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Smoking' Rescue

So... a desperate French smoker tried to drive to Spain to buy cheap cigarettes there. But he was turned back at the Spanish border because Coronavirus. But that didn't stop our enterprising soul! Rather than just paying more for cancer sticks in France, he figured he'd WALK to Spain, across the Pyrenee Mountains... without a map! No surprise, our bumbling friend got lost, and had to be rescued after he ended up exhausted, shivering, cold and lost. For his valiant effort at an Honorable Mention, he was fined 135 Euros for violating Coronavirus lockdown.

Our friend only gets an Honorable Mention this time. But I won't be surprised if we read about him again some day!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/frenchman-gets-lost-in-pyrenees-on-cross-border-trek-for-cigarettes

Submitted on 04/06/2020

Submitted by: Elizabeth
Reference: 2020-04-06

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I wonder if he had any smokes for his ordeal, or if he just had the heebie-jeebies the whole time (in which case, he'd be better off just quitting altogether)! Yep, this one makes the grade in my book! Thanks, Elizabeth!


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Oh sheesh. Thanks, Elizabeth!