Norman Wisdom and the European Parliament
Sir Norman Wisdom has died. He is being described today as a "comic craftsman", and was reportedly (Sir) Charlie Chaplin's favourite clown.I remembered a story from former MEP Richard Corbett, which tells of an unexpected moment of humour in the European Parliament:
One classic story is about a debate when a member from Normandy came up with just the right compromise at the right time. One of the French MEPs, using an old French expression, said that this was thanks to "la sagesse normande" (the wisdom of people from Normandy). The English interpretation rendered this as being "all thanks to Norman Wisdom". No one of any other nationality could quite understand why the British and Irish members were in stitches!
Labels: Fun stuff, Politics, Popular Culture
posted by Chris @ 3:22 pm
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