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Matrim · 15 Mar 2003, 00:06

Clap your hands and join me in my session of Frenchlove.

Matrim

Pyr0 MK III · 15 Mar 2003, 00:12

\o/

Starbucks · 15 Mar 2003, 00:21

your turning into a gimmick account

Plastic-Wrap · 15 Mar 2003, 04:34

I like french people!!

ELeeming · 15 Mar 2003, 23:08

Summary of this thread:

Reasons to like french people...

Thank you, and goodnight

Chrism · 15 Mar 2003, 23:10

Cmdr_Cyrax · 16 Mar 2003, 00:46

They invented oral sex.

Thats why we brits laffed at them 200 years ago - for making love with their faces...

Who is laughing now eh????

damn.

Bloomers III · 16 Mar 2003, 00:49

if it wasn't for the french we wouldn't have a large variety of cheeses!

16 Mar 2003, 06:31

From an email I received recently...

Quote:

The French: Observations from the outside
>
>"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
>
>"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!
>
>"The heaviest cross I had to bear was the Cross of Lorraine"
> ---Winston Churchill
>
> Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to keep France!

The TRULY scary thing is...THEY'RE ALL TRUE!

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 07:04

Quote:

Originally posted by Wî†ne§§ †GñA†
From an email I received recently...

The TRULY scary thing is...THEY'RE ALL TRUE!

Well, aside from that exact list being posted (yesterday? day before?), it ignores the fact, say, that France couldn't do anything about the germans invading in WW2.

It's just stereotypical nonsense.

Scoot951 · 16 Mar 2003, 07:38

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
Well, aside from that exact list being posted (yesterday? day before?), it ignores the fact, say, that France couldn't do anything about the germans invading in WW2.

It's just stereotypical nonsense.

I find that hard to believe. Now, I have no numbers on what Europe was like back in the 20s and 30s, but to say Germany could crawl from nothing, from losing a world war, to near continental conquering, and that France couldn't have prepared enough to at least last until English etc reinforcements arrived, seems off-base.

The French got caught with their pants down when they shouldn't have, that's all there is to it.

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 07:44

Quote:

Originally posted by Scoot951
I find that hard to believe. Now, I have no numbers on what Europe was like back in the 20s and 30s, but to say Germany could crawl from nothing, from losing a world war, to near continental conquering, and that France couldn't have prepared enough to at least last until English etc reinforcements arrived, seems off-base.

I didn't say it was impossible given 20 years, what I said implied with their then current resources.

What I was referring to was statements like

>"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

16 Mar 2003, 07:58

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
I didn't say it was impossible given 20 years, what I said implied with their then current resources.

What I was referring to was statements like

>"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

If you really can't understand that statement, then you are tired. I'm surprised this is so beyond you,...but then again,...IT WAS A JOKE TOLD BY A COMEDIAN!

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 08:06

Quote:

Originally posted by Wî†ne§§ †GñA†
If you really can't understand that statement, then you are tired. I'm surprised this is so beyond you,...but then again,...IT WAS A JOKE TOLD BY A COMEDIAN!

Relying on a stereotype for humour? Why isn't that what I said?

The trouble comes when people start believing stereotypes, and when the media are controlled as they are in america, that's probably going to be pretty inevitable.

16 Mar 2003, 08:22

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
Relying on a stereotype for humour? Why isn't that what I said?

The trouble comes when people start believing stereotypes, and when the media are controlled as they are in america, that's probably going to be pretty inevitable.

OK, here we go again. Talk about stereotypes.

I'm sure there's no editors or anyone controlling what YOU see read and hear, right? RIGHT?

I forgot, Europeans are the only people in the world who have access to true, unblemished news and they are the only people on the planet with the power of discernment.

You are really embarrassing yourself now.

I think you have just epitomized the word "Eurotrash"

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 08:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Wî†ne§§ †GñA†

For a start, I know my media is biased. Many people don't. The people I was referring to earlier, for example.

And please stop flaming.

16 Mar 2003, 08:36

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
For a start, I know my media is biased. Many people don't. The people I was referring to earlier, for example.

And please stop flaming.

You stop it first.

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 08:42

Quote:

Originally posted by Wî†ne§§ †GñA†
You stop it first.

I have not flamed you. I have not replied to you with anything except thread relevent comments and requests to stop flaming.

16 Mar 2003, 08:54

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
I have not flamed you. I have not replied to you with anything except thread relevent comments and requests to stop flaming.

"REQUEST",...NOT requestS.

Fine, I'll just ignore you and your pithy little jabs against me and my fellow countrymen.

buhbye.

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 08:56

Quote:

Originally posted by Wî†ne§§ †GñA†
"REQUEST",...NOT requestS.

Fine, I'll just ignore you and your pithy little jabs against me and my fellow countrymen.

buhbye.

I don't know about you, but I could two as plural.

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
My first comment would be to stop flaming, or you will be Welcomed to PA's Famous Ban List.

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
For a start, I know my media is biased. Many people don't. The people I was referring to earlier, for example.

And please stop flaming.

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 08:59

ps, thank you for calling my statements precise and meaningful.

16 Mar 2003, 09:05

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
I don't know about you, but I could two as plural.

IN TWO DIFFERENT THREADS!

I knew you'd be a failure as a mod.

I suppose that's a flame instead of a rational statement that is, without a doubt, completely true?!

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 09:07

Quote:

Originally posted by Wî†ne§§ †GñA†
IN TWO DIFFERENT THREADS!

I'd presumed you'd be able to remember the contents of one thread whilst reading another.

Apparantly, you imply otherwise.

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 09:10

Quote:

Originally posted by Captain T'Bolt
where hamburgers enjoy eating you?

In soviet russia etc

Plastic-Wrap · 16 Mar 2003, 09:10

Quote:

Originally posted by Wî†ne§§ †GñA†
IN TWO DIFFERENT THREADS!

I knew you'd be a failure as a mod.

I suppose that's a flame instead of a rational statement that is, without a doubt, completely true?!

Your just another product of american media controlled brain washing.

wu_trax · 16 Mar 2003, 12:41

Quote:

Originally posted by Wî†ne§§ †GñA†
From an email I received recently...
The TRULY scary thing is...THEY'RE ALL TRUE!

"America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization. " - Georges Clemenceau

the really scary thing is: this is true

Nondescript Human · 16 Mar 2003, 12:47

Quote:

Originally posted by wu_trax
"America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization. " - Georges Clemenceau

the really scary thing is: this is true

In what way?

Culturally? Socially? Economically? Morally? Other? All of them?

wu_trax · 16 Mar 2003, 12:52

Quote:

Originally posted by Nondescript Human
In what way?

Culturally? Socially? Economically? Morally? Other? All of them?

all of them, obviously.

LHC · 16 Mar 2003, 12:57

not economically

Also, I assume the quote is from around 80 years ago. Things are different now.

wu_trax · 16 Mar 2003, 13:05

hey, im just counter-trolling :/, but lets not talk about the us-economy, i wouldnt trust it that far ...

LHC · 16 Mar 2003, 13:06

Yeah, look at Enron

wu_trax · 16 Mar 2003, 13:13

Quote:

Originally posted by LHC
Yeah, look at Enron

its not only that, look at the way they calculate their GNP. if you multiply the MHz-count of every new PC sold with the price (to represent the increased performance of the mashine), ofc you get a quite large economical growth rate ...

Nondescript Human · 16 Mar 2003, 13:18

Quote:

Originally posted by LHC
Yeah, look at Enron

Yeah, and look at the GDP of a mere $9,963,000,000,000.

LHC · 16 Mar 2003, 13:34

I didn't say the economy was poor. I simply said it has faults, like any other.

16 Mar 2003, 14:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Scoot951
I find that hard to believe. Now, I have no numbers on what Europe was like back in the 20s and 30s, but to say Germany could crawl from nothing, from losing a world war, to near continental conquering, and that France couldn't have prepared enough to at least last until English etc reinforcements arrived, seems off-base.

The French got caught with their pants down when they shouldn't have, that's all there is to it.

English reinforcements were already there.
they ran away with the french.
dont you know anything about history??
the germans defeated the french AND brithish forces in france!!!!

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 14:45

Quote:

Originally posted by m.ar.d
English reinforcements were already there.
they ran away with the french.
dont you know anything about history??
the germans defeated the french AND brithish forces in france!!!!

Also, bear in mind that the reason the French couldn't withstand the Germans is because the German tanks killed them all.

Sub · 16 Mar 2003, 14:50

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
I didn't say it was impossible given 20 years, what I said implied with their then current resources.

What I was referring to was statements like

>"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

Maybe he meant Vichi France.

Matrim · 16 Mar 2003, 15:07

Very sad indeed that my attempt to gather love for the French ended up in history lessons :/

Matrim

Jammers · 16 Mar 2003, 15:08

Maybe if the French had started building tanks when Hitler started invading everywhere\extending the Magniot Line to Belgium\Not surrended as soon as Paris fell\villified the Germans a bit instead of going communist hunting(the natural enemy of the Nazis) things would have been different. You can't blame Britain for not being able to save France since the French weren't willing to help themselves.

MrL_JaKiri · 16 Mar 2003, 15:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Jammers
Maybe if the French had started building tanks when Hitler started invading everywhere\extending the Magniot Line to Belgium\Not surrended as soon as Paris fell\villified the Germans a bit instead of going communist hunting(the natural enemy of the Nazis) things would have been different. You can't blame Britain for not being able to save France since the French weren't willing to help themselves.

I can't believe you think you can build tanks and train their crews in such a short space of time.

You've been playing too much C&C.

wu_trax · 16 Mar 2003, 15:19

it was called 'blitzkrieg' because it was supposed to be very fast

anyway, how did we get to ww2 once again?

JonnyBGood · 16 Mar 2003, 15:19

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
I can't believe you think you can build tanks and train their crews in such a short space of time.

You've been playing too much C&C.

But Hitler did it!

wu_trax · 16 Mar 2003, 15:21

Quote:

Originally posted by JonnyBGood
But Hitler did it!

he had 6 years, didnt he?

JonnyBGood · 16 Mar 2003, 15:24

Quote:

Originally posted by wu_trax
he had 6 years, didnt he?

I was being sarcastic heh.

Jammers · 16 Mar 2003, 15:29

Quote:

Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
I can't believe you think you can build tanks and train their crews in such a short space of time.

You've been playing too much C&C.

Hitler gained power in 1933, if any French people had bothered to read Mein Kempf they would have been able to see he planned to invade, and even if they hadn't they should have realised something was amiss when he started violating the Treaty of Versaille by introducing conscription (1935), or when he invaded the Rheinland (1936). Thats 3yrs, which should be enough to churn out a few tanks, given that France had car factories scattered about the place.

wu_trax · 16 Mar 2003, 15:39

Quote:

Originally posted by Jammers
Hitler gained power in 1933, if any French people had bothered to read Mein Kempf they would have been able to see he planned to invade, and even if they hadn't they should have realised something was amiss when he started violating the Treaty of Versaille by introducing conscription (1935), or when he invaded the Rheinland (1936). Thats 3yrs, which should be enough to churn out a few tanks, given that France had car factories scattered about the place.

and what exactly did uk do to stop him?