2008.04.28 (03) [E]

> Baziel was the subject of jokes told by Guido Depraetere on VTM TV for
many
> years.
> Some of them are also on CD as wel as reproduced in comics books (I have 3
> of them).
> The language is Dutch with a strong coloration of West-Flemish of Bruges.
> Best illustrated on the CDs, but I cannot find them momentarily.
>
> I scanned the cover and one joke from one of the comics strip album:
> http://www.euro-support.be/temp/baziel1.jpg
> http://www.euro-support.be/temp/baziel2.jpg
>
> Regards,
> Roger

Could you (or anyone) please explain Baziel's reply in baziel2.jpg?
"je zyt gy toch al aan den overkrant"

I understood it (I believe) immediately and laughed out loud, but I
don't know what that "je" is. I know "gy" is the 2nd person pronoun
here, archaic or dialect, if I understand correctly, and the "je" is,
of course, a possible 2nd person pronoun in standard Dutch, though I
wondered if it was something else here. Is it an example of pronoun
doubling, or something different?

Vriendelijk bedankt,
Howard Scott

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