Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 425765)

it's not the thugs you have to fear.

first time there we flew in after a few days in amsterdam, where we had an attempted mugging from wanna be thugs. a guy held me and another was punching me in the mouth for a while before I got loose* and it didn't even cut my lip, I mean shit-

anyway we arrived in Paris with a big chip on our shoulders. one day a crowd of kids, like 8-12 years old, came running up to us. a boy had a magazine and was jabbering pointing at a picture, they started to surround us and the wife and I both swatted at them. they moved on. w/o the pre-mugging I think we would have stopped to hear them out.

once back I read that gypsies kids were being sent out in those groups. once you stop they swarm and pick your pockets, all the while the tourist is smiling at the cute little kids. turns out you can do anything in France before you're 15 and no jail, so they all retire at 15.

*and as to my lack of street smarts, all I can say is it seemed like cartoon land and we had just closed out the milky way, so, you know?

Originally Posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone (Post 425777)

Speaking of sets....

http://open.salon.com/files/a_11_boobs1258730528.jpg

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 425752)

Just got back from Paris. I think the French are a ridiculous people as a general matter.

Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 425776)

As it appears the board is temporarily dead, I thought it might be worth mentioning that the series box set of The Wire (DVD not Bluray) is the Amazon Gold Box deal of the day -- $89.99

I have thus far been able to talk myself out of buying it but it has been a battle.

And now I return the board to deadness.

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 425785)

To the woman I walked by on my way back from lunch. The weather was terrible this morning, and you couldn't have known that it would turn beautiful (this being San Francisco). And yet, you wore that summery white clingy white dress, JUST IN CASE. This was a fine, fine thing to do.

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 425785)

To the woman I walked by on my way back from lunch. The weather was terrible this morning, and you couldn't have known that it would turn beautiful (this being San Francisco). And yet, you wore that summery white clingy white dress, JUST IN CASE. This was a fine, fine thing to do.

Originally Posted by patentparanyc (Post 425786)

I just had dejavu. are you sure you did not in the past, post something similar?

panties? thong? free um, balling? commando.

clearly, it is the white, sheer thing that gets you going. I bet I know what mrs. finch wears on vaca.

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 425788)

sock.

Originally Posted by patentparanyc (Post 425789)

PETS= People for the Ethical Treatment of Socks.

am I allowed to unionize?

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 425790)

You've lost your touch, friend. You no longer sound like anyone but yourself.

Originally Posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone (Post 425777)

Speaking of sets....

http://open.salon.com/files/a_11_boobs1258730528.jpg

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 425793)

Is there a gold box?

Originally Posted by taxwonk (Post 425794)

Midas's wife has the only one.