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Rwanda has applied to join the Commonwealth. This must surely be the ultimate "stick it to the French" move ever. Rwanda, French-speaking, once of the French Empire, applying to join ex-subjects of Great Britain? Whatever next?
Of course, the French might say, you are welcome to it. When the next mini-genocide (a genoddle? minicide?) takes place, it'll be our moral obligation to sort it out. Au revoir Medecin Sans Frontieres, bonjour Croix Rouge.
To which we can simply reply; now they are with some responsible chappies, such things won't happen. We are British, after all.
Although Rwanda is not leading the way in non-Empire countries joining the Commonwealth (Mozambique did so a decade ago), it's the first Francophone country to apply.
Many reasons have been put forward for this, but to me the reason is clear. Rwanda saw the Kenyans play cricket (an English game), which involves propelling a fast round hard ball at your opponent as quickly as possible, and compared it with Boules, which consists of underam pansyish flipping of a hard silver ball about 10 meters into some sand, or gravel. Clearly the propelling of the red ball at your opponent is far more attractive to a country well-versed in the habits of slaughtering their enemies with whatever is to hand.
It was clearly cricket that gave the Commonwealth the edge.
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Did you know that if you typpe the word Discount quickly you can end up with the phrase Discocunt?
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Of course, the French might say, you are welcome to it. When the next mini-genocide (a genoddle? minicide?) takes place, it'll be our moral obligation to sort it out. Au revoir Medecin Sans Frontieres, bonjour Croix Rouge.
To which we can simply reply; now they are with some responsible chappies, such things won't happen. We are British, after all.
Although Rwanda is not leading the way in non-Empire countries joining the Commonwealth (Mozambique did so a decade ago), it's the first Francophone country to apply.
Many reasons have been put forward for this, but to me the reason is clear. Rwanda saw the Kenyans play cricket (an English game), which involves propelling a fast round hard ball at your opponent as quickly as possible, and compared it with Boules, which consists of underam pansyish flipping of a hard silver ball about 10 meters into some sand, or gravel. Clearly the propelling of the red ball at your opponent is far more attractive to a country well-versed in the habits of slaughtering their enemies with whatever is to hand.
It was clearly cricket that gave the Commonwealth the edge.
+++++++++
Did you know that if you typpe the word Discount quickly you can end up with the phrase Discocunt?
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