Red hair
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Does scaring ourselves for fun help us grow?
Every evening, the boys’ bedroom turned into an improvised conference room. Well… “conference” might be a big word: it was mostly Jean doing the talking, while Alain served as the free audience. The endless string of “let’s suppose that…” began… Continue reading
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Jouer à se faire peur fait-il grandir ?
Chaque soir, la chambre des garçons se transformait en salle de conférence improvisée. Enfin… « conférence » est un grand mot : c’était surtout Jean qui parlait, Alain servait de public gratuit. La litanie des « mettons que » démarrait… Continue reading
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Let’s say : Improbable inventions of globetrotters?
In those far-off days, when the news reached our ears through a faintly nasal vacuum-tube radio, Geneviève Tabouis, in her gravelly voice, foretold political disasters. She always opened her commentary with the phrase that became legendary: “Attendez-vous à savoir.” —… Continue reading
