French People Are Going To Take Dumps In The Seine In The Name Of Protest Ahead Of Olympics

OutKick ^ | May 28, 2024 | Matt Reigle

[chickenlips]

France has a long history of citizens butting heads with the government, and it looks like they're starting to run out of ways for how that can manifest itself. That's because right now, people are upset with a $1.5 billion plan to clean up the River Seine ahead of the Paris Olympics so that it can be used for long-distance swimming events like in 1900.

So, how are they planning on protesting?

Well, if you guessed an organized effort to all rip deuces in the Seine on the day that the President of France and Mayor of Paris said they'd take dips in the river to show how clean it is, then pat yourself on the back for thinking like a Parisian.

I'm sure it'll get the point across, but we're a long way off from the storming of the Bastille…

The Seine — which will also be the setting for the snooze-inducing boat parade that is planned to open the games — is a cesspool. It's filthy, and a sewer issue last summer led to the cancelation of a swimming event around that same time.

[chickenlips]

From the article: "*Triumph The Insult Comic Dog voice*: This is the most coordinated mass-defecation event since Taylor Swift dropped two albums in one night."

ROTFLMAO!

[ansel12]

That’s quite a movement.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I was in Paris in Winter. The Seine was an impenetrable brown color. No one would notice if people started pooping in it.

[lightman]

As the late great George Carlin said (paraphrased):

You don't take a dump...you leave one!

[toddausauras]

My apologies for asking unrelated..is there a guide to posting a vanity anywhere? I’m just so-so on computers so I thought I’d ask. Tried to post one on Trump trial and it wouldn’t take. Not sure what I did wrong. Thank you anybody.

[xp38]

This years Paris Olympics is a great event......For Me To POOP ON!

[Oscar in Batangas]

What a tird-world thing to do!

[Reno89519]

That sounds very French of them.

[crusty old prospector]

I think I would work the upstream end of the protest.

[IncPen]

My apologies for asking unrelated..is there a guide to posting a vanity anywhere? I’m just so-so on computers so I thought I’d ask. Tried to post one on Trump trial and it wouldn’t take. Not sure what I did wrong. Thank you anybody.

* Make sure include in your title that your post as a vanity

* Don’t insult the management

* Make a donation

* Don’t post it in breaking news

* If it’s your Opus, make it grand

[Seaplaner]

Poupon?

[moovova]

You’ll need to login first.

[dfwgator]

These Olympics are going to be a cluster-you-know-what.

[dfwgator]

“I’ve got to take a dump.”

“Don’t take one of mine! I’ve only got three left and the weekend’s coming.”

[dfwgator]

What a bunch of caca.

[dayglored]

As moovova said, you have to have registered and be logged in.

Then check out these FR pages:

How to Post a Thread

The FR HTML Sandbox

Posting a vanity thread is just like an article thread, except that you use your own information for things like the Source and Author, and of course you write the content.

[lightman]

Cut it out, clown!

;-)

[Allegra]

[dayglored]

> If it’s your Opus, make it grand

In addition, if it's your Opus, it is even more important to not insult the management, and for that matter it's considered poor form to insult other FReepers, even if they're the alleged reason you took a powder and decided to bail.

And double the donation on the way out.

Extra credit if you make it humorous so that the rest of us don't pan it as much.

[Mears]

Love it…..thanks .

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