Originally Posted by
snafu21
The 'mousetrap' spring is for carrying baguettes back from the boulangerie. In order to prevent crushing, the baguette must be wrapped in a copy of 'Paris Match'. At worst, the Herald Tribune may be substituted, but never the British 'Daily Telegraph.' It marks one out as a cad, and a bounder.
Sacre bleu! Est-ce que je peux fumer mes Gauloises aussi?
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