On 19 Mar 2010, at 18:09, Julia Say wrote:

> the passport control officer muttered 'Musette du Cour - Pah' and 
> disdainfully waved me through.

As Lady Bracknall remarked:

" . . . .that reminds one of the worst excesses of the French Revolution.  And 
I presume you know what that unfortunate movement led to?

Among other things, it led to a dramatic drop in the value of musettes. Indeed 
you wouldn't have been seen dead with one.

Your passport control officer was evidently no monarchist.

Francis



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