Trip to Nancy

Here we are in Nancy.

Nancy? I thought Nancy was a person.

It is, but it's also a city in eastern France. Look, they've got a statue made of hearts.

Gross!
It's kind of cool, actually.

And they've got swings!

oof. why does that always happen?

Derniere marche accessible. What does that mean?
It means the other steps are off limits. They're under water.

But that swan is accessing the next step. Hey! Get off of there!

It's a swan. It's feet are supposed to be wet.

Well, we're here in the main park. Sitting down for a hot chocolate. Where is everyone?

There's nobody.

Where's the waitress with our pastries?

They're closed.
...But...
It's January.

A good thing about Europe is you can always count on there being a lion statue somewhere near to pose with.

Get it! Leap on it ferociously and we'll have steak for a week!
It's awfully far down, Marguerite...
It's nothing for a Horrible tyrannosaur like you! Get it!
What if I miss, and break a fang?
Don't be such a sissy.

I'm not a sissy!
It's just, well, with the one stunt double having that unfortunate accident,
and the other one on the lam, I'm doing my own stunts these days.
Not on the lam; they moved to Scotland.
Who "moves" to Scotland??? On the lam, I say!
*sigh*
How about a grilled cheese sandwich?
OK.
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A friendly rubber, rat style

Four spades.

Six spades.
Seven spades!

Eight spades!

You can't bid that!

Says who?

Says Lebel, that's who

I dunno no Lebel.

Double!

Sixteen spades it is, then.

How's he going to take 16 spades, with only 13 cards?

He's got extra aces up his sleeve.

Ah. Oh yes, that would do it.

Well done, Laars.

That'll be 16,320 points, please.

Take 'em; we're still winning with our 14 no-trump.

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Say, how many aces are in this deck...?

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pizza!

Mmmm! this pizza looks good!

Bjorn, you get the plates and napkins; Ingmar, you get the beverages,

while I set up the DVD for a couple episodes of 24.

I'm hungry, Marguerite. There must be something to eat around here.
I wonder what's in this box. It sure smells good.

Jackpot!!!!!
!!!!!

!!!mmmrrrrr!!!
!!!arrrrrgghh!!!

You can do it, Harold, I know you can.

OOhff.
That was just the thing.
Let's go find some dessert.

Hey!
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rabbit

Chocolates

Here it is again, Marguerite, the Mountain of Steak.
Let's get it! I'm so hungry, Harold!

Aughhhh! It's on me! I'm suffocating under the fluff!

I'll save you, Marguerite.
Ooof. It won't budge.

Whew. Thank goodness it was distracted by the activity in the kitchen.
Run away before it sits on us again!

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**meanwhile**

Here's a nice plate of festive chocolates.
Let's go to the market for cheese and carrots, and we'll have a great feast this afternoon.
Can't we eat them now?

Yes, I think I need chocolate fortification before braving the thronging crowds of the market.

You rats just wait. You'll appreciate them even more later.
Awww.....

Look!

Dive in!

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**20 minutes later**

uuuuuhhhh. I can barely move.

That was delicious, Harold. There's not a single one left.

....hey....
...yeah, "let's wait"...
..."we'll appreciate them so much more"...

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Heros conference

Men! Look at them. Always going on about how they saved the day.

How they rescued some kitten from a tree.

How indestructable they are.

Pfft!

We'll drop this 16-ton weight on them and see how they do!

bombs away!

Ow! Hey, cut it out!
Holy brickbats, Maurice, we're being attacked!

Help me with this other one, Astrid.





I don't think we can save him this time, Batman.
Ow! Me! I can be saved! A little help with this brick?

Poor Harold. I guess I kind of believed him after all.

Um, guys? The brick?...

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