$ 0 0 From a Facebook entry (with thanks to MC for sharing facebook thoughts on this "triumph" of American public diplomacy)The eternal friendship between the United States and France ... or, I wonder if the person who planned this photo-op still has a job.[...]John Brown Whoever planned this pix should have proposed the following scenario to offset "the height difference": (a) Kerry gets on this knees (but that would have been obscene) and offensive to Catholics who still practice confession in a confessional (b) Hollande gets elevated shoeshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8243763.stm.BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Eight ways short people disguise their heightWhen diminutive French president Nicolas Sarkozy gave a...NEWS.BBC.CO.UK9 mins · Edited · Like · Remove Preview[...]John Brown Allow me to quote from the above-cited article: 4. Know your limits when picking a partner. "When you're a teenager, you learn quite quickly that if you're 5ft 2ins you can't date a girl more than 5ft 6," says Mr Graff. "Even if you don't think it looks ridiculous, passers-by do."