Le Canard enchaîné Free Man") which was forced to close by government censorship and reacted upon its reopening by changing its name to "L'homme enchaîné" ("The Chained-up Man"); "Le Canard enchaîné" means "The chained-up duck", but "canard" (duck) is also French slang for "newspaper"; it was also a reference to French journals published by soldiers during World War I. The weekly was founded in 1915 by and his wife , along with H. P. Gassier. It changed its title briefly after World War I to "Le Canard Déchaîné" ("The duck unbound", or "out of control"), to celebrate the end of military censorship of
Le Canard enchaîné Eye", it has its own language, jargon and style. In particular, it has nicknames for politicians and personalities. Some examples include: , the publisher of the "Canard" was Michel Gaillard, and the head editors were Claude Angeli and Erik Emptaz. The "Canard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cartoonists include: Past cartoonists included: It also publishes a quarterly magazine, "Les Dossiers du Canard", dedicated to one subject, usually one affecting French society, or world events as seen from a French perspective. On 3 December 1973, policemen of the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST), disguised as plumbers, were caught trying to install a spy microphone in the