Archived comment by LeRichard:
The message is not so important. The Arrondisement is not so important.
But WHAT are the little mosaic tiled Space Invader video game figures epoxied to walls in various places in Paris all about?
There is one by a fountain near the Bastille, another one on the sidewalk on a back street in the XIIeme, one on the masonry surround where the escalator comes up at Charles de Gaulle Etoile RER on Champs Elysee, and another on a back street in the Latin Quarter. There are others, I just forget where.
Wazzup?

Archived comment by Spee:
This would be in reference to the fact that most "public" restrooms in France and much of Europe charge a fee for use, or sometimes just a fee for toilet paper. Thus, "Paper for all...scalp" refers to the social injustice of being forced to pay 3 francs for a square of 1-ply. Not to super magic happy paper. Um, duh. No offense. ;-)

Archived comment by Jon:
A little more explanation of "Ginger". Beware: may cause you to laugh uncontrollably.

Archived comment by Lex:
Billy Bob!
Nice to see you still visit the site. :)

Archived comment by Mike:
Gaah!

Nice to see... hear... um... hi. :^)

Archived comment by Billybob:
A passing visit.
Everything is as good as I remember.
Somethings never change.

Archived comment by Marv a.k.a Passerby(oops forgo:
I would Lycanthrope to hang myself if Mulder leaves the show.

Archived comment by Passerby:
Occam no one groaned after my last comment? Occam the batteries in the radio on Gilligan's Island never died?


I am Jonas, hear me Grumby.

Archived comment by andyS:
Ockham's razor:
You should not multiply entities indefinitely.

In English:
If you walk out of your house this morning and see a hole in your front lawn you should think "Gophers", not "Swamp gas from a weather ballon focused the light from Venus".

Of course the running gag on X-Files is that it's actually Mulder, not Scully who follows this principle. When he follows a line of foot prints
that change into paw prints, he logically concludes it was a Lycanthrope; Scully is the one who always comes up with tortuous, Rube-Goldberg-like explanations.

Archived comment by Jon:
I think it's a conspiracy to bring back Gilligan's Island. Next you'll be hearing the hype about Mary-Ann and the Professor!

The thing I saw that disturbed me about the X-Files didn't actually have to do with the show per se(Latin phrase alert). Partly it has to do with my obsession with detail.
The "dumber brother" actor from last week's episode shows up in the Dark Angel promo. It seems "incestuous" how often these character actors get hired on the same network. Ok, incestuous might be a little harsh.

Archived comment by nightfever:
Occam's razor came up in Dilbert too...very funny strip it was!

I cannot remember what date though...

Archived comment by marv:
Occam I've never heard of that theory?

Archived comment by Passerby:
Notice how the arrondissements are numbered in a swirling pattern, the same way paper blows on a windy day?

Archived comment by IP Admin:
Heh, my favorite moment on the X-files this season (admittedly, I've only seen 3 episodes so far) was when Scully said Mulder called it "Occam's Theory of Limited Imagination."

Archived comment by Mike:
You see? One day of thinking about TMI and you were let down. For this Ginger thing, you'll have a *year* or so. They can't possibly hope to live up to this!
I did have my doubts about using the "Occam's Razor" thing, but then I remembered that I heard it on "The Simpsons," too. Of course, now that I think about it, Lisa said it, so I don't think anyone was listening...
Hey, the link says that the 11th neighborhood (no I *don't* speak French) is the Bastille section of Paris. You'd think they'd be tired of chopping off people's heads, but if they're still talking about scalping... some people never learn, I guess.

Archived comment by Marv:
Too Much Information....That's it?!

Man, I thinking it was something really cerebral, like Terrestial Manifestation Inclusion or the like... uh duhhhh. I guess I should LOL right now?

Fuhgeddabout Occam's, I am always eager to increase my knowledge of facts that will only serve to impress my friends and family with my grasp of the obscure and my ability to answer questions on *Jeopardy* with an air of Alex Trebek confidence.

Big to do in the NE about Ginger. It will probably end up being something like spray cheese.

Archived comment by Mike:
Too Much Information.
And what's up with this "Ginger" crap, anyway? Don't they know that overhyping a product can make for an incredible letdown? Didn't anyone learn *anything* from "The Phantom Menace"?
Oh, sorry about the "Razor" thing. Had to read Occam for an American Lit class. If it makes you feel any better, this site sends me searching the web about twice a day, on average.
Anyway, I bet "Ginger" turns out to be something incredibly anti-climactic.

Archived comment by Marv:
Paper that can be used for your printer, your essays and your bathroom, would be revolutionary.

Maybe thats what IT(Ginger) is!!!!

Mike:
Some of your references are kinda obscure for a eighth grade dropout, such as myself.(I had to look up Occam's Razor)So, re: yesterday what is TMI??

Archived comment by JP:
sounds like some kind of warped parisian situationist slogan:

sous le pave, la plage!

Archived comment by nightfever:
paper that is torn up real small could look like dandruff...
that's from your scalp!

maybe it's something to keep your hair in!
*boom boom*

Archived comment by Mike:
Well, your link says that that particular neighborhood is popular among "budget and student travel guides." As a student, I know that I would *kill* for some all-purpose paper. Come on, haven't you ever run out of printer paper at a critical time? Did you ever show up for an essay test and realize that you were out of notebook paper? And of course, there is always the dreaded toilet paper shortage, which drives desperate freshmen to steal from public bathrooms and local restaurants. Some sort of paper that could be used effectively in all three areas would be a godsend. I know *I* would buy it in bulk. I'm sure my teachers would appreciate it too-- they probably *wish* that they could've wiped their asses with some of the weak theses I've turned in.

Archived comment by IP Admin:
The particular arrondissement was only important because that's the only place I saw it -- I didn't notice it in any other neighborhood. And I thought I should link, to explain what an arrondissement was.
However, I have no idea _what_ it meant.

Archived comment by Matt:
I mean, I know paper has a lot of uses, but paper for everything? Isn't that a bit presumptuous? I'm not sure what, if anything, the significance of the saying being in the eleventh district is, but I just checked my French/English dictionary and "scalp," as a verb anyway, is the same in French as it is in English.
You'd think they could put up regular grafitti, something along the lines of the "Clapton is God" movement.