A tragically extinct locally tradition is the choosing of the cutest possible boy in Quebec to serve as the symbolic mascot for the St. Jean Baptiste parade. You might have fond memories of this. But hopefully not too fond. If you have excessively enthusiastic memories of this tradition, maybe you shouldn't tell anybody about it...or perhaps you should consider the priesthood. Here's a photo of a boy who symbolizes all that was nice and passive about Quebec before they got all belligerent and politically in-your-face. He's beaming with pride, knowing what awaits him on parade day! Anyway good for him. This is as good as it gets for him the rest of the way. I'm betting this kid went bald at 20 and became a fall-down drunk and spent the rest of his life in and out of penitentiary. But he sure had his moment in the sun. 
Monday, July 09, 2007
The cutest kid in Quebec
A tragically extinct locally tradition is the choosing of the cutest possible boy in Quebec to serve as the symbolic mascot for the St. Jean Baptiste parade. You might have fond memories of this. But hopefully not too fond. If you have excessively enthusiastic memories of this tradition, maybe you shouldn't tell anybody about it...or perhaps you should consider the priesthood. Here's a photo of a boy who symbolizes all that was nice and passive about Quebec before they got all belligerent and politically in-your-face. He's beaming with pride, knowing what awaits him on parade day! Anyway good for him. This is as good as it gets for him the rest of the way. I'm betting this kid went bald at 20 and became a fall-down drunk and spent the rest of his life in and out of penitentiary. But he sure had his moment in the sun.
Maybe he became a priest.
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