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Friday, April 3, 2009
One More Reason to Envy the French
Remember those ads for contraptions that train your pet to do it in the toilet? And then flush?
It's so like the French to take a different, less capital-intensive, approach. If you believe this street poster in Aix-en-Provence, the dogs of that village clean up after themselves. These savvy Gallic canines take it upon themselves to execute a "swipe of the paw for a cleaner city."
(Photo by the author)
So I'd say if this result is any indication, perhaps Mr. Sarkozy's advice on the banking crisis should be studied more carefully.
Then again, it's difficult to see how anyone can be motivated to clean up their own shit without some significant stimulus.
Labels:
banking crisis,
financial crisis,
france,
G-20,
political humor,
sarkozy,
satire
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