Subject: About France...
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Tue Mar 11 2003 - 06:54:30 EST
"About France..."
The following are quotes from various commentators
regarding the issue of France's refusal to accept the
US position on Iraq:
"Going to war without France is like going duck
hunting without your accordion."
--Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense
"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
"They've taken their own precautions against al-Qa'ida.
To prepare for an attack, each Frenchman is urged to
keep duct tape, a white flag, and a three-day supply of
mistresses in the house."
--Argus Hamilton
"Somebody was telling me about the French Army
rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day --
the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once.'"
--Rep. Roy Blunt (MO)
"The French will only agree to go to war when we've
proven we've found truffles in Iraq."
--Dennis Miller
"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that
exerted more of its national will fighting against
DisneyWorld and Big Macs than the Nazis?"
--Dennis Miller
"Raise your right hand if you like the French ... raise
both hands if you are French."
Q. Why are there so many tree-lined boulevards in
France?
A. Germans like to march in the shade.
"You know why the French don't want to bomb
Saddam Hussein? Because he hates Americans,
he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is
French, people."
--Conan O'Brien
"I don't know why people are surprised the French
don't want to help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After
all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out
of France."
--Jay Leno
Q. What did the mayor of Paris say to the German
Army a they entered the city in WWII?
A. Table for 100,000, m'sieur?
"The last time the French ask for 'more proof' it
came marching into Paris under a German flag."
--David Letterman
"Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to
defend Paris? It's not known, it's never been tried."
--Rep. R. Blount (MO)
"Do you know it only took Germany three days to
conquer France in WWII? And that's because it
was raining."
--John Xereas, Manager, DC Improv.
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