For THROWBACK THURSDAY, from 2009.
My daughter and son-in-law were in France 2009, and that triggered my memory back to this particularly singular joke, which must be somewhere around 40 years old.
When De Gaulle announced his retirement, the personnel of the British Embassy in Paris decided that it would be most appropriate to throw an intimate dinner party for the French President.
Invited were outgoing President De Gaulle, his wife, and, given the French ideals of egalitarianism, randomly selected representative workers and officials of the Embassy.
The dinner party was so intimate, it required only one table. All were sitting about it.
Seated directly across from Madame De Gaulle was a young female, a satellite communications technician who spoke almost no French.
So this gal, speaking English, trying desperately to make some small talk, asked Mme. DeGaulle, “So, Madame DeGaulle, what are you most looking forward to? You know, in your life after your husband’s retirement.”
Madame De Gaulle looked up from her plate. A beatific expression swept across her features. She then smiled a shy smile across to the young technician.
“A penis,” replied Madame De Gaulle.
All within earshot were shocked. The following silence seemed deafening.
Confused at the response to her reply, Mme. De Gaulle repeated herself. “A penis,” she again said.
President De Gaulle, the old general, obviously bemused, leaned in against his wife. “My dear,” he said in a stage whisper, “I believe it’s pronounced, happiness.”
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