Tulle. Its seven hills, copied by Rome. His administrative city, seventy hideousness copied by no one and so much the better. His district of Trech, the Coin des Clampes, two stone gossips who have had things to say to each other for decades. Tulle, this city which saw a socialist candidate modestly celebrate, during an ersatz ball musette one Sunday in May 2012, his victory in the presidential election. Tulle, whose INSEE code is 272. I know because I was born there and this number is frozen in my Social Security number, I think about it because 272 is the number of copies you sent me back .
272, it’s a hundred more than last year which was a record vintage, as much to say to you that you give me an argument of choice to beg for an increase from the competent services which risk despite everything to send me back.
Aperol spots and contraceptives for owls
No more spiel on the town of Tulle, its monuments and my emoluments, place at the Paris Commune. You liked the subject, with the exception of these few handwritten words, in capital letters, on a torn sheet: “The Paris Commune is very good for the people. What bothers us today is the pig, the Republic. Long live the king !” The envelope is not stamped, and the “de” of the avenue du Général de Boissieu, address of the newspaper, is underlined. For the rest, pretty drawings, nice stories, charts from Quebec, Japan, Belgium and all over France. Thank you for your messages, postcards and fragrances of anise or Aperol which emanate from the oranjauni paper, probable consequence of drops of pastis or spritz. The definition that particularly and rather kindly made you react: “contraceptives for owls”. Answer: Pulules.
272 copies, 13 winners this year, less than 5% chance of having a prize at the end of the draw. Cruel. Léo Walter, Jean-Paul Deltour and Martine Bédel (who made the grid together but will only have one gift) and Anne Chauvet are the lucky winners of a magnificent audio headset. A cultural present “Among a mishmash of books and DVDs” (according to the sales manager at Libé) falls to the following cruciverbists: Hervé Lebrin, Didier Turbé, Claude Pinel, Jeanine Retailleau, Judith Lamberger-Birnbaum, Sylvain Cartigny, Anne-Marie Berrin, Véronique Ruet, André Eymard and Marie Goutte.
Well done to you, and to everyone who tried the giant grid this year. It is still available in paper version via the Libé store (back issues, Saturday July 17 newspaper) And on our website, downloadable in PDF with the solution, if you need it. Thank you for making this event last, and see you next year for the sixth!
