As some may be aware, the Four Musketeers (Ed, Douglas, Mabel and Alice) went to Millau, France in August with plans for domination in the internationally renowned tournament. I will leave the report (or should that be autopsy) for one of the participants to submit at a later date. They did not however return empty handed.
We now have our very own ’Fanny’ in the clubhouse, and we are inviting a select few to plant a smacker on it.
A Cheeky Fridge Magnet Awaits It's Next Victim
Kissing the Fanny is no reward. Kissing Fanny is a punishment for losing a game without scoring a single point!
It would appear that this tradition started in France’s Savoy region, far from the sunny South! The first Fanny was a waitress at the café de Grand-Lemps, just after World War I. As legend would have it, she was so kindhearted that she would allow customers who had lost a game of petanque without scoring a single point to kiss her… on the cheek.
This went on until one day the village mayor lost a game and came to collect his “prize”. No one knows whether Fanny had a grudge against hime and wanted to humiliate him, but we do know that she stepped up onto a chair, lifted her skirt and offered him… her fanny! The mayor was up to the challenge though, and less than a second later, two loud kisses resounded through the café. This was the beginning of a longstanding tradition.
See our ‘Fanny Gallery’ for a list of victims (some with pictures) and watch out as you could be next.
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