An uncensored photo of my grandmother at the beach.

Yesterday I clicked on Technorati to verify that a recent post on my blog had been pinged. To my shock I found the word Forbidden plus the number 403. Now what in the world did that mean? In consternation I returned to my blog to see what I had written.

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Miss France Scandal Only the Latest in a Long Line

In today's news, it was revealed that French beauty pageant officials, being French and therefore enlightened in these matters, have decided to allow the reigning Miss France, Valerie Begue, to keep her crown despite a scandal involving highly suggestive photos.

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The new Miss France is deciding whether to give up her crown after the head of the competition committee demanded she quit over compromising photos.

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