June 09, 2004

plainly cynical

heard off the bbc about the d-day veteran who lost his way and then monsieur chirac had him flown to paris in his private jet:

journo: this gesture must be his way of thanking you and other veterans
veteran: no, not at all he was trying to impress me. as the chief of the french republic, he made sure he went all out to impress me
journo: ...

i'm not sure if it's the advancing years or having witnessed the horrors of the invasion that led said veteran to become cynical.

i'd like to think it's the former.

nonetheless, i was left humbled after reading other reports that i vowed to stop winding the french up. no matter how tempting the situation is likely to be.

as enscribed by the letter b @ June 9, 2004 10:51 AM

no, what i meant is no exchange of sarcasm between guest commenters. this also applies directing at the blogmeister :D

if it's about the topic per se, well, carry on if you must..

as blahed by the letter b @ June 10, 2004 03:09 AM

No sarcasam, oh damn, I can't comment now.

as blahed by Miles @ June 10, 2004 02:57 AM
yer six pences' worth s'il vous plaît:









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