My journey in France...

The diary

Week of June 25th 2000.

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Sunday June 25th 
  • Contest: Who's Junior?
    • Answer: Junior is the smaller red/green lights set, placed lower on the post.
    • Given that there is no lights on the other side of the intersection, Junior is your last chance!
    • It happened I went beyond Junior a couple of times.
    • When Junior is out of sight, and the light becomes green, you can eb sure that someone will let you hear it!
  • Answers:
    • No good answers once again!
    • Another contest is coming up!

Monday  June 26th
  • The Eiffel tower contest.
    • If the Eiffel tower would measure 30 cm, how much it could weight?
    • I'm waiting for your forecasts!

Tuesday  June 27th 
  • Well, after having reviewed the Montreal's news the day after the St-Jean=Baptiste holiday, the oligans are not just in Ontario.
    • There are some also in Montréal.
    • In particular on the Mont-Royal.
  • Ok the budding genious, it rather not Freud who invented "To be or not to be".
    • But he certainly said it once in his life...
  • News from the others:
    • Scote "agile-lent" is in Germany (near Stutgart); he called me on Sunday...
    • Daniel "the Chilian mafia" is apparently in Brazil; he never called me...
    • Michel "matrox" is in California; we do not succeed to reach together on the phone...

Wednesday  June 28th 
  • The three most important cause of death in the United-States:
    • The cancer
    • The aids
    • Georges W. Bush Jr.
  • Contest: The 30cm Eiffel tower
    • Hint: Do not forget to adapt the density of the metal proportionally to the down scaling factor.

Thursday  June 29th 
  • I have a modification to bring to the language in Bretagne.
    • Consult the France web page.
  • A colleague is coming in tomorrow, for a long stay too.
    • At least, a helper to hold the map when I'm driving!
  • The other day, I tried a drink called suze.
    • Don't be hurry to taste this!
    • It's a transparent yellowish drink, based on herbs.
    • At the foretaste, it quite difficult to determine.
    • But the aftertaste is definitive: it tastes like dandelion's white juice...
    • Cheers!
    • ...the cancer rate is quite low in France; I begin to know why...

Friday  June 30th 
  • My colleague has arrived: I came to pick him up at the train station.
    • In France trains are on time; when they are not in strike.
    • Also, when you buy a ticket, you have to date-stamp it before to get onboard.

Saturday  July 1st 
  • It's the Canadian national holiday today.
    • Happy holiday Canada!
  • Contest: The 30cm Eiffel tower
    • Here are some possible answers:
      • 6 g (± 1)
      • 60 g (± 10)
      • 600 g (± 100)
      • 6 kg (± 1)
    • The right answer next week!

Maître Bart
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