Michael Stuart Kelly Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Bon Mot!I have to say, when the French make a statement, they do it right.Even "horseshit."Talk about a bon mot!As Ayn Rand would say, "And I mean it."CRITIC OF FRANCE'S HOLLANDE SAYS IT WITH DUNGby BREITBART NEWS16 Jan 2014BreitbartA truck dumped a huge pile of manure outside France's National Assembly on Thursday in a protest against the French political elite.The driver of the truck -- which was marked with the slogan "Out with Hollande and the whole political class!" -- was apprehended by police shortly after releasing his smelly load outside the front gates of the grand Palais Bourbon that hosts the lower house Assembly.He was taken to a nearby police station and expected to face charges. The written part doesn't say the manure was equine, but the video at the link did.Here's a picture:Why does that make me feel so good?Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Heh.I thought there would be a lot of quips by now.So I'm thinking... riffing off of what Freud said--sometimes a cigar is just a cigar--maybe sometimes a metaphor is best left a metaphor.Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I live near chicken houses and someone is building a small "horse farm" about three hundred yards from my house so, "We are not amused." Of course I am amused by the picture of dumped manure to irritate leftist politicians but even that made me remember stepping in dog crap on a New York City sidewalk. I ended up wiping most of it off my wingtips and then washed my shoe in in a sink with paper towels and hand soap until it smelled neutrally like leather again. Would anyone care to suggest a similar solution for our Parliament without causing a growl from the Secret Service? From the Washington Times: "Drone destroys truck loaded with . . ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 L'État est merde de cheval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 "L'État est merde de cheval?" The Government is a dead horse? You will be hearing from PETA and Omaha Steaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 "L'État est merde de cheval?"The Government is a dead horse? You will be hearing from PETA and Omaha Steaks.Look again, mon ami. do you see ze word "merde". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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