Concrete proof (if any was needed) that the French can and will find ANYTHING to have a demonstration about: today on my way to hospital I passed a group of people standing in front of a big hand-drawn placard that said 'VELOS & CHOCOLAT' (BICYCLES AND CHOCOLATE). Whether their key message was of the 'down with bicycles and chocolate' variety or more like 'more cycling and chocolate please!' wasn't clear. I think maybe there's a set of flashcards with random words on in every house that can be shuffled through at random if people can't decide what to be angry at that day.

Marie
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