I apologize for my earlier comment upsetting you. I did not want to annoy you, and I like you a lot-- I removed the comments so that you did not have to see them. I am very sorry; I can't really explain how my mind worked to make that association, but it did, probably because of the pain medication or something. I found it an interesting juxtaposition of both image and words, especially with a seemingly small force standing up to a very large one, and sacrificing themselves in the process. That was really all I meant by it, and I suppose I should have actually written that, instead of just posting the image.
interesting fact 534895: in a busy shop, where everybody else (including the staff ie me) was trying to observe the two-minute silence, there had to be one idiot who didn't want to wait a whole 120 seconds to buy something.
Why people need to be forced to show respect I will never understand. Do it out of the goodness of your own heart, and if you don't have any goodness, at least shut the fuck up for a little while for the people that do.
I hate to be the completely ignorant one to post here, but I have no idea what this is about. I am very much intrigued (history buff), as well as loving any chance I ever get, ever, to see anything (anything) in French or German (language buff). Would someone mind filling me in a little, or giving me a link to fill myself in? Thanks.
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Date: 2008-11-11 02:31 pm (UTC)The last time I tried to read that poem out loud to someone, I couldn't.
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Date: 2008-11-11 07:23 pm (UTC)total silence this year: four seconds
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Date: 2008-11-12 04:28 pm (UTC)It's the 89th Division Memorial at Verdun, commonly known as "Le Mort Homme" - the dead man.