Frenchy68

Are you kidding? 45 minutes won't even get you out of LA from Long Beach! Perris & Elsinore are probably closer. Things to do while in Long Beach: drive to Venice Beach... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Here's one!

You can't just find it anywhere. I usually send Jabba hunting for one when I need one. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

...and going...and going...and going... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Anytime, my little Viking...

Under the current French Constitution, someone is innocent until proven guilty. Some people still refer to the old Napoleonic Civil Code of Laws (dating from the early 19th Century), where the burden of proof was on the accused as to his/her innocence, not the prosecution. Why people still refer to this system on forums as being used in France? No idea. But today, France does operate under the "innocent until proven guilty" system. Now, the lack of political independance that French DAs suffer from is to me a much bigger issue than some of the "French" issues other people on this forum may bitch and moan about. My reference to "innocents" being jailed was purely on semantics: if someone is accused of being a serial murderer, and is jailed without bail until trial, it essentially amounts to jailing an innocent... I am certainly not criticizing this procedure, merely pointing out that the notion of "innocent until proven guilty" is not always as relevant as it may seem. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Well, you asked for it. Back by popular demand... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

We've already determined the question was wrong. Pay attention! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Uh, is it starting anytime soon? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Hey, BlueFemale, pull my finger... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Can you pass the mustard please. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

I'll sneak in a quick post to contribute to this valliant endeavour before this baby gets locked! Voila.

Uh... Can we refocus and resume the ever so useful French bashing please? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

And you should make the Clicky thingie go there people NOW! more obvious in your threads. I know it's in your sig line, but still... Pffff... DO I have to explain everything? And did you know that Chloe is using a photo of me as her avatar?

That is only in regards to the burden of proof in front of the court. It does not make a difference as to how a suspect is being treated. Besides, the concept of "innocent until proven guilty" is a pretty misunderstood and mis-used concept. It actually translates into "innocent" people being jailed by the thousand on a daily basis if you take it to the letter... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

There seem to have been many calls for the "let's get the USPA involved" attitude (at least on dz.com...). Whether it is within the USPA's jurisdiction or not is, I agree, debatable; but it is probably getting involved because members have required it does so... My guess!

I would actually challenge this statement. I doubt anyone, regardless of their experience level, knows how much they don't know.

I'm not sure, but I am guessing it has something to do with getting thrown off the plane while someone is hanging on (while staying inside the plane...) to your cut-away pillow... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

It's always easy, but also fun... My dad (who was 4 when the "heavy" bombing started to occur all over France) would tell me that every time the sirens would go off in 1944 (he grew up +/- 3 miles away from a railtrack), his mom would grab him and they would start running for their lives (not quite sure where, but they were running)! Carpet bombing from high altitude was quite common then I believe. He does not hold a grudge towards those dropping the bombs. He's quite grateful I recon...

Honey, I promise! It was a mistake. She doesn't mean anything to me. i was drunk. And young. I can explain. The kid is not mine. Well, this one is, but not that one. Well, that one too, but not all of them. I sware. It wasn't the real me. She forced me too. I promise. See?

The one on the right looked like a urine samp... Cool!

Since legislation was passed, there's been a war in Iraq, a Tsunami in Asia, and Greece won the Euro... In other words, earth is a worse place to walk since the ban... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Frenchie Tang will draw you a picture of how he gonna kick your ass, then mail it to you ten days in advance. The picture gets there right? You're goin', "What the hell is this?" and then Frenchie Tang knocks on your door, Promptly kicks your ass and you still won't know what happened to you! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh Wait! You're not just saying that to make me drool, are you? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Don't pay attention to anything she writes. She's just bitter and jealous, ask my lawyer, he'll tell you! Now, the bottles are kinda keeewwwl, but that's irrelevant. WTF did you put INSIDE them? What kind of wine? That's what really matters. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."