One More Reason to Hate—Or Is That Love—the French?

Nick Gillespie | 12.23.2004 11:17 AM

Reports the BBC:

French teenagers mug Santa Claus

In what I'm sure is an unrelated development, Reason Associate Editor Matt Welch is spending the holidays in France.

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joe 20 years ago

Were they "secular Jews?"
drf 20 years ago

no, they were from the church of the religious consciousness. would you like to make a donation?

snicker.

i guess if matt weren't some raging, frothing anti euro type, he'da cited this wonderful development from france. ... oh...

reason.com/links/links050404.shtml

🙂
Jesse Walker 20 years ago

The Kinks got there first.
Matt Welch 20 years ago

It should be pointed out that France has a tradition of placing faux Santa Clausi on various fourth-floor balconies of prominent buildings, set up to look like pajama-wearing cat burglars about to break in through the window. So, maybe the attack was merely self-defense.... (and had it been America, ol' Pere Noel would have probably been shot, bien sur).
drf 20 years ago

joyeux noel m. welch
amicalment,
drf
Matt Welch 20 years ago

Backatcha, drf! And everyone else here, too. I'll think of y'all while slurping champagne & scarfing foie gras (the latter of which is illegal to produce in California, thanks to der governor...)
DavePotts 20 years ago

Ah, one more triumph for the talented Mr. Davies...
Gary Gunnels 20 years ago

Matt Welch,

Not illegal yet; I believe they gave producers there a grace period before its production was officially banned.

You beat me to the punch about the balconey thing. Damn you. 🙂

Just think, the poor bastard just survived a heart attack recently:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4098005.stm
Matt Welch 20 years ago

GG -- Answer in a private e-mail if you prefer ... but just where the hell do you live?
Gary Gunnels 20 years ago

Matt Welch,

Lots of places. 🙂

Anyway, I find the idea that Pere Noel lands on ground instead of the roof far more sensible than him landing on the roof.
Slag 20 years ago

Matt, whatever you do this Christmas -- DON'T READ GEORGE WILL!!
db 20 years ago

Father Christmas, give us some money
Don't mess around with those silly toys.
We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over
We want your bread so don?t make us annoyed
Give all the toys to the little rich boys
db 20 years ago

Oh, looks like Jesse got there first...

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