Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Sunday, July 14, 2019

À Bastille, Mes Amis !

Today is the French National Day.




A version that is more familiar to American audiences:



Allons enfants de la Patrie
Le jour de gloire est arrivé !
Contre nous de la tyrannie
L'étendard sanglant est levé
Entendez-vous dans nos campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats ?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras.
Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes !

Aux armes citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons

(Full translation, which makes The Star-Spangled Banner look pacifistic.)

The Bastille was torn down very soon afterwards. Very little of it survives. The key to the fortress was given by Marquis de Lafayette to President Washington.

5 comments:

re the paragon said...

It is so disgusting to think that there are people in America, including possibly the President, who believe that Major Strasser and and the Nazis should be the heroes in "Casablanca".

Comrade Misfit said...

Delete the word "possibly" next time.

re the paragon said...

Will do.

Though on reflection, I doubt that Trump as ever made it through "Casablanca". No explosions, no bare boobies, most of the action involves people being noble and self sacrificing. Not his type of flick at all.

Now I really want to watch it again.

Deadstick said...

re, when you re-watch it focus on Madeleine Lebeau at the end of the Marseillaise scene. She was a real refugee and it wasn't acting for her.

bearsense said...

Trump forgets (or possibly doean't know) what happened to his ilk AFTER Bastille Day.