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Russell Banner

Location

Russell, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jul 11, 2006

Page

6

Fotheringham's World Satirical Tour Through Europe

The column riffs on politics and travel across Europe, noting Conservative control in Britain, Liberal leadership drama, and playful jabs at France Italy and Germany. It contrasts Canadian politics with foreign scenes, mocks leaders like Ignatieff and Rae, and ends with a quip comparing Heaven and Hell by national stereotypes.

Europe Jack Layton Michael Ignatieff Stephen Mackenzie King Ottawa Montreal France European Union Wal-Mart Italy Paris Meryl Streep Devil Bob Rae Iggy Robert Ontaro NDP John Crosbie Joe Clark Bob Berlin London England Best Baden-Baden Fleet Street Heaven Hell

Shorter Celebrities Highlight Size in Clever Anecdotes

A string of celebrity heights is playfully cataloged from Avril Lavigne to Napoleon, noting many famous figures as five feet six inches or shorter. The piece folds in anecdotes about short stature, public perception, and humorous quips from figures like Richard Busby and Fiorello La Guardia.

Avril Lavigne Yuri Gagarin Dudley Moore Margaret Mead Prince Lincoln Nebraska Richard Thompson Thompson National Organization of Joe Mangano Mangano Nikita Khrushchev Marquis de Sade Derek Judy Garland Gloria Swanson Toulouse- Lautrec Edith Piass Alexander Pope Slory Fiorello la Guardia New York

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