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2007-05-16 Europe

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Posted by Fred 2007-05-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOO! ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOO! ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOOO!

Context: When French army was one of draftees, these frequnetly told one another how many days they had still to serve. For their last say of service (also called liberation day) they chanted "Zero". You could tell the special trains for released draftees by the chants: "Zero, zero, zero".

Today is my last day of Chirac. Much better than my last day in the Army.

ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOO! ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOO! ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZERO, ZEROOOOOOO!

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-05-16 02:16|| 2007-05-16 02:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Now I understand your, "one, one, one" comment from yesterday!

Posted by Bobby 2007-05-16 05:50|| 2007-05-16 05:50|| Front Page Top

#3 He is gone. Chirac left Elysée at 11h37 am local time.

Bon débarras.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-05-16 06:07|| 2007-05-16 06:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Bon débarras.

According to BabelFish, that's French for "Hit the road Jacques, and don'cha come back, no more no more no more no more."

Posted by Mike 2007-05-16 06:19|| 2007-05-16 06:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Bon débarras = Good riddance

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-05-16 08:02|| 2007-05-16 08:02|| Front Page Top

#6 First trip to Switzerland to rebalance his slush funds?

Posted by 3dc 2007-05-16 11:21|| 2007-05-16 11:21|| Front Page Top

#7 "Chirac gives final speech as leader"

Yadda, yadda, yadda....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-05-16 18:17|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-05-16 18:17|| Front Page Top

#8 JFM, on this side of the pond the appropriate line is "AMF." The first word of that acronym is "adios."

Posted by Mac 2007-05-16 18:32|| 2007-05-16 18:32|| Front Page Top

#9 When's he start his prison term?

Posted by DMFD 2007-05-16 19:31|| 2007-05-16 19:31|| Front Page Top

#10 Squealings. Nothing more than squealings ...

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-16 23:41|| 2007-05-16 23:41|| Front Page Top

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