Een Standaard forum : "Waar was u toen u het nieuws hoorde over Diana? Op 31 augustus is het tien jaar geleden dat prinses Diana om het leven kwam bij een auto-ongeluk in de Almatunnel in Parijs. Hoe vernam u het nieuws en wat was uw eerste reactie? "
Mijn antwoord :
"Who knows ? ... who cares of moet het in het Nederlands ?" (Paul E Timmermans).
Het meest overroepen personage in de twintigste eeuw ? And she probably got what she was looking for anyway. Period.
Next question please ?
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2 comments:
Now the "she probably got what she was looking for..."bit I do feel is a bit harsh. The rest I totally agree with. Scr*w the icon that is Di.
May she rest in peace nevertheless.
(If) she was looking for fame and glitter, she got it.
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