Word: salutation
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Volume III of his memoirs, Le Salut (The Salvation), just published in Paris, General Charles de Gaulle, who was once dubbed a spoiled prima donna by Franklin D. Roosevelt, insists that F.D.R.'s "bitter words showed his bad humor rather than a deep sentiment toward me. If he had lived longer, he would have understood and appreciated the reasons which guided...
...Dublin statue of Cú Chulainn. the legendary Irish hero. Paris provided the most unusual welcome, however. As the Wagners arrived at Orly airfield, several young girls pushed through the crowd of officials and shed their coats to welcome the mayor in skimpy red, white and blue bathing suits. "Salut, Monsieur le Maire," they screamed, then rushed to cuddle Wagner for the photographers. Mrs. Wagner quickly sized up the situation, firmly disengaged her astonished husband and led him away while gendarmes shooed off the girls-Miss France of 1954, Miss France of 1955. and Miss Paris of 1955. Said Family...
...even worse case of this indiscriminate satire occurs at the climax of the book, when Helena has a vision of where the Cross is hidden in Jerusalem. If the book and the story are to have any meaning, this should be a moving scene. But no. The Empress Helena, Salut Helena, is led to the Cross by an incense merchant who speaks like this: I'm in incense, see. There's no finer connection. All the leading shrines are on my book. They know I handle the right stuff. Buy it myself in Arabls, ship it myself. Besides, they...