Interview With Joan Of Arc
"Hello! Join me as we venture into the life of Joan of Arc! Yes, the heroine herself will be with us today telling the story that the history books do not know. The two of us will go to the now destroyed New Orleans, to visit the only surviving medieval put-put site. Joan herself chose this because we suggested that it might jog some old memories. We will have all of this and more after these important messages!" I continued smiling as the on-air' light finally went off. Soon, I was going to actually meet the woman who saved her country and would forever influence the world.
I was to meet up with Joan at a boat launch outside of New Orleans. A few of my co-workers and I rode in the BNSOC, Best News Station on Cable, van to get to the launch. Standing there with the president of our station, John Issajerk, was the courageous Joan of Arc. I stepped out o f the van and introduced myself.
"Hello, my name is Brittney Barnhart. It is a pleasure to meet you."
She looked me over once and responded with, "Hello, I'm Joan, and may I say that it is an absolutely glorious pleasure to have been acquainted with your presence."
I thought to myself, "She is good
She is good
Is not it illegal for people form the 1400's to be sarcastic?" I laughed nervously, "Well, we should head out. Will this be the first time you have traveled in a mud-boat?"
I am sure Joan thought it was clever for us to have the interview in New Orleans. As we traveled over the flooded city, I could see our destination in the distance. It looked like a deserted island in the ocean. The entrance to the medieval put-put site was an archway that had Ye Olde Put-put' engraved in it. I thought it was very funny. There were miniature moats, drawbridges, catapults, castles, windmills. And everything else you can imagine. This was going to be a hoot!
Ye Olde Put-put was deserted, so we had the entire place to ourselves. Joan was polite and gracious the entire time. I...
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