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kindj |
06/15/06 |
I realize that this may very well give a certain person an aneurysm, but I'll proceed anyway. Read at your own risk.
So during a staff meeting yesterday, it was announced by the boss that I would be leaving the agency (something he and I had already been over--this was merely the "public announcement"). He told everyone that my last day would be July 14th, to which I added, "Which is Bastille Day, of course." Little tounge-in-cheek jab that I knew no one would get. My boss, a Hispanic, asked with a sneer, "What the hell is Bastille Day?" I explained about the storming of the Bastille prison in France that housed political prisoners and was sort of a symbol of the oppressive monarchy of France, and how that event kicked off the French Revolution. I added that for me, though, it was a good day to justify buying an expensive bottle of Beaujolais, which I love.
His response to me was, "Why the hell would we care about some French holiday? This ain't France, you know."
To which I replied, "It ain't Mexico, either, but we sure do a lot of celebrating on the 5th of May and the 16th of September."
Him: "Well, there isn't any French people in America."
Me: "Go to Southeast Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Maine, Minnisota, etc. and say that. There's French aplenty there."
Him: "Well, not as many as there are Mexicans, so why should I care?"
Me: "You should care because of the nature of the US Constitution, which ensures that a minority shall not be oppressed by the majority. Which is the same part of the Constitution you fall back on when defending LULAC or the National Council on La Raza."
Him: "Well, no one is denegrating the French people in America."
Me: "You just did, when you snubbed a very important holiday for them."
He turned red with rage and walked off.
Don't know if I'll actually make it to the 14th or not, but damn was that satisfying, to use his own arguments against him.
No question, just another story from your local rabble-rouser, who still likes to wear his IDF t-shirt whenever he's near the University.
DK |
Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 06/15/06 6:04 pm:
Sometimes my fingers get very creative, that was "blackened" not "blackeneyed." I'd hate to think of what "blackeneyed" redfish would be like :) Clarification/Follow-up by kindj on 06/15/06 6:22 pm:
Perhaps you were thinking of blackened blackeyed peas?
Never tried them like that, but I bet dey is sum kinda gooooood!
Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 06/15/06 6:50 pm:
I like cabernet sauvignon myself but I usually pick up a bottle or two of Georges Duboeuf each year if nothing else than for the creative labels .
Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 06/15/06 7:13 pm:
but wait ,a fish meal usual needs a white wine ....perhaps a Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio ?
Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 06/15/06 7:40 pm:
'Blackeneyed' peas, sounds like a winner.
Of course white wine goes with fish, my favorite is a nice Riesling. I've been buying a Wilhelm Bergman Spatlese for $6 a bottle and I think it's quite good - and excellent for folks on a budget. I also thoroughly enjoy Fetzer Valley Oaks Gewürztraminer - $5.99 a bottle at our local warehouse club.
But I still think a Beaujolais would pair up nicely :)
Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 06/15/06 9:55 pm:
I didn't know you guys were all such wine enthusiasts. :)
Oh, and the heck with Napa, try the Washington wines instead.
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