Originally Posted By Mr X FRIENDS of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel last night blamed his $7 billion losses on unbearable levels of stress brought on by a punishing 30 hour week. Kerviel was known to start work as early as nine in the morning and still be at his desk at five or even five-thirty, often with just an hour and a half for lunch. One colleague said: "He was, how you say, une workaholique. I have a family and a mistress so I would leave the office at around 2pm at the latest, if I wasn't on strike. "But Jerome was tied to that desk. One day I came back to the office at 3pm because I had forgotten my stupid little hat, and there he was, fast asleep on the photocopier. Even more shocking details below... <a href="http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/01/the_truth_emerges.php" target="_blank">http://meganmcardle.theatlanti c.com/archives/2008/01/the_truth_emerges.php</a>
Originally Posted By RoadTrip And does the leisurely work-week make the French dumber or smarter than us? Personally, I'd vote for smarter.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 LMAO <<Last night a spokesman for SócÃété Générálé denied that Kerviel was overworked, insisting he lost the money after betting that the French were about to stop being rude, lazy, arrogant bastards. <<
Originally Posted By Mr X Yes. They're known as "pommes de terres frites" though. That's French for "surrender fries".
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I am so used to ordering by the name pommes now, that to say French Fries doesn't sound right.
Originally Posted By Mr X That's okay, here in Japan we order them by saying "potato"... Only you pronounce each syllable the same and really quickly so it sounds more funny.
