England engulfed by terrible smell as freak weather blows in French stench
A terrible smell enveloped London and the Home Counties today but it has been blamed on a cloud of pungent fumes wafting over from France.
Experts warned the hundreds of thousands who wrinkled up their noses this morning not to panic.
The emergency services were flooded with calls from people across the capital who were alarmed by the stench.
I could make a tasteless joke about the aroma of garlic, sweat and surrender but I won’t. Instead I will remind my readers that France is the home of Berlioz and Dutilleux, of Degas and Cézanne, of Asterix and Médecins Sans Frontières, not to mention drunken Presidents and nudey First Ladies.
UPDATE
The Daily Mail originally reported the stench came from France, then in the spirit of credible journalism, simply changed the article’s content without reference to the original report while leaving the URL the same. Classy, eh?
April 18th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
You know what really stinks? You not e-mailing me…
April 19th, 2008 at 12:46 am
You not e-mailing me…
Me too! Maybe we ought to go out on strike?
April 19th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Huh? Abbadon? I thought I did e-mail you… do you still have the same address?
Anyway guys, I promise I am not just being lazy, aside from the fact I have over 300 unread e-mails in my account, and I get at least 30 e-mails a day, sometimes the occasional e-mail slips under the radar… might have to declare e-mail bankruptcy and start again
April 19th, 2008 at 8:59 am
No, you did, and I deleted it before snagging your new addy and I left you a comment a couple posts down asking you to e-mail me and a few days went by and I heard nothing and damn I sound so fucking needy!!
April 21st, 2008 at 5:17 pm
“Bonjourrrrr, yah cheese-eatin’ surrender monkeys!”