Spiky, sulky and prone to both over-the-top declarations of love and bad French accents, Brenda was an inspiration to stroppy door-slamming teenagers everywhere.
This has led to an arms race with the Democrats over who is more pro-Israel — and over-the-top declarations, like Newt Gingrich's that the Palestinians "are an invented people".
But the fact remains that China hasn't been party to a war since 1979 (with Vietnam), and while over-the-top declarations of peace may raise eyebrows, this is notable among global powers.
Trumbull's long-labored-over "The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776" (1786-1820), in which, with advice from Thomas Jefferson, he re-created the document's presentation to the Continental Congress, provides the keynote of the gallery's signal strength: a triumphal march of American art, through Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer to Mark Rothko, Roy Lichtenstein, and Sol LeWitt.
From a start-of-play 402 for seven, the Kiwis bagged another 58 runs for two wickets in under nine overs before the declaration came.
Lees departed in the 80s – just as Warwickshire's Ian Westwood did here last year – when he edged Ryan Pringle's off-spin half a dozen overs before the declaration.
Joe Root made 59 in support of his county colleague, a total matched by Jos Buttler as he and Chris Jordan put on 52 in 6.4 overs before the declaration.
But Bresnan joined Bairstow as Yorkshire piled on the frustration for Sussex, whose bowlers toiled away for 173 overs before the declaration.
The EU's 15 existing members are still haggling over the declaration's wording; the row could still flare up at Gothenburg.
Unity was so distraught over the declaration of war that she shot herself in the head, after sending a note to the Fhrer and asking to be buried with her Nazi Party badge and a picture of him.
