14 May 2003Lingering ParisitesSteven Chapman reports that it is now against the law to insult the French national anthem; uttering an audible "boo" during the Marseillaise will now cost you 7500 euros and/or six months in le pokey. In France, anyway. If you do it in Oklahoma, the half-dozen people who actually recognize the tune will probably break into a cheer. Most, I'm sure, will wonder why you're booing the opening bars to "All You Need Is Love." Posted by: McGehee at 12:45 PM on 14 May 2003Hey, I'd recognize it. Big Casablanca fan. Rick: "I came for the waters" Yeah, Wylie, but you're the gentleman/scholar that I'm not. (I worked that bit into a poem once, which should give you an idea of how warped my sense of balance is.) Hell, if you play it real slow, you can clog to it. Posted by: alfredo stroessner at 6:16 PM on 14 May 2003 |