In which Parisist muses about regrets... we've had a few. But we stood tall and did it our way.

• A train at Gare de l'Est yesterday morning failed to stop at the end of the line, injuring 71 passengers, 58 of them seriously.
• Is there no end in sight to French cultural institutions making deals with foreign institutions? This time it's the Bibliothèque Nationale [fr], with China.
• Hell hasn't frozen over, but inexplicably, as the end of the presidential campaign approaches, Jean-Marie LePen has made a surprise campaign stop in Argenteuil, where Sarkozy made his famous "racaille" remark. Only about a dozen onlookers turned up.
• It's the end of any doubt about the alleged remains of Joan of Arc that turned up in a Paris pharmacy in 1867: They're mummified human and cat remains. Parisist loves how the scientist had professional "noses" sniff the remains. ("Here, smell this, it smells awful!")
• A high school student in the 15th was recently brought up on charges for assault with... an egg [fr]. Much to the student's relief, the charges were dropped. "It's the end of a very bad joke," sighed his father.

Photo by Photogrin... on flickr.