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France has an annual "cloning carnival"? (Giant puppets!)

Posted on 02/16/2004 6:47:00 AM PST by dead

King of cloning ... a float parades at the 120th edition of the Nice carnival in France.
For the third time in a row, cloning and bio-ethic themes dominated the carnival. Photo: AFP


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cloning; france; parade
I have no idea what to make of this.
1 posted on 02/16/2004 6:47:01 AM PST by dead
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To: dead
The obnoxiousness of an event is directly proportional to the number of giant puppets .
2 posted on 02/16/2004 6:49:31 AM PST by Miss Marple
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To: Miss Marple

Bring in the clones ... a 'cloning machine' float passes through the crowd
at the Nice carnival. Photo: AFP

3 posted on 02/16/2004 6:49:49 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: dead
Damn, that is creepy.
4 posted on 02/16/2004 6:50:54 AM PST by 50sDad (OK, I give in. Visit my website! http://my.oh.voyager.net/~abartmes)
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To: 50sDad
Damn, that is creepy.

You ain't seen nothing yet.


5 posted on 02/16/2004 6:52:53 AM PST by archy (Concrete shoes, cyanide, TNT! Done dirt cheap! Neckties, contracts, high voltage...Done dirt cheap!)
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To: dead
Macabre.
6 posted on 02/16/2004 6:53:00 AM PST by AmishDude
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Forgot to provide source and links. They’re from today’s Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2004/02/16/1076779912672.html

http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2004/02/16/1076779912670.html

7 posted on 02/16/2004 6:56:44 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: dead
Interesting float.
8 posted on 02/16/2004 7:05:59 AM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: dead
You know, I am REALLY glad I don't live in France. Really glad!
9 posted on 02/16/2004 7:09:04 AM PST by Miss Marple
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I'd imagine that there are giant puppets on every other corner.

And the corners without giant puppets are peopled with mimes.

10 posted on 02/16/2004 7:20:52 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Miss Marple
Because of the carnivals ?
11 posted on 02/16/2004 7:31:36 AM PST by Atlantic Friend (Cursum Perficio)
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