December 09, 2004

Back to our national pasttime

Bashing the French:

"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals.
Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country.
France has usually been governed by prostitutes."
---Mark Twain

"I would rather have a German division in front of me
than a French one behind me."
--- General George S. Patton

"Going to war without France is like going deer
hunting without your accordion."
---Norman Schwartzkopf

"We can stand here like the French, or we can do
something about it."
----Marge Simpson

"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure"
---Jacques Chirac, President of France; and...

"As far as France is concerned, you're right."
---Rush Limbaugh

The only time France wants us to go to war is when
the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee."
--- Regis Philbin

"The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and
not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of
Baltimore. True, you can sit outside in Paris and drink
little cups of coffee, but why this is more stylish than
sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whiskey I
don't know."
--- P. J. O'Rourke (1989)

"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an
aging actress of the 1940s who was still trying to
dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it."
---John McCain, U. S. Senator from Arizona

"You know why the French don't want to bomb
Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he
loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French,
people."
--Conan O'Brien

"I don't know why people are surprised that France
won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all,
France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of
France!"
---Jay Leno

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it
came marching into Paris under a German flag."
---David Letterman

How many Frenchmen does it take to change a light
bulb? One. He holds the bulb and all of Europe revolves
around him.

French Army tanks have five gears: four in reverse,
and one forwards, in case the enemy attacks from the rear.

Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to
keep France.

France announced today that it plans to ban fireworks
at Euro Disney, following last night's display that caused
soldiers at a nearby French army garrison to surrender.


Update: Looks like I'm not the only that ::cough::loves::cough:: the French. Mheh.

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1 ROFLMAO! Especially the Euro-Disney thing. Here's my take on it: http://whimsycapricious.blogspot.com/2004/06/holiday-so-whos-bright-idea-was-it-to.html

Posted by: Sally at December 09, 2004 11:08 PM (a1D32)

2 Reminds me of the comment Churchill made about the Italians at the start of WW2. "At least the Germans get them this time" And he was right. The Italians tied down quite a few German Divisions in North Africa and Italy itself. Fortunately they seem to be doing a bit better this time around.

Posted by: M. Simon at December 11, 2004 05:28 PM (5xyF8)

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