ON this date in 1965 - French President Charles de Gaulle announced that France was withdrawing from NATO to protest the domination of the U.S. in the organization.
UN interpreters Bun Man and Mr. Purple were in the chamber that day, but Bun Man was having trouble staying awake.
When de Gualle's announcement was made, Bun was not paying strict attention to the proceedings, so he asked Mr. P for some help interpreting the events for his host country.
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Bun asked P "What happened?"
Mr. Purple replied "Nothing of consequence other than France blowing its' weak horn..."
Bun Man didn't even know how to translate that comment...
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