A complete military history of France.

[Paul Hanson]

Every year, without fail. It confuses the hell out of all the foreigners when things start exploding randomly on the 5th of November.

[Dauphin]

Every November 5th we stick 'Guys' on the bonfire and watch firework displays. Its one of the biggest nights of the year for outdoor celebrations.

[TheStinger]

We like tp remember our catholic persecuting past

[Pandemoniak]

DISCLAIMER : This is for joke too. -- Though its all true

Compared building achievments :

The WTC -- collapsed
The Statue of Liberty -- gift from France
The White House -- build from the French Palais de La légion d'Honneur
The Pentagon -- buried down
Obelisk of la Concorde -- Standing up
Arabic World Institue -- Standing up
The Great Aqueduct of the Gard -- Standing up
etc...

[Drake Tungsten]

Obelisk of la Concorde -- Standing up
Arabic World Institue -- Standing up
The Great Aqueduct of the Gard -- Standing up

What the hell are these? The joke would've been funnier if you had used some buildings people had actually heard of...

Isn't the Eiffel Tower still around? Or the Arc de Triomphe? I always thought that arch was beautiful; it can even make a parade of Nazi stormtroopers look awe-inspiring.

[KrazyHorse]

to Drake on the best troll disguised as a compliment.

[pg]

Originally posted by DuncanK
None that I know, and I suspect this comment. I doubt if many Americans at all funded the IRA.

my very rich grandparents gave the ira a lot of donations. my family can all get citizenship now.

[TheStinger]

I wonder if the people who donnate to the IRA realise that politicaly they are Marxists who would love to see the end of the USA

[EDWINADOLLY]

Well said MOBIUS,if I had the choice of being French or being an American?,I would take being French anyday!.Their history,their architecture and their culture is so much more to be proud of than anything America can ever have.

Originally posted by MOBIUS


Because, unsurprisingly, there are hardly any French posters on this forum. Does that make it any less wrong?

If I were to make a hideously racist comment where no one else could hear it - would it make it any less racist?

NO!

Personally, I think anyone attacking the French here is a coward because they know no one will flame them for it...:rolleyes



OK, let's all cut the crap and say we're Africans then...

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by TheStinger
We like tp remember our catholic persecuting past

Evidently the Catholics of France like to remember their protestant persecuting past. There were over one half million protestants in France before the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, but only a few thousand managed to escape. In keeping with usual practice in Caholic Europe at the time heretics were not permitted the option of saving their lives by converting, so it would appear that the French were much more efficient than the English in this matter.

[TheStinger]

We generally didn't kill our catholics unless they were too loud about it

[catullus]

Re: Re: A complete military history of France.

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Did you forget about the Norman conquest? Though of Viking descent they were after all technically French.

They were even hardly of Viking descent. A small band of Norse raiders was given land as a ruling class in Normandie, it never was any mass migration of Norsemen to France. The conquest of Britain was basically a French victory, fought and won by French soldiers, where some of the French leaders may have had a Norwegian pirate as great-grandfather or something.

Anyway, it was a good joke. No harm should have been taken.

What concerns me more is the French-bashing I've seen examples of in USAnian media lately. Equally the retoric against other allies not applauding your current policies (like Germany, or the rest of the world, Britain excluded), or even the constant efforts to make fun of the dissidents still brave enough to raise their voices (Michael Moore especially, the Hollywood left generally).

The virulent hatred I've seen in some news articles is disturbing. Seems like your media have fallen victim to the blood haze, and I'm not amused by seeing the world's by far most powerful nation being led by a certified incompetent born-again fanatic, while your once outstanding free and outspoken press has been reduced to his personal guard dog.
Believe me. Some of us are saddened and even frightened.
But I digress.

C.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by TheStinger
We generally didn't kill our catholics unless they were too loud about it

Underachiever!!!

[EDWINADOLLY]

It concerns me too,and I think it's disgusting.I have very many American friends on the net,they are lovely people,but if I heard them talk about France like this?,then they would no longer be my friend.
Also,the British public are NOT with bullsh*t Blair on this,he is just another dictator and he doesn't care what us voters think at home,so long as he thinks he looks smart on the world stage...
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"What concerns me more is the French-bashing I've seen examples of in USAnian media lately. Equally the retoric against other allies not applauding your current policies (like Germany, or the rest of the world, Britain excluded), or even the constant efforts to make fun of the dissidents still brave enough to raise their voices (Michael Moore especially, the Hollywood left generally)."

[dannubis]

besides from the second world war, in which a lot of nations fought, name me one american victory that actually made some serious long lasting changes in benefit for the local populace ...