Wednesday, September 9, 2009

TRIVIA - CYRANO DE BERGERAC




Hector Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac

C
yrano de Bergerac really lived from about 1620 to 1655, big nose, duelling, and all. He was a poet, a dramatist, and science-fiction writer. He wrote of voyages to the moon and to the sun and was the first person in history to suggest in 1630 that the one method that could carry us into space--rockets.



10 comments:

RamRam said...

Oh si super ilong! I didn't know that he was a poet, writer, etc.

Still here!

Darrel said...

Have you seen the remake of the movie, Cyrano de Bergerac, starrring Gerard Departdieu and Anne Brochet?

At your service!

Bay Martin said...

@ Ram

Now you know ha ha!

Bay Martin said...

@ Darrel

Haven't seen the original and the remake. Hope to get a DVD copy soon.

BTW Depardieu is the right actor for the role 'coz he has a big nose ha ha!

Montsy said...

What kind of nose is that? Pico de tusok ba?

Jose said...

Nope, it's not pico de tusok. That's pico de turon ha ha ha!!!

Bay Martin said...

Montsy,

Langya ka, you still remember my jokes about noses ha ha! Pico de pato yan ha ha ha!!!

Bay Martin said...

Joe,

Pwede na rin! Pico de pipa pwede rin!

JPA said...

I saw the movie, classic ang dating!

MonMon said...

You are wrong! Ang style ng ilong ay pico de karayom!