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Les lois françaises bizarres...

The weird French laws...
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En France, on trouve parfois des lois très bizarres...
In France, we sometimes find some very weird laws...
Le genre de lois qui vous font dire "Vraiment ?!" ou "Sérieusement ?!"
The kind of laws that make you say: "Really?!" or "Seriously?!"
Laissez-moi vous en présenter quelques-unes.
Let me present to you a few of them.
Vous saviez peut-être déjà qu'en France il est interdit de nommer un cochon "Napoléon"...
You might already know that in France it is forbidden to name a pig "Napoleon"...
Mais saviez-vous qu'il est interdit de faire atterrir des soucoupes volantes à Châteauneuf-du-Pape ?
But did you know that it is forbidden to land flying saucers in Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
En effet, depuis 1954 c'est interdit dans cette petite ville de provence.
Indeed, since 1954 it is prohibited in this small town of Provence.
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En France, il est interdit de nommer son cochon...
a Louis XIV
b Henri IV
c Jeanne d'Arc
d Napoléon
Question 2
Il est interdit de faire atterrir des soucoupes volantes à...
a Châteauneuf-du-Moine
b Châteauneuf-du-Prêtre
c Châteauneuf-du-Curé
d Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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