Live from a suburb in the south-west of Paris: a scene from today's municipal commemorations of the Accidental Donkeys of #LePlessisRobinson

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"The Accidental Donkeys of Le Plessis-Robinson" is also available as a blog post.

https://equusasinus.net/2023/04/01/the-accidental-donkeys-of-le-plessis-robinson/

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By 1913, we see for the first time in the tradition a woman in a *portrait de la chute d'un âne* For #LePlessisRobinson, it is the end of the world they knew.

Sadly, on the first day of April 1914 the Town Council banned the *chutes des ânes* as World War 1 was due to start in August; but every year on April 1st people remember their tradition with a special meal of #PoissonDAvril: fresh water cod fished from the river Seine eaten with burnt pommes frites.

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#Asstodon Special:
The Accidental Donkeys of #LePlessisRobinson

In a Paris suburb 1901-1914 the ‘Belle Epoque’, more people fell off donkeys than anywhere else.
‘Plessis’ is a village enclosed by a fence. ‘Robinson’ is from the tree house in ‘The Swiss Family Robinson,’ as the town’s wine bars were all in tree houses.
Drinkers rode home on donkeys but often fell off. The new art of photography led to the citizens being pictured on postcards falling off their donkeys.

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I'm looking forward to revealing the full story of the *chutes des ânes* in our special exclusive #Asstodon report tomorrow.

A friend asked why I spent so much time researching this history of people falling off donkeys in France, so I explained that it keeps me mentally alert and provides an interesting topic to talk about at dinner parties.

He asked if I have been invited to any dinner parties recently.

Oh wait... 🤔

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Yes: tomorrow we finally have the full explanation of what was really going on there in the *chutes d'un âne* in turn-of-the-century France. You will be amazed.

#ÂnesDeFrance - the lost history - only on #Asstodon this #Saturbray

#donkeyoftheday 111:

Three people appear to have fallen off one donkey...

Tomorrow all will be explained in a special report on these weird events in a French municipality during the Belle Epoque, two decades before the invention of surrealism. 😉

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You have probably never considered that falling off a donkey might be an art form. In the period of the Belle Epoque in turn-of-the-century France circa 1903-1908 some strange things happened in one strangely named municipality.

More about the curious tale of the *chutes des ânes* in our special exclusive #Asstodon report next #Saturbray

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Did you think I was exaggerating the number of people who fell off donkeys in a French municipality during the Belle Epoque?

Nope! There was an epidemic of *chutes des ânes* and here is another one!

All will be explained in our special exclusive #Asstodon report next #Saturbray

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We will have a lot more explaining to do about this kind of situation in our special report next #Saturbray

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In an unexpected political development this Sunday, protesters in Paris burned down the Palace of Versailles, demanding President Macron releases the suppressed Ministry of the Interior report from 1909 regarding donkey riding casualties in the Parisien suburbs.

#Asstodon is ahead of the game and you can read our full report on the donkey riding accidents of the Belle Epoque next #Saturbray

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After eleven decades of silence, our #Asstodon special report will tell the story of a municipality in France during the Belle Epoque, where people fell off their donkeys every day.

Could we blame the main street wine bars which were located in tree-houses? Or was the low alcohol tax in the suburbs to blame?

Did the growth of amateur photography encourage show-offs to ride their donkeys in a dangerous manner? Was the mayor culpable?

The truth will be revealed on #Saturbray. #ÂnesDeFrance

Coming soon: an #Asstodon special report.

We examine *le grand mystère de la chute des ânes* and unlock the great mystery of why so many citizens were seen falling off their donkeys in a municipality in France during the Belle Epoque.

So many people fell off their donkeys and were seen lying in the main street of the town that it is rare to see a photo like this, with donkey riders managing to stay seated on their donkeys.

Readers will be amazed by this report next #Saturbray.

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In a scoop for #Asstodon we tell the remarkable story of the French municipality with a proud tradition of its citizens falling off donkeys in the street.

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Poster for "Antoinette dans les Cévennes"... also re-titled in the English version as "My Donkey, My Lover & I", which has to be in the running for the top 10 worst film titles of all time.

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Few donkey films pass me by, but I just chanced upon this review of a French D-movie featuring donkeys from a year ago "Antoinette dans les Cévennes"...

It looks entirely missable but I'll watch anything with a donkey in it... 🤗

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https://wp.me/pxXPC-eGe

Dear God, let it be with these donkeys that I come,
And let it be that angels lead us in peace
To leafy streams where cherries tremble in air,
Sleek as the laughing flesh of girls; and there
In that haven of souls let it be that, leaning above
Your divine waters, I shall resemble these donkeys,
Whose humble and sweet poverty will appear
Clear in the clearness of your eternal love.

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[Photos: a family group with donkeys passing through Conques, by @equusasinus]

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Dear God, let it be with these donkeys that I come,
And let it be that angels lead us in peace
To leafy streams where cherries tremble in air,
Sleek as the laughing flesh of girls; and there
In that haven of souls let it be that, leaning above
Your divine waters, I shall resemble these donkeys,
Whose humble and sweet poverty will appear
Clear in the clearness of your eternal love.

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[All photos by @equusasinus]

#Asstodon #ÂnesDeFrance

"Priere pour aller au paradis avec les ânes"
by Francis Jammes

Merveilleuse lecture du poème pour Julie Dratwiak (Extrait du recueil "Quatorze prières" de Francis Jammes.)

The English translation of "A Prayer to Go to Heaven with the Donkeys" follows, accompanied by photos of a family group with donkeys walking through Conques, where the relics of Saint Foy are kept: a saint associated with various donkey miracles.

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https://youtu.be/ZMXqvb6MdUg

"L'Âne Savant"
by Francis Jammes

If you do not know the beautiful poem "Priere pour aller au paradis avec les ânes" you will shortly: an English translation will soon appear here. Meanwhile here is a lesser-known donkey poem by Francis Jammes.

The 'wise donkey' reference is to the donkey acts once seen in provincial circus in France in byegone days (as seen in the circus scene in Bresson's classic film 'Au Hasard Balthassar'.)

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