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Tue 11 Nov 2009Life moves on, the traffic doesn't on Highway to Hell

THE TAXI driver points, with no little excitement, towards Stade de France on the left. “Ah, oui,” you say, purring at your own fluency, “Mercredi, leg deuxieme, Cup du Monde? Mais, vous were tres poxed avec luck, non? Anelka, goal, de-flex-ee-on?”

“Non,” he grunts, pointing again, “Yannick!”