Only the colossally inept Romney campaign could so effortlessly couple these two sentences:
"Kiss my ass. This is a Holy site."
I once managed to learn a little--very little--Chinese and upon dining with some Chinese friends at a Chinese Restaurant I somehow uttered to one, "Sit down you pig, I love you." Roars of easily deciphered Chinese laughter ensued.
My excuse? I was trying to speak Chinese. Romney's crew, to its detriment, is sticking with English.
To be fair, they were trying to speak Spin.
Posted by: You Don't Say | July 31, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Unfortunately, they ended up speaking Marty. And for those that miss that, just chalk it up to my old age.
Posted by: japa21 | July 31, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Hey I once tried to ingratiate myself with a French professor of engineering, with whom I had ambitions to work, by publicly complimenting him on his "petite gosses" a Quebec colloquialism for his delightful children. Little goslings. But he was from Paris where it is a slang term for balls, as in gonads. Something of which I was blissfully unaware. I got the job but much explaining was required. I'm not entirely sure the Romney gang is qualified to deal with the nuances of English.
Posted by: Peter G | July 31, 2012 at 11:55 AM