baguette

Victor Steinbok aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM
Tue May 8 15:48:45 UTC 2012


Jon Stewart, noting that France is in the news, decided to pile on with
a list of questions for the French. Among them, two are language related.

> It’s on my list with, why are all your skunks so date-rapey? Why, when
> you buy a baguette, do you only get half a bag to put it in? I mean,
> bag is in the name.


There is a lot more, but these were the only one with interesting words
or word play. Video and text here http://goo.gl/0uEA7 (or at
thedailyshow.com)

VS-)

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