Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Spelled F-A-R-T, or... " Fartle-Dartle"

Canadian politicians argue over the use of the word 'fart' in Parliament... it's true, and the video has gone viral around the world and covered by major news sources: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bDNw_vbm_7U


I like CBC's This Hour has 22 Minutes video interview with fart instigator Michelle Rempel MP:
 So this smacks of inner twin influence.  Only one way to tell 4 sure-- investigate.  We start with Rempel's wiki page:
Michelle Rempel PC MP (née Godin;[1] born February 14, 1980)
She was born on Valentine's Day... so a little heads up.  Her "fart" episode in the House did not sit warmly with Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, who stood in protest, spelling out the intrusive word... just to be clear.  Now, all of this reminds me of the day in Suffragist history when women were told that Parliament is no place for them due to the heated and often 'vulgar' language used, and that God would want to spare delicate women from being exposed to the vulgarity.  The woman responding to the MP's argument,  pointed out that God did not spare women from the rigours of child birth.  I can't remember who the woman was, butt Nellie McClung came to mind.  Note from Nelly's wiki page regarding the first notable person mentioned in the Biography section:
  • She also played the role of the Conservative Premier of Manitoba, Sir Rodmond Roblin, in a mock Women's Parliament staged in Winnipeg in 1914 under the auspices of the Canadian Women's Press Club. The theatrical effort was designed to expose the absurdity of the arguments of those opposed to women's suffrage by pretending to debate whether or not the franchise should be granted to men.
Now note from Roblin's wiki page:
  • Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin (February 15, 1853 – February 16, 1937)
We now have a "February 14, 15, 16/ Date Sequence " pattern cluster.

I then thought of the 1st woman elected to Parliament in Canada, note from the Wikipedia page of Agnes Macphail :
Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24, 1890 – February 13, 1954) was a Canadian politician who was elected to the Canadian House of Commonsfrom 1921 to 1940
Note her date of death!!  So the cluster expands:
"February 13, 14, 15, 16/ Date Sequence " pattern cluster.
For those who are oblivious to the play with words in this post title, note from the wiki page of the term  Fuddle duddle :
The fuddle duddle incident in Canadian political history occurred on February 16, 1971, when Prime Minister of CanadaPierre Trudeau was alleged to have spoken or at least mouthed unparliamentary language in the House of Commons, causing a minor scandal. Trudeau mentioned the words "fuddle duddle" in an ambiguous answer to questions about what he may or may not have said in Parliament.
Sooo, farther-dartle!1

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