Breaking news: Sarkozy voodoo doll declared legal

However — they must carry a notice saying that "pricking them harms the president's dignity."

Wait a minute... doesn't that imply that voodoo really works, since it's deemed by the French appeals court to result in damage?

You could look it up.

"Nicolas Sarkozy: The Voodoo Manual" costs €12.95 and includes a handbook and 12 pins. The blue-coloured doll [above and below] shows Mr Sarkozy's face on a body covered with some of his most famous one-liners, including 'get lost, you sad git' – his now infamous remark to a detractor at Paris' agricultural fair."

"K&B Editions said 20,000 Sarkozy dolls went on sale October 9 and sold out before the end of the month. Another 20,000 are to be delivered by mid-December."

Once they arrive, don't dally — at any moment the court's decision could be overturned and the dolls suddenly swept from the open market, only to reappear on eBay marked up by a factor of 10.