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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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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