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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
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> > Thank you and goodnight.
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> > Dave K
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> Oh, btw... off to have some french toast for breakfast, and maybe I'll have
> some french fries for lunch... and possibly a glass of that fine french wine
> with dinner tonite.
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> Get over yourselves.
The text below was via an e-mail from a friend, it made me wonder just what the
level of debate in the USA is. I ckecked out a couple and they appeared valid.
Scott A
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"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
"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 as 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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| 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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| (...) 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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| 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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| 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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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes: <snip> (...) Oh, btw... off to have some french toast for breakfast, and maybe I'll have some french fries for lunch... and possibly a glass of that fine french wine with dinner tonite. Get over (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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