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    A certain writer, long resident in Paris, once attempted to explain a U.S. holiday to the French. In the process, he narrated (in an idiosyncratic manner) a romantic tale fabricated by a famous poet and provided an interesting French translation for the name of one of the historical characters involved. Who was the writer, what was the holiday, and what was the amusing translation?

    Question #74701. Asked by lanfranco. (Jan 18 07 5:56 PM)


    bigponder

    		The inimitable Art Buchwald was the writer, Thanksgiving was the holiday and Kilometres Deboutish (the metric Miles Standish) the character. This can be found in today's obituary in the New York Times.

    Jan 18 07, 7:38 PM
    bigponder

    		That's Buchwald's obituary, of course.

    Jan 18 07, 7:41 PM
    lanfranco

    		Mais oui, bigponder. A silver "dinde" to you (dead or alive, your choice), and here's the famous piece:

    (RIP, Art Buchwald)


    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/23/AR2005112302056.html

    Jan 18 07, 8:09 PM

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