France Prepares for the Olympics

As only they can! WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED by PETER MOORE

AS OF JULY 26, ALL EYES TURN TO FRANCE for the Olympic Games. Or Les Jeux Olympiques, as they would say in France, complete with the italics and raised eyebrows. Calling them that makes the games sound a little effete—like ice dancing, but spread across the entire summer-sports landscape. But as we know from the New York Times, the French are working hard at getting it just right. Which is why the skills of a cartoonist are called for right now: France + Monumental effort = hilarity. I mean, isn’t this a country that prioritizes vacation over all else? One whose primary contribution to world culture is the croissant? OK, the ones with chocolate in them are indeed amazing. But it’s not like they invented democracy or put a man on the moon for cripesakes.

Still, if they take my advice, these games will be success.