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Hairy-chested British tourists prompt French towns to ban public toplessness

The Global Boob Panic continues! Last week, a voluptuous Italian woman was questioned by police for applying suntan lotion too “sensuously.” Now, it’s the French who want to outlaw public displays of boobery. Only in this case, it’s hairy manboobs from Britain. Can you blame them?

To protest Islamization, French neighborhood holds ‘pork and wine party’

In the U.S., it’s Whitey vs. Mexican. In France, it’s Gaul vs. Muslim. Though I’m tempted to say the tensions are reaching a boiling point, this has been going on for decades (if not centuries). At least the French racialists are showing a sense of humor about the whole thing, as evidenced by a peculiar [...]

Take comfort, Americans, French tourists are world’s worst

When traveling, I often find myself defending America and my fellow Americans. I’m no ballyhoo patriot, but I bristle when self-righteous European fucks tell me how awful we are. Especially Germans, who are forever one election away from the next Reich, and the English, who think loving black music means they can hate Pakis. Good [...]

Urban legend no more: UK family drugged on sleeper train

I honestly didn’t think this happened in real life, only in the “Dangers & Annoyances” section of a Lonely Planet guidebook. From the Daily Mail: A family spoke of their ordeal yesterday at the hands of robbers who they believe drugged them as they slept on an overnight train through France. Iain Macaskill, 43, was [...]

Airbus considers radical changes to improve efficiency

In a global competition worth 30,000 euros (about $58), Airbus solicited proposals on the subject of aircraft efficiency. They received 2,350 entries, which were narrowed down to the Top 5. In order of absurdity (1 being least absurd, 5 being the most), they are: 1: Runway tugboats — powered by electric motors — to taxi [...]