Tuesday, July 16, 2002

Crème Brulé Alert!
Broken Newz reports that French Army will not be outdone by the USA and has produced its own Army computer game:
In the game we follow the exploits of Lucky Pierre, an apprentice garlic salesman from Marseilles, as he joins the French Army and begins a rigorous course of combat training. The First Level of the game is called "Survival School," and the players have to help Lucky Pierre survive 24 hours without red wine or crème brulé. The Second Level is "Capitulation," and the goal here is to see which player can have Lucky Pierre surrender the fastest without firing a shot or getting his uniform dirty. Level Three is ...
On a similar note, Daniel Pipes asks: Europeans: From Venus? The punchline:
Americans should look increasingly to countries outside Europe - Turkey, Israel and India come first to mind - for meaningful military alliances.