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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: One other thing... (...) This has also been credited to Schwarzkopf, but according to www.snopes.com the correct attribution is Jed Babbin (URL) Dave! (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And that in 1940 the xenophobic US weren't in the war at all whilst the Allies were fighting and dieing for freedom against tyranny, the US didn't get into it until the end of '41, but they'll take all the credit for winning the war... History (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yep the 1930's equivalent of "star wars" was an expensive dud... [parts of it were moved to the "Atlantic Wall" IRC]. (...) French resistance: The fig leaf that covers the truth. (...) Is it not the other way around: "didn't the fledgling USA (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh, yes, there is a large variety of beers produced in France. I suppose that Belgian beer is generally more famous, especially the Trappist Beer, brewed in monasteries (Orval, Leffe, Chimay, ...), but you also find similar beer tradition in (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Sounds like they need to learn their history. IIRC, the French Army won the Battle of Verdun, under the heaviest shelling and most hideous battlefield conditions in history. Call that what you will, but cowardly it is not. The Germans won in 1940 (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ...and french kisses! ;-) Fredrik (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ahhh, the good ol' www...;-) (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm a Pepsi person myself:-) Although when I was in the Middle East, I was fascinated with the Coca-Cola logo as it was redesigned in Arabic and in Hebrew. It is "reproduced" in a lot of languages; I should go find a link... JOHN (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) If it makes you feel better, I thought "Mecca Cola" was reactionary twaddle, too. :-) -->Bruce<-- (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes: <snip> (...) I could give you 10,913 reasons to feel particularily *UN*sympathetic to the ingrates of France: (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast. A classic piece of reactionary twaddle. I didn't imagine that anyone could get me feeling particularly sympathetic towards France, but it happened. Is there such a thing as good French beer? :-) Gotta stick (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Holy cow. I bet it feels good to get THAT out! As an American and a Christian, I agree with (most of) what you said. I'm against this so-called "war", I don't understand why so many Christians make this a holy issue (no, really, I don't!), and (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This is why I love the French... their toast... their fries... their kissing... :) and if my SO's in a particuarly "be there for her other half..." the maid outfits... Oops--did I say that out loud? ;) Dave K (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Amazing, considering that these words were written in 1978. (URL) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I've been to France last week. And I did some french-kissing... does that mean I'm taking a stand? ;-) Pedro (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I was just thinking... (light frivolous stuff to follow, but still, I hope, debatable...) We're all here on the info superhighway... So where do you guys surf to daily--what are your favourite sites? Here's my list: (except for LUGNET...) (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Though I've said before that I support space exploration in its own right (without needing a penny-for-penny justification), I'm not sure about the 1000 fecund technologies bred by the space program. Am I just being dense? I mean, are these (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, be fair. Almost all are unattributed or from comedians. And Limbaugh is hardly an icon of thoughtful debate. That leaves Roy Blount and Rumsfeld. Nuff said... (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: <snip> I heard lots of those, I do watch Letterman (yes, my CBS strike is over--I missed Letterman too much ;) )... I'm not defending Chirac... I'm defending people's rights to have an opinion which (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The deal with research is that you never know what ancillary technologies will crop up from it. You can smirk at Coke in space all you want, but the "test the feasibility of creating...carbonated beverages in space" part sounds like (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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