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> Could you give a short history here?
> Who was Franquin?
My english isn't very efficient so have a look at this page I've just found:
http://www.stud.ifi.uio.no/~janl/ts/franquin.html
it's in english and there are a lot of links (see "Gaston")
David Gemelli
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Peter Warren wrote:
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> Hi Fabien.
> >For those who knows the series, I'm posting an image I made as a tribute
> >when Franquin passed in december 1997.
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> I don't.
>
> Could you give a short history here?
As mentioned on the link provided by David G., Gaston Lagaffe is a
clumsy office assistant that is always inventing and collecting useless
stuff. There are a series of strips where a runaway bowling ball wrecks
havoc in the office building, crushing toes and heads alike, including
Mr. DeMesmaeker's - a wealthy client - and thereby ruining the signing
of very lucrative contracts.
--
Francois Labreque | The surest sign of the existence of extra-
flabreque | terrestrial intelligence is that they never
@ | bothered to come down here and visit us!
videotron.ca | - Calvin
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"Francois Labreque" <fla### [at] videotron ca> wrote in message
news:3AC09CB1.5ADF9B6F@videotron.ca...
Wow, I used to read (well, look at the pics) Pif all the time. Great art.
Never knew what the hell was going on.
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Francois Labreque wrote:
> There are a series of strips where a runaway bowling ball wrecks
> havoc in the office building, crushing toes and heads alike
And don't forget the nut stuck in a hole of the ball...
Gaston Lagaffe is a work of about a thousand pages, mostly one-page
stories, plenty of fun. It's sad that it isn't known
more worldwidely, as that kind humor is quite universal.
Franquin was a close friend of Peyo, who created the Smurfs, no less.
For the record, Franquin found the original name of Smurfs
(Schtroumpfs),
while he was dining with Peyo and asked him the salt, but he couldn't
find the word "salt", and said "give me the... the schtroumpf".
He also designed the big long-necked bird who frightens the Smurfs
in one album.
Fabien.
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Wow! A highly advanced fire hydrant/water sprinkler/lawn mower! Cool!
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> Very good. As anyone tried to do the Gaffophone?
Never !! It's too dangerous ! ;)
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Je l'aime bien.
(M'enfin!!!)
Karl
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