Reply #6: You remind me of a fun story about Toulouse... [View All]

[onager]

I was there once on a fairly long business trip. (Toulouse is the center of the French aerospace industry.)

It was early in the morning and I was out walking with a co-worker...er, what I mean is, cow-irker.

The smells wafting out of the little bakeries and cafes were driving me crazy. Croissants and pain chocolat baking. Fresh, strong espresso brewing...

And the asshat I'm traveling with says: "I'm really hungry! Let's find a McDonald's."

I let HIM go to Mickey Dee's. There was only one in Toulouse at the time, and it didn't serve breakfast, as he discovered the hard way.

Off-topic: as a rationalist/atheist sort, I love Toulouse. It has a thousand-yeard-old university and the residents are STILL pissed about the Albigensian Crusade, when the Pope's army besieged Toulouse.