FRENCH HUMOR
The Associated Press is carrying a story about the proliferation of fake historical plaques on buildings throughout Paris. For example, "...a plaque that appeared mysteriously on a facade in eastern Paris stating: "On April 17, 1967 — nothing happened here." Another one appeared "in the garment district paying homage to a former resident identified as, 'Karima Bentiffa — civil servant.'" At the end of a cobblestone street in the historic Jewish quarter, another plaque says: "This plaque was laid on Dec. 19, 1953."