«Et mon cul, tu l'as pas vu, et pourtant, il existe!»
Félix Kir—le chanoine Kir—is a French figure that is a real-life blend of Monseigneur Madeleine from Les Misérables and Don Camillo, an ecclesiastic with strong political involvement, mayor of Dijon, deputy—presiding the first session of the fifth republic—and, during the war, a resistant with heroic actions. He gave his name to the eponymous cocktail. He wore his cassock to each seance of the assembly where he once famously said «On me reproche souvent de retourner ma veste, et pourtant, voyez, elle est noire des deux côtés.» He is also famous for the opening quote to this page by which he rebuked a communist challenging the existence of God on account of not having seen him. He can be regarded as one emblem of the French spirit and a proud representant of its people.
He should also be remembered for the Lake of Dijon, which he created, and for associating his city to York and Stalingrad, among others. He met Khrushchev after this one came specially to Dijon to see him (the meeting didn't take place then under pression from the bishop). He was succeeded by Poujade at the town-hall. He wrote a book, Le Problème religieux à la portée de tout le monde.
He died falling down the stairs.