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27th April 2021, 03:46 AM
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Churchil
Winston Churchill's first impression of the French leader Charles-De -Gaul was not strong, "He looks". Churchill wrote, like a female Llama who has just been surprised in her bath."
But he would warm to him and, well after the war was over, when Churchill was in his second incarnation as Britain's Prime Minister , He and his wife Clementine, invited President De-Gaul and his wife Yvonne to stay with them briefly at the Prime ministerial 's country house Chequers.
When the subject turned to De Gaul's forth coming retirement, Clementine asked Madame De Gaul what she was looking forward to in the retirement ahead.
"Apenis" The french woman replied without hesitation.
A stunned silence followed, for all of three seconds, until Charles De Gaul coughed and said. "Actually , ma Cherie. I think the English call it 'appiness'
Last edited by Des Taff Jenkins; 27th April 2021 at 03:47 AM.
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27th April 2021, 04:22 AM
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