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Remembered MOST of the words of the Marseilles! (Original Post)
elleng
Jul 2012
OP
Sorry, you didn't pass the qualifying round. The Gold Medal for non sequitur will always belong
scarletwoman
Jul 2012
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Odin2005
(53,521 posts)1. Was that the swim relay medal ceremony?
Love the Marseilles.
The French got some Karma on us since we snuck the gold away from them in 2008, LOL.
I never knew the words, but was shocked that I was able to hum along with the whole tune. LOL Thank you Casablanca. I don't think I can say the same for any other anthem but our own.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)3. Sorry, you didn't pass the qualifying round. The Gold Medal for non sequitur will always belong
to this guy:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6739759&mesg_id=6739759
mainly because half the people I was with believed it until I explained the situation to them
mainly because half the people I was with believed it until I explained the situation to them
unblock
(52,378 posts)4. and most of the letters as well... it's the "marseillaise"
sorry, yeah, i know, i can be a real wiseass sometimes.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)5. Always makes me think of marmalade
And all of those lovely pastries they ripped off from the Viennese.
elleng
(131,191 posts)6. You're correct;
my mistake.
THIS is Marseilles: