The Pun Also Rises
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The Pun Also Rises
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Rue: Puns from Bill and Rosa's Bookroom
Code Postal: 92100
Ville: Boulogne Billancourt
Pays: France
Need an ark to save two of every animal? I noah guy.
To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing.
Where do fish go on vacation?
Finland
”I definitely need another load of mulch” the gardener repeated.
Why did the bicycle collapse ?
It was too tired!
A crazy husband says to his wife that moose are falling from the sky. The wife says, it’s reindeer.
Knock-knock!
who’s there?
Isabelle.
Isabelle who?
Isabelle necessary on a bicycle?
Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? I heard the food was good but it had no atmosphere.
Que dit Bilbo Baggins quand il arrive devant sa maison ?
« C’est là où j’hobbit »
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A humorous WWI story – The Square Egg by Saki
A humorous WWI story – The Square Egg by Saki
The Square Egg
by H.H. Munro (SAKI)
Hector Hugh Munro, 1870–1916, better known by his pen name Saki, was a British-Scottish writer celebrated for his witty, mischievous, and often macabre short stories. It is unknown why he chose that pen name, but one theory links the name to the South American saki monkey, to go along with his mischievous, exotic character that comes through in his writing. He served as a private and Lance Serjeant in the British Army during World War I, ultimately losing his life on November 14, 1916, during the Battle of the Ancre (part of the Somme offensive). Munro was sheltering in a muddy shell crater near Beaumont-Hamel, France. According to accounts of his final moments, Munro chided a fellow soldier with the famous warning, "Put that bloody cigarette out!" fearing the smoke would draw enemy fire. The movement or sound attracted a German sniper, and Munro was killed by a single bullet to the head. His name is inscribed on the…
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Being Yourself in France: Embracing Your Identity Abroad
Being Yourself in France: Embracing Your Identity Abroad
Being Yourself in France: Embracing Your Identity Abroad and Jacques’s Garden Salsa Recipe
Dear Friends,
I hope this letter finds you all in good spirits, ready to embrace the colorful autumn season ahead. As someone who holds both French and American citizenship, I often think about what it truly means to be yourself—especially when you’re living across an ocean from where you began.
After moving from the genteel American South to the rugged West, and eventually to France, I’ve become a hybrid of all three. Each place shaping me, overlapping new perspectives over roots that were never deeply planted—shaped by not knowing my grandparents very well (they all died when I was young) or my Dad’s extended family. And by moving across the entire country as a teenager. Such early experiences of change and movement!
France is a country that values individuals (think René Descartes, Sartre, Gainsbourg, etc.), but is also steeped in tradition. At first, I fretted about blending i…
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