Jacque Chirac on Les Rosbifs:
The only thing that they have ever done for European agriculture is 'mad cow' disease, [...] You cannot trust people who have such bad cuisine. It is the country with the worst food after Finland
This in conversation with Gerhard Schröder and the Hammer of the Chechens himself, Vladimir Putin, leaders of those reknowned gourmet nations, Germany and Russia. How characteristically crass of Chirac to throw in a gratuitous insult to Finland for good measure.
Never mind the Gallic Gaffes! What about mine? No wonder I'd never seen an aerial view of Dundalk before. Dundalk Ontaria, thanks Frank, I've had a pretty crappy am and that's cheered me up,
Hope you're well
Cal
Posted by: ainelivia | July 05, 2005 at 12:59 PM
Well, I was a bit suspicious about the picture, I didn't recognise any pattern, I thought It might have been around the train station, but the closer I looked and the more I noticed all that lush greenery, I figured something was wrong...
Posted by: Frank McGahon | July 05, 2005 at 01:06 PM
Dundalk has no more lush greenery?
Will the gaffes never end? Look at how I spelled Ontario - Ontaria; that's called the Narnia Syndrome, too much reading of the Chronicles of whilst young, and not so young.
Yes I can imagine you were somewhat perplexed on the Dundalk aerial view front, Frank. Mind you I was wondering myself as I didn't see any street pattern I recognised, I just took Goggle's word for it.
Posted by: ainelivia | July 05, 2005 at 04:08 PM
I just took Goggle's word for it.
It's just not your day, is it? :-)
Posted by: Frank McGahon | July 05, 2005 at 04:32 PM
I'm no expert on PR but I think the Parisian campaign has probably gone for the wrong angle. "You can trust France..." Yes, but to do what?
Posted by: J.Cassian | July 06, 2005 at 11:38 AM
Well, Jacques ...
... Instant Karma is gonna get you:
NO Olympics for you, mon ami!
Posted by: Nomennovum | July 07, 2005 at 08:00 PM