The Poor Mouth

The title of this blog comes from a Gaelic expression -"putting on the poor mouth"-which means to exaggerate the direness of one's situation in order to gain time or favour from creditors.

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14 July 2010

Three Canadians remember past events taking place on 14 July

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Labels: Bastille Day, Rush

It being Bastille day



Here is a [ractical application of the Marseillais

As for the image quality of the clip:

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