A delegation of Smurfs at Auschwitz
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February 19, 2010 at 5:15pm
U Herr Flick fuq quddiem
This photograph shouldn’t be the cause of mirth, but sadly, it is.
It comes from Labour MP Owen Bonnici’s Facebook page, and it shows a cross-party Maltese delegation dispatched to lay a very large bouquet at Auschwitz.
They’re all snugly wrapped up like mummy told them – ‘ma tmurx tiehu rih’ – and are probably wearing a vest too.
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I’m not there, but having been there the year before, I know that the temperature was around -22 degrees celsius. In retrospect, I also looked very funny, in a similar picture, in clothes I never put on in Malta!
Take the reverse situation, Charlo’, with men turning up in a T-shirt, xortz u karkur on the grounds that the weather is hot. It doesn’t sound right, does it?
Around three weeks ago, interviews were being held in the open air during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Both the interviewers and the interviewees stood there, covered in snow, showing absolutely no reaction to the cold.
There’s a time and a place for everything in life. Wearing woolly hats at this memorial service – and colourful ones at that, in some cases – is certainly not on, especially when one would have been there to remember the hardship and suffering of the many who died there.
I agree with you Josephine. Owen is the only one who doesn’t look ridiculous and I am sure his muff-less ears were cold too.
What happened to removing one’s hat as a sign of respect? It’s like shaking someone’s hand with your gloves on.
Daphne, and so they should. You have no idea how cold it is over there. Winter temperatures of -25 degrees are common. Imagine all those poor souls who froze to their death in the camps. It makes you think how can men treat fellow men so inhumanely?
Actually, I’m quite pleased that they went. For one of those MPs it must have been an ordeal just getting there and being there.
Yes, I’m actually proud we sent a good delegation. For once, I am. This was no walk in the park. I’ve been there in summer, in hot sunshine, and believe me, I felt cold. And awed. Especially going through those gates with “Arbacht Macht Frei”. The place has an air of despair that, sixty years on, can still be felt.
Yet the Dear Leader of the MLP sent someone else to the Armistice Day commemoration in Malta, and instead went to Sicily. Is that right? Memory fails me sometimes.
It’s Arbeit Macht Frei, though, of course, it didn’t really do anything of the sort.
There’s cold and there’s a sense of respect. What’s wrong with removing your hat for the few seconds it takes to dump a bunch of flowers?
Yes, the Great Leader was in Sicily that day you mention, eating hamburgers with the Deputy Great Leader. He dispatched Debono Grech in his place. Ara x’kellu x’jaqsam.
Well, my German is not exactly top notch. Work makes you free, eh? 1.2 million souls will tell you that in this case, they were anything but free. Yes, one removes one’s hat there. It’s impossible not to cry.
A little known fact is that some survivors spent some time in Malta after the war, before going to the USA and Cyprus, and then to Israel. But that’s another story.
Hallik mill-Germaniz. That sign is one of the most notorious symbols of the Holocaust. You can’t have failed to notice how the words are spelled.
Impossible not to cry? I don’t see this lot doing that. It’s a perfect example of the sort of photos taken by travel bores.
“This is me in front of the Eiffel Tower.”
“This is me in front of the Vatican.”
“This is me in front of Buckingham Palace.”
“This is me near a famous statue but I don’t know its name.”
Or “Relaxing mood of Anglu sitting on the same bench where late princess Diana sat at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India”, except that it famously was not that bench at all.
Anglu, Diana and the bench http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/03/29/saturday-29-march-1400hrs/
“But sometimes, out of respect for the occasion, one must endure a little discomfort.”
l-iljun tal-bidla gej minn wara…
At least he had a dark scarf on, as did Beppe.
U ejja ….. it’s not as bad as doing the limbo on the Berlin Wall plaque.
Min hallas gha dak il-vjagg? Ara fuq xi haga hekk malajr ikun hemm qbil: tmin membri parlamentari. Qatt ma niftakar delegazzjoni kbira daqsekk.
From the times comments section about the said article.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100125/local/seven-mps-to-attend-auschwitz-commoration
Pauline Abela
Just a clarification; the House of Representatives was invited to send a delegation and all expenses are being covered by the organisers. Pauline Abela, Clerk of the House
Some Maltese should really get a life, travel the world, leave this little island, and realise that not everything is about petty politics and money.
@ Pauline
Dear Pauline,
I do have a life, and am very, very happily married. Just for your info, I have travelled across the globe -all thanks to my dear parents who always insisted that I must always look outside (of) the ‘box’ at a young age. The problem here in Malta – this is where I live, so it really really concerns me – is this… should we trust our politicians?
I am referring to our two major political parties here. It seems however, that the ‘mittleklass’ always has to bear the brunt of certain taxes and high cost of living.
Either through sheer bad planning or arrogance. Tell me dear Ms. Abela, what do YOU really think of our politicians, since you have now put your foot in it and blurted out that some of us should get a life?
Would it not have been better if you just omitted the last paragraph of your insert (being the clerk of the house)? Awaiting your …reply?
ooops… 8th line, 13th word should have spelt ‘blurted’ :\
Brian
That’s a quote from the timesofmalta.com comments board. The last paragraph was added by ‘sufless’, or hadn’t you noticed?
Their vests better be bullet proof–your missles are ripping these incompetents apart. Excellent. They are so, so STUPID! A ‘government in waiting’? OMG.
On another subject please allow me to ask a question of Adrian Buckle, hoping he gets to read it.
Having written last July that an open-air theatre is a good idea, what made you sign the petition against the open-air theatre a few days ago?
This is what Adrian Buckle wrote last July:
“I think it is high time that we had an open-air theatre in Malta. The one at Ta’ Qali is a joke and is never used. This could be the solution. I have seen Piano’s designs and have seen the intelligence in the planning. We will have a theatre that can be moulded to accommodate different types of performances, be it classic or modern. No theatre in Malta so far can do that successfully, with the possible exception of St James Cavalier, but that space is far too small. I agree with the concept of an open-air theatre because it will offer theatre new possibilities in the summer months, when everything connected to theatre seems to die off. If this space is built properly, keeping performance as the priority and people who live theatre are consulted and their advice taken on, then I think that we have a very interesting project.”
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/07/08/and-heres-another-campaigner-who-has-taken-an-honest-position/
Dear embor,
Dear Daphne.
I remain open to the idea of an open air theatre as I was in July. My problem with the current plans are the same mentioned in the same post quoted above. The artists, the ones who must make this theatre operational, are not being consulted. We have made our opinions and preoccupations known and so far they have been ignored. I signed the petition because I don’t want a monument but I want a functional theatre. I have seen nothing since July that tries to make it functional. Actually, I have seen effort to the contrary.
One small incident to examplify: I just finished a show at St James Cavalier and was trying to carry my furniture back. I could not because the PM was in Castille discussing the reshuffle with his ministers. I had booked transport and had to cancel. I had to pay extra for furniture rental.
Now, I am not saying that the country should stop running because of a show. But how can we run a show with a parliament next to us, denying access to the theatre when we need it. It is a problem enough to have Castille in the area; to add a parliament will double the problems. One must realise that a parliament building is meant to keep people out. A theatre is meant to bring people in. Can they co-exist door to door? If they can, I stand to be corrected.
I signed the petition because I wanted to voice my frustration that the theatre was actually a mere afterthought. For people who don’t appreciate the arts, a space is a space. But for someone like me, a space must be the correct space. Another example: If I win the STITCHING case, I am guaranteed of a large audience thanks to the hulabaloo that happened. I could fill Manoel Theatre or Mediterranean Conference Centre. But I will still stage it at the small theatre at St James because that is the correct space for it. Telling me that a space is a space is like me saying you can play basketball in a football ground.
I signed the petition because we are just being dumped with a project to keep us quiet. Yes, I am open to an open air theatre. But as I said in July, the conditions have to be right. And they are not. I have taken time to consider the possibilities of an open air theatre in the space but the authorities have never provided us with information on how this can work. So can I be blamed for worrying?
To quote from the same July post: “Does this mean that I endorse Dr Piano’ designs completely? No. I still have questions of functionality. One important factor is that careful planning of activities in the area now becomes imperative. We can’t have, say, an Isle of Malta MTV concert going on nearby if there is to be a performance. Other questions that come to mind: Will the locals be sending me the police if a production is too noisy? Will I be able to produce an adult performance in this space or are we only envisaging Mary Poppins productions? Will the noise of the different festas affect a performance? Will I be able to stage a performance if there is a parliamentary session next door? Some might find these questions trivial, but to producers like me, they are not. You will forgive us for believing ourselves to be artists and for wanting the perfect conditions for our work. If these ‘trivialities’ are not taken into consideration, the open-air theatre space will be just another failure, like the one at Ta’ Qali; a space that no self respecting artist can use.”
This is not an issue of artists against the government. This is an issue of artists wanting to work with government to make the most of the space. An open air theatre, if properly planned, can work. However, if it can’t work, why dig our heels? My July post shows that people like me were and still are willing to work with the authorities. My signature to the petition shows that we still are and that we want to be consulted.
Adrian Buckle
I cannot respond to all your points here but will refer only to the one about having Parliament adjacent to a theatre.
I’m not sure what you mean by “a parliament building is meant to keep people out. ” but am assuming you’re talking about security. Since, as you say, there is already Castille in the area – as well as various ministries – it would be more logical to have a parliament building rather than a theatre.
Why should the new theatre be in Valletta anyway? If a decision is taken to build it one day (sorry but I don’t think it’s a national priority) it would make more sense to have it somewhere near Pembroke, for example.
Adrian, I agree with you.
@ Adrian Buckle
Thank you for your reply. I hope the powers that be will read and take note of your comments especially those relating to consultation. Maltese artistes merit every respect for the professional approach to their work. Their demand for a national theatre is driven by their desire to produce work of the highest possible standard.
I believe, however, that the artistes are wrong in taking a stand against the project because they are only seeing the aspect of the performance space without considering the wider relevance of the project to Valletta. The project is first and foremost about Valletta.
This is not to say that the theatre space is not important. The open air theatre provides a space with which artistes can experiment and which allows for performances during the summer months when roofed-over theatres remain unused. It is not the perfect solution which artistes hope for but it will definitely be a major boost for the local arts scene.
Incidentally, when we do come round to build a national theatre, I am ready to bet anything that it will remain unused during the summer months, just like the Manoel and MCC. Summer evenings in Malta are far too pleasant for people to lock themselves indoors in roofed over theatre.
@ Adrian
I think that one of the biggest and pressing challenges the cultural sector in Malta has been facing for a long period of time is lack of interest from the general public as well as unoriginal and uncreative productions, especially in the visual and performing arts sector.
Sadly, this does not seem to be of concern to artists. They seem to be content to address always the same crowd usually within the same social circle. I think this should be more of concern than a new building. It’s true that one does not exclude the other but it seems that much energy will be spent in the wrong direction.
@those who answered. I respect your comments.
@dudu. I take offence at your comment. I for one, have been pushing new forms of theatre with every production I put on. I have created a new audience for what can be defined as in-yer-face theatre. I have almost always sold out. If you have never seen any of these shows, please make more informed comments in the future.
I go through pains to make sure my work is quality work. For my next production, THE SEDUCTION OF ALMIGHTY GOD, I will be introducing a new kind of theatre, known throughout Europe as Theatre of Catastrophe. It is a darkly comic kind of theatre that deals with human failure. To direct it, I am bringing over Amelia Nicholson, who is one of the most promising British directors (see more here http://www.iceni-productions.com/html/about_amelia.htm) because this is a genre that is unknown to us and I need someone competent to launch it. My main actor will be Matthew Scurfield, another Briton who has made his name in movies like RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780321/). The rest will be Maltese actors furthering their trade through work with these professionals; Maltese enthusiasts who are professional in all but name.
Actually, Daphne, you too should watch this. ;o)
Here goes Adrian Buckle yet again using Daphne’s blog as a platform to advertise his wares. Sigh!
@ Sigh
I know, but come on – it was handed to me on a silver plate. I couldn’t refuse it.
@adrian
You shouldn’t take offence at my comment because I was referring to ‘artists’ and to the ‘arts sector’ in general and not to you specifically. I’ve seen Equus, Paul and Blasted which I have generally enjoyed, especially for their courageous nature. However, the same cannot be said of the generally stale artistic production in Malta. This, in my opinion should be of more concern for the cultural sector than a new ‘building’.
That is called winter clothing in your beloved Europe. Are some Maltese THAT insular that they have never seen winter clothing. Will wonders never cease.
[Daphne – No, Albert: it’s called ‘winter clothing which is inappropriate for the occasion and the individuals involved’. Appropriate winter clothing for politicians at an Auschwitz ceremony would be a suit worn with a heavy dark coat, a dark scarf folded (not twisted) round the neck, dark gloves and no hat. Hats are not worn at remembrance ceremonies, still less beanies.]
… and even less still, ear muffs.
Still less GREEN beanies.
“They’re all snugly wrapped up like mummy told them – ‘ma tmurx tiehu rih’ – and are probably wearing a vest too.”
Daphne that’s in Polska probably in a temperature of around minus six, minus ten degrees Celsius!
Vestire a cipolla IS recommended in such places.
[Daphne – Dressing warmly does not necessarily involve dressing as though you’re taking your children to the park. This inability of Maltese people to dress appropriately never ceases to fox me. Were these MPs there as a tourist group? No.]
You should have seen Dick Cheney at the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
[Daphne – http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43247-2005Jan27.html
“There is little doubt that intellectually Cheney approached the Auschwitz ceremony with thoughtfulness and respect. But symbolism is powerful. That’s why the piercing cry of a train whistle marked the beginning of the ceremony and the glare of searchlights signaled its end. The vice president might have been warm in his parka, ski cap and hiking boots. But they had the unfortunate effect of suggesting that he was more concerned with his own comfort than the reason for braving the cold at all.“]
Et voilà :
http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/52072436.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF878921F7C3FC3F69D929FDE40C00EFFECE5004C2E1C96AFD9CCA534B331C893551CCCCB01E70F2B3269972
And that’s the sort of powerful journalistic language that we can only fantasize about in this country.
It seems to be a sort of miltary jacket provided free by the US Army.
What rubbish. I was in an office where the temperature outside was -22. When we went out to meet someone and shake their hand, the gloves came off. So why not the hats and ear muffs in Auschwitz too? Adapting to circumstance is, after all, the purpose of vestire a cipolla, as you put it.
Look I’ve been out in the cold in those areas and as Mario Debono rightly said, it’s no walk in the park. Purchasing the right clothes from there or from Malta is impractical.
[Daphne – It’s not impractical, John. It’s to do with qamel and the mentality: “Ghalfejn nixtri kowt meta se nuza xi darba jew tnejn biss. Ahjar nixtri anorak.” Mentalita tal-assedju: as though you can’t own both an overcoat AND an anorak, to use either when and where appropriate. Even my sons have overcoats, and they’re not middle-aged politicians, for heaven’s sake. And they know not to wear an anorak where an overcoat is expected just because they’re students. I find it astonishing that we appear to have politicians who travel but don’t own a decent dark overcoat. As for the beanies – spare me. I don’t know where to begin. Anke kappell decenti hala ta’ flus, apparentament, ghax hawn Malta ma jilbsuhomx.]
If one is seen in that clothing in that cold weather especially when there is a breeze, the local people would understand that one is not used to such low temperatures.
I’d rather dress like Dick Cheney than suffer frostbite.
[Daphne – I’ve never dressed like Dick Cheney, John, and I haven’t suffered frostbite.]
It’s precisely because it’s not a walk in the park that they’re dressed inappropriately. Any sort of hat would be wrong at that point. This photo wasn’t taken on a casino cruise ship or a wedding hall in Las Vegas. The least they could have done was remove their beanies.
Whether the “local people” would understand is irrelevant. It is not “local people” who were being commemorated that day. Who are those “local people” anyway? As far as I know, no one lives at Auschwitz, though thousands died there.
Facebook truly is a treasure chest. Woolly hats! Fantastic!
They look like a delegation of smurfs.
switch on the body scanners……….see if they had thermal long johns too :)
And had Anglu been there, maybe he’d have had this on, too –
http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/elephant-willy-warmer.html
Would Anglu have worn this had he gone?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Knitted-Willy-Warmer-~-Elephant-~-Adult-Novelty-Gift_W0QQitemZ400102525944QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20100210?IMSfp=TL100210145001r27322
Father Christmas hats jonqos! The one with the blue beanie and pink scarf takes the biscuit.
Bad taste indeed – not just the attire but posing and some even smiling for the camera in front of the wall where prisoners mainly Jews were shot – notice the grey wood in front of the wall which prevented bullets from ricochetting! Pity Mr Hoess wasn’t around to shoot this bunch as well.
The Washington Post also comments on Dick Cheney’s attire: “Would he have dared to take oath of office (vice president) with his ski cap on? People would have justifiably considered that an insult to the office, the day, the country.”
And the smirk on some of their faces – what’s so funny?
What’s so funny? They’re saying “cheese” for the photo, seemingly forgetting why they were there in the first place, except for Beppe Fenech Adami and Michael Falzon, who are suitably solemn (and both in suitably dark scarves). Why take a posed photo in the first place, anyway?
Am I seeing things or is Michael Falzon wearing a flower in his hat?
Maybe it’s a poppy. I thought the same thing, too. (Forsi baghta Joseph.)
And so we have to gain publicity coverage to show that these people care and were there.
When I visited that place, the last thing on my mind was to take a pic of my visit there…yeah why not ‘Greetings From Auschwitz….Wish You Were Here!’
Having seen some real rare footage of those hell camps made me wonder for a moment if God really existed. Treat Auschwitz as a holy place where martyrs were slaughtered for their race and religion. And to some persons present I say “Lest we forget what democracy stands for “. God how I hate frickkin politicians!
I know exactly what you mean. On visiting the Jewish mausoleum in Prague, I could bearly see for the tears in my eyes on reading the little notes that people wrote and on seeing all the various little things. The horrible enormity of it all hits you, being surrounded by such bits and pieces. Having seen that, I can’t imagine myself posing for a photo – let alone with a cheesy grin – were I to ever visit Auschwitz.
Breaking News on Daphne’s Running Commedy
Stacey knocked out Archie Mitchell
[Daphne – Comedy has one ‘m’, Kev. And Archie Mitchell was murdered on Christmas Day.]
And there’s certainly no place for comedy on a post like this. The photo alone is enough.
Kev, you’re running out of fuel, be prepared to crash land. No one will be interested in the black box. You’re history.
What he means is that Stacey killed Archie Mitchell. All was revealed in yesterday’s live episode. It was watched by 15 million (including myself).
Hahaha u wejja – kif trid tilhqu salib kullhadd? So what – yes, it’s true that Leo Brincat looks like Herr Flick and they are wearing hats and ear warmers (maybe willy warmers as well), but so what?
I bet some men who write here are single (jew separati) and are here to try to impress Daphne (forsi jabbuha) others are nerds, others are so lonely – umbad hemm 2 nisa hbieb tal-qalb. Kif tista ma taqax ghac-cajt tgerger (qiskom mara bil-period) fuq kappell. As if you can’t pay respect with a hat on. Who says so? God? Jesus? The H.S.? Piss off people you’re a bunch of old timers bil-period.
Removing your hat IS a sign of respect, “gejtu”. The reverse is also true, but you wouldn’t know that, would you?
That lot were there to represent the rest of us. I suppose we should be thankful it wasn’t “Gejtu” instead.
“I bet some men who write here are single (jew separati)”
Gejt, hawn Kevin ta’ Sharon biss biss.
U hekk joghgbok tkunx eStalker. Ilhaqq salibek ghax ahna niehdu ghalina.
I find this blog very engaging, addictive and a breath of fresh air for me here in London. It gives me a break from the English constipated reserve!
I find Daphne very observant and analytical with encyclopaedic knowledge and a regiment of informants.
It’s a bit of fun, Gejtu – and, you enjoy this blog too, like we do, otherwise you wouldn’t be here.
Irony of ironies, it’s Herr Flick and Owen from Labour who are wearing the appropriate dark overcoats in this picture.
Dak poppy imwahhal mar-ras l-iljun tal-bidla?
This is so rich: jippuzaw bil-bukkett halli ikollhom rikordju tal-gita.
Ghall informazzjoni tieghek, Gejtu, jien la jien separata, lil Daphne ma nafiex min Adam, u ghandhi fuq il-hamsin, igifieri no PMS jew kif sejjahtlu int iinsomma. Jekk joghgbok ghamel il homework sew qabel tikteb.
Daphne, the Maltese in general have no sense. I met Maltese ambassadors abroad and some were dressed like a sac of potatoes. It was very embarrassing to see them and have any association with them.
sorry I meant…. sense of DRESS.
Dear Daphne, nahseb anqas taf fejn se taqbad taghti rasek.
X’fih dan ir-ritratt biex tikkumenta fuqu. Dan ghax hemm persuni laburisti? Ma tahsibx li issa qeghda tkun vojta u bla sens?
[Daphne – I’m not the one who’s still rooting for AD. Now that’s vojtagni bla sens.]
“X’fih dan ir-ritratt biex tikkumenta fuqu.”
Il-bukkett enormi tal-fjuri
Id-dahqa insipida ta’ dak li qieghed izommha
L-ucuh dahqana ta’ l-bicca l-kbira tan-nies li hemm fir-ritratt
Ir-ridikolagni ta’ kpiepel u xialpi, specjalment dawk mhux skuri, inkluz il-“baseball cap” ta’ Ninu Zammit
Il-fatt li giethom f’rashom li JIPPUZAW ghal ritratt
Anke sahansitra iz-zraben tal-muntanji tat-tieni wiehed fuq ix-xellug
U fuq il-kowtijiet? Ahjar ma’ nibdewx!
Good Moaning. I think I also spotted Rene but something’s missing. I can’t seem to find Helga.
And there are at least three PN MPs – so what is your point, Carmel?
Hi Daphne,
Have you received the e-mail “Moviment Gdid ghal Pajjiz Ahjar” from PL Communications Office?
I don’t even know how they got my details.
Compare with US delegation:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usembassywarsaw/sets/72157623301079658/
It is perfectly acceptable to wear a black woolly hat in the open air in below-freezing temperatures at a solemn occasion. I attended a funeral a couple of weeks ago in minus seven and most men had one on.
Tim – it’s not the hat alone that is offensive. It is the entire ‘outfit’, as erskinemay calls it, and I don’t just mean the clothes.
Removing their hats at the right moment would have been a token sign of respect. They’d hardly have died of hypothermia in the few seconds it takes to place a bunch of flowers on the ground. X’ghageb.
I agree.
There are no signs of disrespect in this photo. It is not much advisable to take off a woolly hat at -22 deg, especially if it has been hours in your head. They are my reps, and I do not mind.
The world would have been worse off. The million deaths would have still been there, + some sick people. Probably. It’s not worth risking taking a cold anyhow.
One might ask why did they carry them in the first place. I’ve never been at those temperatures hence I cannot judge. I’ve been at -1, my ears were already crackling.
And those are not ear mufflers, but probably headphones to a recorded guided tour.
You are joking, of course.
Daphne,
I have sent 3 comments which have not been published on this blog. Two of those comments were my apologies to Ms. Pauline Abela where I erroneosly directed my remarks towards her person instead of ‘sufless’ (whoever he/she is). Please do publish my previous apologies to Ms. Abela. Is it wrong to apologise to a person when I was at fault?!
The other unpublished comment was directed to ‘Gejtu’. With regards to this comment, I can understand the fact that you have the right on what to publish. On the other hand, I do feel that my apology to Ms. Vella should be published. Thankyou for your time.
[Daphne – They were deleted because this is not a chat-room. If you don’t have a valid or amusing point to make, don’t bother making it and taking up time and space. You have no need to apologise to anyone because you are anonymous, so nobody cares.]
The tribute cast of “Allo’ Allo’ ” to a T !
May I take the opportunity presented by the Auschwitz horrors to kindly suggest that you use the ever increasing popularity of your blog to expose the sick racist comments being made on timesofmalta.com? I know you have taken a good swipe at such people in the past, but I think it needs to be repeated from time to time.
The sick, racist comments you mention are, by definition, exposed. What is not exposed, for want of a better term, is why they are published at all.
Is there a link between this and the sign that went walkies..? Ma kienx hemm “sous-vénieres” x’tixtri hemm hekk ghaz-zijiet Duminka, Karmena, Guzeppa…
You missed out Smallvonhausen to Herr Flick’s left !
I spotted more celebrities:
Frasier’s Mexican half-brother (1st left), American guy (2nd left), Demis Roussos after a clean shave (3rd left), Gok (5th left), Brynn Terfel’s Welsh farmer cousin (1st right)