Who Says There Aren't Any Entrepreneurs Left in France?

Matt Welch | 4.8.2009 1:42 PM

For instance, here's a guy making his living as an anti-capitalist protest coach.

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Robert 16 years ago

Oh, coach. I thought you wrote "couch". I envisioned a performance artist inviting people to lie on him.
phalkor 16 years ago

His powers of cognitive dissonance run deep. That's just about the nicest thing I can say about this enterprise.
NickyCheese 16 years ago

Reminds me of Urban Outfitters.
wingnutx 16 years ago

"I suggest the slogan, 'No to NATO,' " he recently counseled an anti-NATO protester by phone, while sitting in a Paris caf?. "Use black writing on an orange background. It's more visible to the cameras."

That will be $67. Thank you, come again.
Fist of Etiquette 16 years ago

And here I thought all French were born with the protesting gene. Who knew throwing rocks and turning over Citro?ns wasn't inborn?
Jeff P 16 years ago

I make a sleazy living "channelling" the spirit of Madelyn Murray-O'Hair...
Abdul 16 years ago

Coaching tip #1: Always stretch before protesting. Police batons won't hurt as much if you stay flexible.
Xeones 16 years ago

Does French not have a word for 'irony?'
Bronwyn 16 years ago

Coaching tip #2: For similar reasons, relax your body when the riot police grab and twist your arms as they throw you to the ground. Tension will make you more likely to sprain something.
B.P. 16 years ago

Speaking of cognitive dissonance, this sentence brought flames from the back of my computer:

"Mr. Stella, who runs an export-import firm in Paris, wants to start protesting against the recession and the excesses of the financial system. "I am against excessive consumption," he explained"
High Every Body 16 years ago

"Mr. Stella, who runs an export-import firm in Paris, wants to start protesting against the recession and the excesses of the financial system. "I am against excessive consumption," he explained"

Makes sense once you discover he only does business with Art Vandelay for US imports and exports.
chris 16 years ago

What a douche.
chris 16 years ago

Art Vandelay...ha ha, I missed that one.
Paul 16 years ago

I assume he charges to each according to their ability to pay?
jester 16 years ago

"He marched through a supermarket dressed as a zombie."

Fast or slow? Please comment.
victory 16 years ago

Hey buddy, how much did you pay for that spiffy new Che shirt?

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