>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 must say that my impression is that France is hardly alone in this distinction. :-)
>
>"I would rather have a German division in front of me than
>a French one behind me." --- General George S. Patton
>
Good old George! He knew how to cut right to the heart of a matter- -particularly if it was an enemy division!
>
>"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting
>without your accordion." --Norman Schwartzkopf
>
Ditto for Norman.
>
>"We can stand here like the French, or we can do
>something about it." ---- Marge Simpson
>
Marge seems pretty perceptive too.
>
>"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,
>
Say all you want about Rush and Vicodin, he understood the French!
>
>"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is
>sitting in Paris sipping coffee."
> --- Regis Philbin
>
Regis too.
>
>"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)
>
Always did like P.J.!
>
>"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
>
Well, he's a lot smarter than Dem candidates for President- -he understands the French.
>
>"I don't know why people were surprised that France wouldn't help us
>get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the
>Germans out of France!"
> ---Jay Leno
>
The French make a great noise about the "French Resistance" in WW2. That was 1/2 % of the population. The other 99 1/2 % were busily collaborating with the Germans. At the end of the war, they punished those who had actually slept with thew Germans for doing what they wished they could have.
>
>"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into
>Paris under a German flag."
> --David Letterman
>
LOL!!! How true. And what was really amazing was that the French were SURPRISED!
>
>How many Frenchmen does it take to change a light bulb?
>One. He holds the bulb and all of Europe revolves around him.
>
Unfortunately, the French seem to have infected the Germans with this attitude. This has led the British, who have more sense than to trust a Frenchmen, to stay fairly clear of the EU.
>
>Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to keep France.
Hmmm. This rule may explain why there have been no Europeon wars since 1945. |
