I don't think we get the French relationship with food. To us McDonald's is a symbol of something. To them it's just another eating option. I went to a restaurant in Paris and in loud English ordered a cheeseburger, fries and a Coke just to see the waiter's reaction. I actually made a French man laugh.
The article referred to a gentleman eating at a cafe on "Rivoli Street." Is that anywhere near Champs Elysees Avenue or the famous St. Michael Blvd. in the Latin Quarter?
@procrastinator, esq.: Then again, maybe Le Monde is writing about a little crepe stand on the corner of the avenue des Ameriques and the rue de Printemps in SoHo?
What a pretty bird! Too bad the beauty has been marred by getting jerk sauce all over its claws.
Also, Cajun Boy, please note that the geese that took down the plane were terrorist [i]Canadian[/i] geese. We mustn't ever forget. Our neighbors to the north have been lulling us into a stupor over the last few centuries, trying to pretend they are harmless and have funny accents and funny words. All so that when the time is right, they can swoop in and take control.
The geese were just the first warning of the impending Canadarmageddon.
I took some pix of a kestrel on my fire escape back when I lived in the EV. It was amazing. Then it took off over the housing projects...I suppose they keep the rats in check.
That looks like a juvenile to me. his feathers are not fully filled in. So like all juveniles, he acted like an asshole in an east village restaurant. What's the big deal?
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Yikes, WaPo. Way to sound gauche.
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Et egalement la croque madame.
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The Dutch: Plastic shoes sometimes.
The Germans: Less war, more Friends.
The English: Finally, teeth.
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Also, Cajun Boy, please note that the geese that took down the plane were terrorist [i]Canadian[/i] geese. We mustn't ever forget. Our neighbors to the north have been lulling us into a stupor over the last few centuries, trying to pretend they are harmless and have funny accents and funny words. All so that when the time is right, they can swoop in and take control.
The geese were just the first warning of the impending Canadarmageddon.
Consider yourselves warned.
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I thought this round was Nature versus Neutered.