Between fondue, creamy soup de chalet and a small bucket of cream as thick as old paint but much, much tastier, E, J and their new sidekick A filled up on homemade treats straight from the cow's teat in Gruyéres (pronounced grrruh-Yahr) yesterday, the cutest little medieval walled village you ever did see. Despite its one resident pervert, H.R. Giger of Alien 1-2-3 fame, the rest of the two street town is rather wholesome and is guarded by a fictional crane, upon which its name is based, frustrating tourists like J who'd prefer the honored cow as its logo.Latest Headlines
Bastille day passes by unnoticed, much like it did originally- E disappointed to find out that Swiss concerts start on time, end early . . . must be all those damn watches
- E and J rapidly consume season 1 & 2 of The Wire
- J manages to read three Economists cover to cover in succession--what ever will he think of next?
- Medieval Geneva collateral standard: 30 girls from noble families
- Animal noises in French:
- Rooster: cocorico (kokoreeko)
- Duck: coin coin (kwan kwan)
- Chicken: co co codec
- Pig: groin goin (grwan grwan)
- Ethnic slurs (in French!)
- Amerioque or Ricain for us Americans
- Yo-Yo for the ex-Yugoslav bunch
- Macaroni for the Italians
- Rosbif for the English, meaning Roast Beef
According to our clever survey respondents--all three of them, so lets make that brilliant--Wilson chose Woodrow over his actual first name, Thomas, not because Thomas is such a boring name, but because he rowed boats, loved Geneva, and wanted to be nicknamed Dubya Dubya just like Dubya Dubya I, AKA World War I, AKA The War to End All Wars that didn't.
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