A Silver Lining for the Democrats?

[arisbe]

09/24/04 "New Zealand Herald" -- As the opinion polls move steadily in favour of President George W. Bush and the likelihood of a John Kerry presidency recedes, Democrats in the United States can take solace in two facts. If their man is not in the White House for the next four years, then they will not end up carrying the blame for the almost inevitable US defeat in Iraq - and they will not have to preside over the biggest financial crisis to hit the US since the Great Depression.

But maybe not such good news for the rest of us...

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The Court Jester

[bael.livejournal.com]

'a poisoned calice' made me think of The Court Jester. A Danny Kaye movie from the 50's.

Hawkins: I've got it! I've got it! The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true! Right?
Griselda: Right. But there's been a change: they broke the chalice from the palace!
Hawkins: They broke the chalice from the palace?
Griselda: And replaced it with a flagon.
Hawkins: A flagon...?
Griselda: With the figure of a dragon.
Hawkins: Flagon with a dragon.
Griselda: Right.
Hawkins: But did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?
Griselda: No!!! The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!
Hawkins: The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.
Griselda: Just remember that.

hehe, if you ever get a chance to watch it, I highly recommend it.

Re: The Court Jester

[daisydumont.livejournal.com]

oh, i probably already have! i loved danny kaye when i was a kid. (i'm in my 50s.) the dialogue here rings a bell. :)