When French colleagues criticised me for (apparently, my part in) the burning of Joan of Arc, which they did frequently, I would wind them up tight by shrugging them off with "Ah, oui, on brule une vierge de temps en temp, pour encourager les autres". The result was very satisfying, masterpieces of speechless rage.
(My rant for the day, TV persons who use foreign words without bothering to find out the correct pronunciations. I believe the BBC had such a service for them at one time.)
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