Comments on: boules rulz http://toomanyfrogsand1brit.co.uk/2007/10/16/boules-rulz/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:17:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Bettina http://toomanyfrogsand1brit.co.uk/2007/10/16/boules-rulz/#comment-172 Bettina Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:19:17 +0000 http://toomanyfrogsand1brit.co.uk/2007/10/16/boules-rulz/#comment-172 Liz - when are you starting your French blog? This stuff is gold! I have to go and find this coat rack (we need some coat hangers... hehe, thieving Brits, send them to Australia...) Guillaume suggests that the accompanying alcohol consumed may encourage things to heat up a little bit. I'm not convinced either... Liz - when are you starting your French blog? This stuff is gold! I have to go and find this coat rack (we need some coat hangers… hehe, thieving Brits, send them to Australia…)

Guillaume suggests that the accompanying alcohol consumed may encourage things to heat up a little bit. I’m not convinced either…

]]> By: Liz http://toomanyfrogsand1brit.co.uk/2007/10/16/boules-rulz/#comment-170 Liz Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:43:11 +0000 http://toomanyfrogsand1brit.co.uk/2007/10/16/boules-rulz/#comment-170 The boules players near Arts et Metiers in the 3rd have (I swear to god) a coat rack. With coat hangers. In the open air. And, it would seem the coat hangers don't get stolen between games, for they sit there even when there are no coats. My initial surprise was overtaken by the realisation that the presence of the coat rack implies that one might actually break a sweat during this endeavour, and be required to remove articles of outerwear. I'm not convinced. Only in Paris (didn't check if there was a madame-coat asking 50 centimes for the privilege of having her scowl at you while she hangs your coat, but it wouldn't surprise me in that land of underemployment!) The boules players near Arts et Metiers in the 3rd have (I swear to god) a coat rack. With coat hangers. In the open air. And, it would seem the coat hangers don’t get stolen between games, for they sit there even when there are no coats.

My initial surprise was overtaken by the realisation that the presence of the coat rack implies that one might actually break a sweat during this endeavour, and be required to remove articles of outerwear. I’m not convinced.

Only in Paris (didn’t check if there was a madame-coat asking 50 centimes for the privilege of having her scowl at you while she hangs your coat, but it wouldn’t surprise me in that land of underemployment!)

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