"your sister can do the job, but it takes a man's inborn carelessness to make a perfect baguette...Baking is art.

From Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore

photo from dailymail.co.uk from an article called (oddly enough) "Sacre bleu! Traditional French Baguette is Now Available from Vending Machines" dated 8 August 2011
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024081/Sacre-bleu-Traditional-French-baguette-machines.html