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Robespierre Jun 25th, 2005 02:11 PM

After he jumped off the Pont Neuf...
 
...the doctors declared him inseine.

kafkamafia Jun 25th, 2005 02:14 PM

:)

kenderina Jun 25th, 2005 02:28 PM

Nice to know the doctors are in France as quick as the spanish ones :))

Calamari Jun 25th, 2005 02:33 PM

I think the doctors are all "inseine". He was just going for a scienic swim.

logandog Jun 25th, 2005 02:40 PM

...he floated with the current for a few hundred meters, when suddenly....

elaine Jun 25th, 2005 05:15 PM

...he realized he hadn't brought his current converter.

AnthonyGA Jun 25th, 2005 06:15 PM

When in Paris remember that the river is pronounced to rhyme with "when" by the locals.

cmt Jun 25th, 2005 06:27 PM

"Oh, my, am I speeding?" he shouted to the onlookers.

ahotpoet Jun 25th, 2005 07:02 PM

"Mais non! It's only your speedo."

BabsB Jun 25th, 2005 07:11 PM

If you slip it off, you may slow down....

Travelnut Jun 25th, 2005 07:22 PM

the inevitable 'eiffel' you just gave unsuspecting bystanders...

Giovanna Jun 25th, 2005 09:27 PM

He was surprised to learn that the pont neuf (new bridge) was the oldest bridge in Paris, but he kept rolling on the river.

guykb Jun 25th, 2005 11:37 PM

'Ah' the onlookers gasped - don't you just <i>louvre</i> his style?

worldinabag Jun 26th, 2005 02:21 AM

He broke his leg and became an invalides.

cmt Jun 26th, 2005 02:24 AM

and a sculpture was installed at....

Sue_xx_yy Jun 26th, 2005 02:33 AM

...he exclaimed, &quot;so this is where they threw my white sneakers....&quot;

platzman Jun 26th, 2005 04:00 AM

I wanted to get tickets to this extravaganza, but the Conciergerie was unable to help.

cmt Jun 26th, 2005 04:38 AM

Trying to incorporate things that don't go together, because people didn't see the post they were following:

He broke his leg and became an invalides, and a sculpture was installed at the site commemorating the event. When he saw it, he exclaimed, &quot;So this is where they threw my white sneakers.&quot;















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Author: cmt
Date: 06/26/2005, 06:24 am
and a sculpture was installed at....



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Author: Sue_xx_yy
Date: 06/26/2005, 06:33 am
...he exclaimed, &quot;so this is where they threw my white sneakers....&quot;




cmt Jun 26th, 2005 04:40 AM

It become known as the &quot;Flying American&quot; monument, and that was the beginning of the trendy white smeaker fad in Paris.

SuzieC Jun 26th, 2005 04:45 AM

oh lourdes...


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