Bovine tourism
Once upon a time, France was being invaded by a bunch of German cows crossing the border. The cows didn't move very far and were blocking the entire region of Alsace Lorraine due to their sheer numbers. To deal with this, the French ministry of Tourism decided to build a network of stations to ease the movement of the cows. To improve the atmosphere at the stations, it was decided to place a bunch of early 20th century performance artists on the roofs of the station and let them do their thing. And that's how France became full of kuh gares and sur gare Dadas.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 11 Dec 2008, 9:23, Reply)