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  • D David Wulff

    No they are a race, a very unique one too. They all wear stripey jumpers, smell of onions and garlic, and look like Uncle Albert from Only Fools and Horses. :rolleyes: If you haven't seen the 2002 xmas special, you wont understand the last part of that. Oh, and they also talking unbelievably quickly, slurring individual words into one long dehydrated Camel mating call. For example, "jemefroggyetrougeetlalatuduvontlechien" actually translates to the first four pages of Huckleberry Finn.

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    KaRl
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    Another proof england is a french country who turned out badly ;P

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      Racism? Are you serious? You need to invest in a dictionary. You might call it nationalism. Yeah, most of them are jokes and I don't take them seriously, however the last comment attributed to Dennis Miller pretty much hits the nail on the head. This isn't based on any stereotype I may, or may not, have about the French. It comes from personal observation and study of history. Gary Kirkham A working Program is one that has only unobserved bugs I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks

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      Gary Kirkham wrote: It comes from personal observation and study of history. B*llshit. Are you one of these who think he/she knows history because he/she watched a pseudo-historical documentary on TV?

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        This from a recent article by Fred Barnes. It is humorous, but it pretty much sums up how I feel about the French. And why are French streets tree-lined? So the Germans can march in the shade. How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris? No one knows. It's never been tried. What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up? The army. How many gears does a French tank have? Five, four in reverse and one forward (in case of attack from behind). FOR SALE: French rifles . . . never fired, only dropped once. Dennis Miller specializes in anti-French humor. "The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we found truffles in Iraq," Miller says. "The French are always reticent to surrender to the wishes of their friends and always more than willing to surrender to the wishes of their enemies." Gary Kirkham A working Program is one that has only unobserved bugs I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks

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        Most of them are old but funny just the same. Don't let the hypocrites who flame you get you down. If those were "American jokes" they would have been laughing their heads off. Many of the regulars here in the CP soapbox and lounge are an amazing group. They can sling insults and jokes about Americans for hours and not see any problems. In fact they'll accuse Americans of being childish or "thin-skinned" if we try to defend ourselves. However, if anyone insults the French or Germans or Australians they go into ultra-liberal, tree hugger mode and start crying racism and other such crap. Most need to spend some time in front of the mirror. I'm sure I'll get flamed for this post but what the hell. Mike Mullikin :beer:

        Women: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash. - Emo Phillips

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          Most of them are old but funny just the same. Don't let the hypocrites who flame you get you down. If those were "American jokes" they would have been laughing their heads off. Many of the regulars here in the CP soapbox and lounge are an amazing group. They can sling insults and jokes about Americans for hours and not see any problems. In fact they'll accuse Americans of being childish or "thin-skinned" if we try to defend ourselves. However, if anyone insults the French or Germans or Australians they go into ultra-liberal, tree hugger mode and start crying racism and other such crap. Most need to spend some time in front of the mirror. I'm sure I'll get flamed for this post but what the hell. Mike Mullikin :beer:

          Women: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash. - Emo Phillips

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          As long as they're jokes I'm fine. Stereotypes and caricatures can be very amusing indeed. But when you start taking them as oppinions and/or use them to judge people, then I don't see any difference between them and old fashion Nazi-propaganda. No matter what group of people being attacked. -- Yeeeeehaaaaawwwwd!

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            Most of them are old but funny just the same. Don't let the hypocrites who flame you get you down. If those were "American jokes" they would have been laughing their heads off. Many of the regulars here in the CP soapbox and lounge are an amazing group. They can sling insults and jokes about Americans for hours and not see any problems. In fact they'll accuse Americans of being childish or "thin-skinned" if we try to defend ourselves. However, if anyone insults the French or Germans or Australians they go into ultra-liberal, tree hugger mode and start crying racism and other such crap. Most need to spend some time in front of the mirror. I'm sure I'll get flamed for this post but what the hell. Mike Mullikin :beer:

            Women: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash. - Emo Phillips

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            Very true. Quote from a clever bloke : "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein

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            • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

              As long as they're jokes I'm fine. Stereotypes and caricatures can be very amusing indeed. But when you start taking them as oppinions and/or use them to judge people, then I don't see any difference between them and old fashion Nazi-propaganda. No matter what group of people being attacked. -- Yeeeeehaaaaawwwwd!

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              Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: But when you start taking them as oppinions and/or use them to judge people, then I don't see any difference between them and old fashion Nazi-propaganda. Agreed, I've just found that usually the first to scream racism (everywhere, not just here at CP) are being hypocritical at best. Mike Mullikin :beer:

              Women: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash. - Emo Phillips

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              • K KaRl

                Another proof england is a french country who turned out badly ;P

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                KaЯl wrote: Another proof england is a french country who turned out badly Makes me think of the Norman Invasion in 1066. But then again they were really Norsemen. So how much of both countries are really resettled Vikings? :rolleyes: "I will find a new sig someday."

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                  KaЯl wrote: Another proof england is a french country who turned out badly Makes me think of the Norman Invasion in 1066. But then again they were really Norsemen. So how much of both countries are really resettled Vikings? :rolleyes: "I will find a new sig someday."

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                  As said Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, "Mr. President, I speak on behalf of a very old country founded in 1066 by the French" :) No, seriously, the Norman duke was a vassal of the king of France, but can't be considered as french. Even if the Vikings integration in Normandy was very fast. The generation coming next the settling already lost most of the original traditions and spoke "french".

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                    Most of them are old but funny just the same. Don't let the hypocrites who flame you get you down. If those were "American jokes" they would have been laughing their heads off. Many of the regulars here in the CP soapbox and lounge are an amazing group. They can sling insults and jokes about Americans for hours and not see any problems. In fact they'll accuse Americans of being childish or "thin-skinned" if we try to defend ourselves. However, if anyone insults the French or Germans or Australians they go into ultra-liberal, tree hugger mode and start crying racism and other such crap. Most need to spend some time in front of the mirror. I'm sure I'll get flamed for this post but what the hell. Mike Mullikin :beer:

                    Women: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash. - Emo Phillips

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                    Mike Mullikin wrote: They can sling insults and jokes about Americans for hours and not see any problems. Could you point some of them out? :~

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                      Mike Mullikin wrote: They can sling insults and jokes about Americans for hours and not see any problems. Could you point some of them out? :~

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                      KaЯl wrote: Could you point some of them out? Maybe I should start keeping a log. ;P Mike Mullikin :beer:

                      Women: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash. - Emo Phillips

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                        KaЯl wrote: Could you point some of them out? Maybe I should start keeping a log. ;P Mike Mullikin :beer:

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                        I've already have one when it's about France, and in these days many new log entries are added ;P

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                          Most of them are old but funny just the same. Don't let the hypocrites who flame you get you down. If those were "American jokes" they would have been laughing their heads off. Many of the regulars here in the CP soapbox and lounge are an amazing group. They can sling insults and jokes about Americans for hours and not see any problems. In fact they'll accuse Americans of being childish or "thin-skinned" if we try to defend ourselves. However, if anyone insults the French or Germans or Australians they go into ultra-liberal, tree hugger mode and start crying racism and other such crap. Most need to spend some time in front of the mirror. I'm sure I'll get flamed for this post but what the hell. Mike Mullikin :beer:

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                          Mike Mullikin wrote: However, if anyone insults the French or Germans or Australians they go into ultra-liberal, tree hugger mode and start crying racism and other such crap. Bullshit. What can you say about Australia? Sheep-shagging is the New Zealand national pasttime and our Prime Minister has his head buried in George W.'s arse. I won't cry if you have something derogatory and funny to say. Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002

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