The French

[vinnie]

PARIS ? A thief stole five paintings valued at more than $100 million, including major works by Picasso and Matisse, in an overnight heist Thursday at a Paris modern art museum with a broken alarm system, officials said.

The paintings disappeared early Thursday from the Paris Museum of Modern Art, across the Seine River from the Eiffel Tower in one of the French capital's most chic and tourist-frequented neighborhoods.

The museum's alarm system had been broken since March 30 in some rooms, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said in a statement. The security system operator ordered spare parts to fix it but had not yet received the equipment from the supplier, the statement said.

The museum reopened in 2006 after spending euro15 million and three years upgrading its security system. :mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

 

[The Joker]

PARIS ? A thief stole five paintings valued at more than $100 million, including major works by Picasso and Matisse, in an overnight heist Thursday at a Paris modern art museum with a broken alarm system, officials said.

The paintings disappeared early Thursday from the Paris Museum of Modern Art, across the Seine River from the Eiffel Tower in one of the French capital's most chic and tourist-frequented neighborhoods.

The museum's alarm system had been broken since March 30 in some rooms, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said in a statement. The security system operator ordered spare parts to fix it but had not yet received the equipment from the supplier, the statement said.

The museum reopened in 2006 after spending euro15 million and three years upgrading its security system. :mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

It was an inside job.

 

[vinnie]

It was an inside job.

Investigators are trying to determine whether the intruder was operating alone,
Girard told reporters, who suggested the heist was carried out by a very "sophisticated" team or individual.
He said three guards were on duty overnight, but "they saw nothing.":142smilie
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[gardenweasel]

PARIS ? A thief stole five paintings valued at more than $100 million, including major works by Picasso and Matisse, in an overnight heist Thursday at a Paris modern art museum with a broken alarm system, officials said.

The paintings disappeared early Thursday from the Paris Museum of Modern Art, across the Seine River from the Eiffel Tower in one of the French capital's most chic and tourist-frequented neighborhoods.

The museum's alarm system had been broken since March 30 in some rooms, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said in a statement. The security system operator ordered spare parts to fix it but had not yet received the equipment from the supplier, the statement said.

The museum reopened in 2006 after spending euro15 million and three years upgrading its security system. :mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

well,DeGaulle of those people !!...


///:yawn:

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

well,DeGaulle of those people !!

WOW. I think you need to :0073 that one, Wease. I might start calling you 'Chuck' in honor of that little gem.

 

[gardenweasel]

WOW. I think you need to :0073 that one, Wease. I might start calling you 'Chuck' in honor of that little gem.

ah, mon ami,..i feel like(how you say?)..zee nincompoop...

weasel still has je ne sais quoi.....no?

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

ah, mon ami,..i feel like(how you say?)..zee nincompoop...

weasel stil has je ne sais quoi.....no?

:142smilie Nah, just bustin' balls. I appreciate a cheesy joke as much as anyone, and I assumed I would have to wait until 2037 to see a De Gaulle reference on this site. Now you're eagerly awaiting the next opportunity to whip out a Voltaire pun, aren't ya? :SIB

 

[gardenweasel]

:142smilie Nah, just bustin' balls. I appreciate a cheesy joke as much as anyone, and I assumed I would have to wait until 2037 to see a De Gaulle reference on this site. Now you're eagerly awaiting the next opportunity to whip out a Voltaire pun, aren't ya? :SIB

:142smilie ..hell...i love the french...

if i had the power i`d say,"toothbrushes for EVERYONE!!"....bath soak too...and i`d even throw in some razors for the chicks....

:toast:

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

:142smilie ..hell...i love the french...

if i had the power i`d say,"toothbrushes for EVERYONE!!"....bath soak too...and i`d even throw in some razors for the chicks....

:toast:

Yes, their contributions to the 'tickler' industry are unparalleled. Let's not get overzealous with the toothbrushes though...

 

[gardenweasel]

Let's not get overzealous with the toothbrushes though...

hmmmm?....:mj03: ......you`re right...maybe i`m thinking of the british?...no...it`s the french...

/the slow cooking of the frogs continues...

 

[yyz]

:142smilie ..hell...i love the french...

I hear they think of you as the second coming of Lindbergh.......



:00hour

 

[gardenweasel]

I hear they think of you as the second coming of Lindbergh.......



:00hour

the espresso sipping froggies :grins: love me like they love lance armstrong and floyd landis......

//"there is no hell...there is only france."

 

[zoomer]

the espresso sipping froggies :grins: love me like they love lance armstrong and floyd landis......

//"there is no hell...there is only france."

Jerry Lewis, comedy genius :shrug:

 

[gardenweasel]

Jerry Lewis, comedy genius :shrug:

i hear a BINGO !...hold your cards while we check...lol :thumb: