Butt Plug art installed in Paris has been vandalised !

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So American artist Paul McCarthy erected his sculpture, called “Tree” in Place Vendôme in Paris on Thursday. But the Frenchies do not appreciate this art being exposed in public because of it's resemblance to a sex toy. They feel humiliated that a giant inflatable butt plug disguised as a Christmas tree could be placed next to a great art work like the statue of Napoleon in the famous Paris square.

French verb of the day : Pallier

Definition : to overcome, to get round, to compensate for

Pronunciation : [pah lyay]

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French verb of the day : Frôler

Definition : to to brush past, to brush against, to skim past, verge on

Pronunciation : [fro lay]

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French verb of the day : Affaler

Definition : to lower, pull down

Pronunciation : [ah fah lay]

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French verb of the day : Apprêter

Definition : to get/be prepared; to finish; to get ready to do something

Pronunciation : [ah pray tay]

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Napoléon Bonaparte

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Napoléon Buonaparte is a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe.

Le Sacre de Napoléon !

This a picture of Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy at the Louvre in front of the famous painting "The Coronation of Napoleon" in Paris on October 7.

The Carter family at le Louvre !

Jay-z and Beyoncé wrapped the On The Run Tour in mid-September in Paris. Not in a rush to leave the Capital of France, they have stayed back to enjoy a family time together.

Line Renaud & Stromae discover their wax statues at the Grévin Museum, Paris

Crédits photo : Chartsinfrance.net

Belgian singer Stromae and French singer and actress Line Renaud attended their waxwork unveiling at Musée Grevin this October 12, 2014 in Paris.

5 Most Popular Albums of 2014 in France

French's National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP : Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique) has announced the most sold album of this year in France.

French verb of the day : Nouer

 

Definition : to tie, knot, fasten; to form, hatch, build up

French verb of the day : Se débrouiller

Pronominal verb

Les Pieds-Noirs de la France !

Source : wikipedia

My mother-in-law is often refered to as Pied-Noir when talking about my husband's family history. Curious about the meaning of this expression I asked my husband what it means and also did a bit of research on my own.

Aymeric Caron humilie Eric Zemmour

Aymeric Caron & Eric Zemmour

Eric Zemmour, notorius French writer and political journalist was humiliated on national tv on Friday 4th of octber.*

French verb of the day : Constater

 Definition 1 : to take note, to notice, to observe,

• Constater les dégâts - assess the damage
• Constater une infraction - discover an infringement, detect an infringement

Story of a French chocolate cake called « meringue au chocolat »

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There is a chocolate cake sold in French boulangeries called « meringue au chocolat » or « tête choco ». This cake was called « tête-de-nègre » until the seventies before it was renamed.

French verb of the day : Détraquer

Definition 1 : to damage, put out of order, to break down

Definition 2 : to perturb, to upset

Americans with French lovers

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I decided to do a little piece today on American stars dating or married to Frenchies.

Prince Albert II & Princess Charlene of Monaco are expecting twins

Photo : source : grazia.fr

Prince Albert II, 56, and his wife, Princess Charlene of Monaco, 36, are expecting twins. 

Chez le médecin ou à l’hôpital ?

Source : pilieratcat.qc.ca

One winter morning, I woke up with a very bad cold and a severe headache. Luckily, when I called my doctor's secretary, she was able to give me an appointment by fixing me inbetween two people that afternoon.