It had been bad enough being banned for life from World Wrestling for not not following the script (hard to believe, I know) and actually winning fair and square. Then, out of work, to make a little money and use his wrestlers body, Igor took a job as a male model at the prestigious Barcelona Art Institute, posing mostly nude (and pretty cold), only to have the pigeons add insult to injury. He couldn’t help but think of the old Rodney Dangerfield line, “I don’t get no respect . . .”
In an early attempt at going paperless, Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty had figurines put on the roofs of various palace buildings–if your figurine wasn’t there, it didn’t matter your excuse or explanation–you weren’t getting in, papers or no . . .
While walking around Brussels during their first time to Europe, Kimmy and Dickie, from St. Paul, Minnesota saw an unusual statue. Kimmy thought that it must have something to do with the Belgian attitude of leniency in raising children. Dickie, on the other hand, was rather certain it was a political statement, although since he knew nothing of local politics, wasn’t sure which side was was giving, and which side was the recipient . . .
The Texas Master Chefs group was visiting London and one of Gordon Ramsay’s venues. Gordon became so engrossed in berating one of the sous chefs that his broiled cod burned, prompting a loud “Oh My Cod!” By the time the Texas group got to the Eye of London, the cell phone video had already gone viral and a new foodies’ text short cut “OMC!” was born . . .
Looking to create a job for himself, Jacques showed the Paris city planners that if they changed all of the incandescent bulbs on the Eiffel Tower to LED’s, they could save enough on power to run all of Belgium and half of Algeria for ten years. The big problem was going to be that with the French 36 hour work week and frequent strikes, it would be well into the next century before they were done.
While working with the designer to select trim and features for his new house, Charlie’s designers showed him a style of door that had been loved by millions and always made a good first impression. Charlie tried to explain that he had been thinking of something a little less ornate . . .
