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electric_blue68

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18. Liberte, Egalite, Fratetnite! ....

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 12:21 AM

7 hrs ago

The title takes away the ?inflected - é!

Once I went to a Bastille Day celebration held on several blocks in Manhattan NYC by a famous French Language & cultural school.

Other times on along stretch of Smith St in Brooklyn when I lived not too far away from there they also hold one including with a few blocks set ups of the French ground game - petanque. A long slightly blocked off rectangle with ?sand. People toss a hollow metal ball (boule) as close as possible to a wooden ball.

Near the end of the festival is a French Pastry shop with light sandwiches as well that sets up tables that was started by a French immigrant!
Good times!

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France had a huge parade today to celebrate Bastille Day. [View all] Ocelot II 10 hrs ago OP

Pootin's useful idiot didn't participate. Shame on him SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #1

He's too worried about his own 'Bastille Day' coming--- Jack Valentino 6 hrs ago #21

Glad that they showcased Ukraine.....they are carrying the flame of Democracy. OAITW r.2.0 10 hrs ago #2

And a World Cup semifinal underpants 10 hrs ago #3

I hope Spain wins the final because Trump will have to present the trophy. Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #5

That would be funny. 😄 underpants 10 hrs ago #6

Before he steals it? nt. Cha 8 hrs ago #14

It wasn't about him so he didn't care to recognize it Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #4

And the Arc de Triomphe is a real thing, while the Arc de Trump is just his tacky wet dream. Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #7

Remember that time when Boba Fett showed up at the parade? lapucelle 9 hrs ago #8

I hope he wasn't invited so he didn't have the opportunity to decline the invitation. littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #9

He probably didn't want to see a parade that he tried to outdo but couldn't. Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #11

Yes. It was pitiful and hilarious. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #12

On his birthday. nt Cha 8 hrs ago #15

Even better! calimary 7 hrs ago #16

France obviously knew that Spain would knock them out of the World Cup DFW 9 hrs ago #10

July 14th Bastille Day...I'll be celebrating France's victories BigmanPigman 9 hrs ago #13

Thank you. I did not realize that it is so bloody and vengeful question everything 6 hrs ago #22

I'm still surpised it is celebrated... French Revolution was a failure that led to a dictatorship WarGamer 7 hrs ago #17

Liberte, Egalite, Fratetnite! .... electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #18

I was in Paris on Bastille days some 21 years ago Bev54 7 hrs ago #19

AMERICA will have a 'BASTILLE DAY' soon----- if the Jack Valentino 6 hrs ago #20