A man known to defend the weather in Luxembourg whenever anyone complains about it only does so because he is actually a snail, it has been revealed.
For years, Ben Ouze has refused to join in when others lament the rain, even when it goes on for weeks – much to the annoyance of those close to him.
“He’s always talking about how it makes everything green, and how a good afternoon shower makes him come out of his shell,” says his partner Violetta Blynde. “I thought he was speaking figuratively.”
The truth about Ouze was revealed last Friday morning when his despondent colleagues in a…