Category Archives: Morticia! You Spoke French!

Well. That didn’t take long.

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Seems like only yesterday they were announcing that France was getting involved in getting Ingrid Betancourt back from the FARC. (All right, it was the day before yesterday. But still.)And now, all of a sudden, France is out again. Well, … Continue reading →

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The French are, ‘ow you say…

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…très different from the Americans when it comes to public-service ads. They take health a lot more seriously than they do censorship, and they certainly believe in making sure the kiddies are thoroughly informed. Le voici, c’est le gai:The bit … Continue reading →

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Exactly what was Eliot Spitzer paying for, anyway?

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Sabina Becker

My guess is, it was the slick advertising. I mean, have you ever seen so much horseshit as this? Golly gee, oh gosh wow…you’d almost dare swear it wasn’t really about sex for pay, eh? Sadly, it is. And here’s … Continue reading →

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Ah, que c’est magnifique!

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Un grand salut to a French supermarket chain for its efforts in going after the corporate greedheads…je vous admire, chers messieurs et ‘dames! The French supermarket chain Leclerc, one of the most important in the country, has decided to punish … Continue reading →

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Reuters still hot for Chavecito’s bod

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Come on, Reuters guys, admit it…you just wanna see Hugo Chavez naked. First you were obsessed with his genitals, and now you make THIS your lede? Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez in an interview with supermodel Naomi Campbell predicted that the … Continue reading →

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So that’s why Sarko got divorced…

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Zut alors. He’s just proposed to Mick Jagger’s old mistress (and Eric Clapton’s sloppy seconds). Nicolas Sarkozy will marry his supermodel lover Carla Bruni next month – in time for the two to enjoy a state visit to Britain.The wedding … Continue reading →

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Chavecito en Paris? Incroyable!

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Zut alors, que c’est beau…

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Hmmm, where have we heard THIS before?

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And for that matter–when? It all sounds terribly familiar… France and the US have dismissed a finding by the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog Mohammed ElBaradei that there is no evidence of Iran building a bomb.French Defence Minister Herve … Continue reading →

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And now, a moment of silence…

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

…for Marcel Marceau, who said so much without uttering a peep.

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Police provocateurs unmasked in Montebello

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Provocateurs policiers? En Canada? C’est impossible. Non. C’est bien possible: Story from the Toronto Star: Protesters are accusing police of using undercover agents to provoke violent confrontations at the North American leaders’ summit in Montebello, Que. Such accusations have been … Continue reading →