[Culturechat] [Fwd: [Idyllchat] Foehn in CH]

Vance Roy gigli.saw@dplanet.ch
Sun, 08 Jul 2001 17:48:03 +0200


Donna asked me to forward this to the list. Talk about alibis!!!

Donna Sklute wrote:
> 
> I'm am spanking new at this, having signed up yesterday with Idyllchat.
> 
> I lived in the Rhein area of Germany for 8 years in the '50s and '60s.
> Actually true or not, we heard numerous times that marital spats (including
> adultery) that occurred during Foehn season could not be considered legal
> grounds for divorce.  It's known as Mistral in France and there are legends
> there, too, about mental disturbances abounding during the Mistral season,
> i.e., Vincent Van Gogh.
> 

Vance Roy
gigli.saw@dplanet.ch.