Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Voltaire Revisited


Because, frankly, I think he's brilliant. I think Monty Python owes him an acknowledgement at the very least. Now, for something completely different, a nun with one buttock.

'We would indeed be in a bad way if poets did not have shoulders.'

If you have not read Candide, Voltaire's satiric masterpiece, you should. It's quick, it's fun, it is still relevant well over a century later.

"'Aren't you surprised by what I told you about those two Oreillon girls who were in love with two monkeys?' asked Candide.
'Not at all,' said Martin. 'I don't see anything odd about their passion. I've seen so many strange things that nothing is strange anymore.'"

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