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Pictures of Corthay's workshop

Lucky Strike

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So small, they had to reduce the size of the workers:
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They were very good with him, they let him play with the tools and explained things, he was in heaven.
 

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These photos are wonderful.

I also feel that I have a far better appreciation as the recent labor unrest involving the youth of France.
 

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Originally Posted by Fabienne
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They were very good with him, they let him play with the tools and explained things, he was in heaven.

Did de Villepin get him fired?

de RJman.
 

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Originally Posted by Fabienne
My son is the proverbial "Polish plumber".
Is that the one who was honest, punctual and charged a reasonable fee? Don't know if I've heard that one before.
 

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Originally Posted by RJMan
Is that the one who was honest, punctual and charged a reasonable fee? Don't know if I've heard that one before.

Born under Philippe de Villiers' fountain pen, warning of an invasion of Polish plumbers in France after the directive Bolkenstein's implementation.
My son has Polish ancestry.
 

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And the Polish tourism office used the idea in an ad campaign:



And it worked, there has been a sharp increase in French tourists in Poland, and I hear there is another campaign involving a sexy nurse to coax French tourists to visit Polish spas.
 

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