| It's the sort of thing a candidate is supposed to be able to do: sing their own national anthem when asked, not ‘La Marseillaise’ in French. |
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| 2007-07-24 | |
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| Posted by:lotp |
| #9 It is, actually. Or rather, the last rich anthem is the tune to God Save the Tsar, which was the Russian national anthem until the revolution. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-07-24 18:55 |
| #8 I was poking around someplace on the web recently and was treated to a fine discussion between two kooks who debated why they play the 1812 Overture on the Fourth of July because, as we all know, it's the Russsian national anthem... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-07-24 17:37 |
| #7 Not funy; recently went to a Rodeo and the singer forgot the Star-Spangled Banner. She left the stage a mortified weeping wreck. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-07-24 17:33 |
| #6 it's a small wonder that anyone could remember the anthem for their respective countries. In an attempt to solve this nettlesome issue the European Union is adopting a single song to serve instead. Word has it that they have unanimously chosen The Internationale. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-24 15:17 |
| #5 With the number of counties as members of the EU, it's a small wonder that anyone could remember the anthem for their respective countries. Sheesh..!! |
| Posted by: Delphi 2007-07-24 14:44 |
| #4 it coulda been "Deutchland Uber Alles"... Slightly reminiscent of the good news/bad news joke about German reunification: The good news: Recently reunited Germany has selected its new capital. The bad news: It's Paris. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-24 14:25 |
| #3 Hey, look on the bright side - it coulda been "Deutchland Uber Alles"... |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-07-24 12:40 |
| #2 Hens love roosters, geese love ganders, everyone else loves Ned Flanders! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-24 06:44 |
#1  Flanders! |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-07-24 00:27 |