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From: ran@ho95b.UUCP (RANeinast)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Sang Froid
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Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 08:53:52 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  6 08:53:52 1984
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Smith, Jones, and Brown are sitting around discussing what
"sang froid" is [literally, French for "cold blood"--means
an emotionless imperturbability].

Smith says: Maybe I can illustrate it with an example.  A man (husband)
comes home from work early to find his wife in bed with
another man (lover).  If the husband simply says, "Oh, excuse me,"
then he has sang froid.

Jones says: No, no.  That is mere politeness.  Consider the same
situation.  If the husband says, "Oh, excuse me.  Please continue,"
then he has sang froid.

Brown says: You both have it wrong.  Consider the above situation.
The husband walks in.  He says, "Oh, excuse me.  Please continue."
If the lover *can* continue, then HE has sang froid.




-- 

". . . and shun the frumious Bandersnatch."
       Robert Neinast (ihnp4!ho95b!ran)
       AT&T-Bell Labs