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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (50)11/16/2002 10:04:01 PM
From: Win Smith  Read Replies (1) of 603
 
France Admits Homosexuality umich.edu

[ I'm tempted to post this on that other thread, but not that tempted. This is courtesy of theinquirer.net , my favorite geek news site, I got no idea what the connection is. ]

Diplomatic appearances aside, perhaps no one has sensed France's leanings more than foreign visitors. UM student Jeffrey Wilkinson's suspicions were aroused during his semester abroad in Fall of 2000. "To tell you the truth, this whole gay thing cleared a lot of things up for me. I mean, think about how many obviously homoerotic things are central to French culture--baguettes, éclairs, men named 'Jean'--oh, and don't get me started on bidets. I don't even want to know the truth about that." Wilkinson shivered slightly. "But that doesn't change how I feel about the country. It's still the same old France. I mean, I don't think we should act any differently around it, or try to set it up with that great-looking dancer who lives in 4F. France is a fabulous country with a really cool language and history, and we should all appreciate it for what it is, not its sexual orientation."

Wilkinson paused for a moment. "Still, I can tell you right now that I'm never going near that Eiffel Tower again." Wilkinson winced in disgust. "That's just gross."
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