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Well, the place I was going to rent for a big event in September was disappeared from me today. We gort an email in the morning giving us an exclusive option for 8 days. Then the next day, another email saying that they actually had other demands for the date ,could we please take a decision quickly. Then today, when calling to take the option (basically to ask - how do we give you the downpayment?) they tell us it's been rented out already, they told us, and - they hung up on us. Call back, aghast - they hang up again.

Just wow.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 03:11:32 PM EST
Sarko?...

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 03:13:23 PM EST
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Put simply, you've been gazumped. The adoption of gazumping by the French has to be a sign of advanced Anglo disease.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 03:14:28 PM EST
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If there are enough of us, we could stage a coup or raid.  

Or you could write an LTE to Le Monde about said company's abhorent business practices.

Or you could tear down another wall and invite everyone to your place.  

Or contact the mob.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 04:09:03 PM EST
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Isn't one of the Chicago mob on their way to Paris at some point soon? ;-)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:46:41 PM EST
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I'm clean.

Doesn't Paris have their own mob?  If not, they should get one.  All the cool kids have them.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:48:15 PM EST
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it's government funded so isn't very efficient.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:59:10 PM EST
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What's the connection?  Russia's gov't funded mob is pretty efficient.  Oh wait, maybe it's Russia's mob-funded government I'm thinking about.  Oh nevermind.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 06:26:55 PM EST
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the mark of a good mob, keep everyone on their toes by their not understanding your organisational structure.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 06:31:15 PM EST
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