Allez les bleus!

Mozzarella strikes again...

Hmmmm.... tastes even better like a lollipop

"I'm 51 and don't need a CV" asserts driver

Who needs a CV when one is past 50? Not me asserts the driver. "I have a title which is Head of Division. Why would I need a CV? I have obviously made my mark to get here."

Orange + Kimya Dawson/Moldy Peaches (+ Adam)

Her very excellent song "Anyone else but you" (listen to it here) is being used in France for ads for Orange, the cellular operator, during FIFA games. Not really sure what the ad has to do with the lyrics... Any interpretations would be helpful. I wonder who is behind this since she is very popular in France and has loads of music connections here.

New office game

Try it it's rewarding, relaxing and fun!
Object: calculate time it takes you to fall asleep while staring at the desk.
Rules: No moving allowed (except head nodding and drooling), otherwise anything goes.
Premise for disqualification: You snore, you lose.
Best record: The driver, 8 seconds.

Answers to life's questions

on God's Pottery, by two humble American lads. and on myspace.

(Sorry, bebemoche, I had to spread the word. Had forgotten how hysterical these guys are.)

Guantanamo PR campaign finds its match

Slightly more than one month after the US launched a Guantanamo PR campaign to improve the image of the detention center for alleged terrorists, three prisoners commit suicide. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Colleen Graffy, called the suicides a "good PR move." The camp commander Rear Adm Harris called the suicides an act of asymmetrical warfare."

This is not a story from the Onion. Although her title could be...

Ban Glitter music

Sign the petition here.

Gary Glitter has been accused and/or convicted of pedophilia in Asian countries (Thailand, Vietnam) after fleeing home country (UK) where he was found with child pornographic images.

Royalties earned at sporting events for playing his song "Rock 'n Roll part II" directly support his crimes.

What does it take for society to realise how to protect children? Finally Asian countries have put out massive ad campaigns indicating that foreigners accused of pedophilia will be prosecuted in those countries as well as possibly in their home country. (German sex tourism is notably gaining momentum, targeting the enjoyment of prostitution as an "activity." I saw busloads of male-only German tourists in Bangkok - scary thought.)

Ode to Giraffes (in Kenya)

Three months later... Lots of photos from Kenya are finally up where they belong.


One type (Masai?) in Lake Nakuru


Articulated giraffe in Samburu


Giraffe in Masai Mara

Translated movie titles

Sometimes titles of foreign movies are translated in France. It seems pretty random which ones makes the cut, and even more which ones get transformed in the process. Literal translations are not perfect but so not bad - ie War of the Worlds is la Guerre des mondes; Guess who's coming to dinner - Devine qui vient dîner ? .

Some confusing ones: Crash became Collision, The Hudsucker Proxy became Le Grand Saut (the big jump or idiot if using the homonym), Something about Mary became Marie à tout prix, The Sweetest Thing became Allumeuse, On Golden Pond became La Maison du Lac etc.

This one is the best though (original title = Office Space):


("Working 35 hours is already too much; work is lame": refers to the existing 35 work-week regulation in France)

[By the way, the US does the same thing (e.g. Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain became Amélie Poulain).]