Yesterday, three Parisian cops took time out of their criminal chasing schedule to... wait for it..... block off a whole lane of traffic in order to protect une cygne. What could this be? A huge multi car pile up, a pregnant woman having her baby in the road, an elderly woman who tripped and fell and needed emergency services? No. It's a swan.

Have you ever seen what the French do to geese to create fois gras? They stuff food into them until they die. But yesterday, the French cut off an entire lane on a 2 lane bridge to protect a swan. Oh France and French, the day you stop amusing me is the day the French finally admit the British are a decent culture of people. And I'm pretty sure we are a long way from that.