# Can someone translate this French political cartoon for me?

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**Created:** [May 13, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-french-political-cartoon-for-me/621799 "2012-05-13T19:55:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-french-political-cartoon-for-me/621799/1 "2012-05-13T19:55:57Z")

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[![](https://bellaciao.org/fr/IMG/jpg/DSK_EN_VISITE_A_PARIS.jpg) ](https://bellaciao.org/fr/IMG/jpg/DSK_EN_VISITE_A_PARIS.jpg)

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**Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-french-political-cartoon-for-me/621799/2 "2012-05-13T20:26:39Z")

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Title: DSK visiting Paris

Text: Anne, that’s a good idea you had… to show our products at the agricultural show.

The product being caviar.

It’s referring to [this](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/us-strausskahn-france-caviar-idUSTRE7604H820110701), I think.

‘Caviar Left’ = Champagne socialist.

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**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-french-political-cartoon-for-me/621799/3 "2012-05-13T20:58:17Z")

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Thanks, that makes sense.