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French men want to have babies.
And, as is so often the case with the stupid shit I take the time to write about, there is a tailor-made Monty Python tie-in to accompany the story.
Poll: 38 Percent Of French Men Wish They Could Be Pregnant
POSTED: 12:15 pm EDT June 12, 2005
NEW YORK -- Forget sympathy pains -- nearly 40 percent of French men said they want to go through the real thing.
According to a poll published in the current issue of Children's Magazine, 38 percent of French men questioned said they wish they could be pregnant instead of their wives.
And, as is so often the case with the stupid shit I take the time to write about, there is a tailor-made Monty Python tie-in to accompany the story.
Judith: [on Stan's (Eric Idle) desire to be a mother] Here! I've got an idea: Suppose you agree that he can't actually have babies, not having a womb - which is nobody's fault, not even the Romans' - but that he can have the *right* to have babies.
Francis (Michael Palin): Good idea, Judith. We shall fight the oppressors for your right to have babies, brother... sister, sorry.
Reg (John Cleese): What's the *point*?
Francis: What?
Reg: What's the point of fighting for his right to have babies, when he can't have babies?
Francis: It is symbolic of our struggle against oppression.
Reg: It's symbolic of his struggle against reality.
