Women and elephants

A-ha, you thought I was going to make a rude fat joke. No sirree! For no reason at all, I was inclined to observe the height of the heels women wear these days sitting in Rue Odessa (Actually I was keenly observing rears and legs). The sub-five-foot Asian girl with a 4” heel was a case in point. Patience, dear reader: what is the connection between these Mademoiselles and elephants, you say? The elephant cannot jump because it basically stands on its toes, depriving it of the spring effect from a foot that is perpendicular to the leg, via the ankle. This is unfortunate, because I would really rather women all over – the French ones in particular – jump, and jump all over me.