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I Dig A French Bikini

Charles Oliver | 9.25.2006 12:00 AM

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If you are going to one of the artificial beaches along the Seine, you better cover up. Paris has banned indecent clothing, including thong swimsuits on the beaches. One city official told a local newspaper that nudity could lead "to temptations and dangerous behaviour on the banks of the river."

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Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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