Humour

PHOTO: Fake gendarmerie car seen in France - with Dutch number plates

Citroën Xantia had undergone total renovation and had ‘GENDARMERIE’ written on its side but had kept its original plates

Former French PM’s quip about his look wins annual humour prize

Self-deprecating joke about his appearance won top slot in contest of politicians’ wit by journalists

French supermarket mocks government Covid lockdown rules

Signs in Monoprix supermarkets give a satirical take on the government’s changing definition of ‘non-essential’ items

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The lighter side of confinement in France...

A couple of items caught our eye today among the many positive, funny and downright daft stuff online as people keep up their spirits despite France’s Covid-19 confinement…

Our grandparents had war, we’ve the sofa!

Many comments posted by members of the French public in relation to the home confinement announcement have caught our eye. Here is a short selection:

Coronavirus - French humour to keep spirits up

The coronavirus is a serious subject but sometimes a little dark humour can help…. Here are some social media posts and websites we have spotted in the office.

French ‘daily’ paper sells first issue in four years

A French “daily” newspaper that is only published once every four years - on February 29 - has released its eleventh edition.

French gendarmes rescue adventurous retiree’s tractor

Gendarmes near Tours (Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire) had an unusual job this week after being called to help a retiree who was pulling a caravan on the motorway...in a farming tractor.