Toulouse

From Plastic Tub

Notable Locations and Geomantic Loci


  • Notable as the birthplace of La Ligue du Masque Cancéreux in 1667.
  • The 17th C. witnessed the incremental arrival of a secret society called the AA (Associatio Amicorum), in which members of the clergy and academies joined together to preach a renewed and vigorous catholic faith. The influence of this organization became particularly strong during the 18th C.
  • By 1947 it boasted an active League of Gnomes Grotto.
  • Residence of AA enthusiast Steven Adkins.
  • Residence of noted historian and folklorist Dr. Jeanne-Marie Sicre.

Extrapolation


  • To lose - not to win
  • To louse - to add nits
  • Too loose - not tight enough
Toulouse's St. Sernin Basilica looms over the surrounding neighborhoods like an eager phallus.
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Toulouse's St. Sernin Basilica looms over the surrounding neighborhoods like an eager phallus.

Desiderata


The city's motto--"Per Tolosa totjorn mai"--is Occitan: "For Toulouse, always more."