Posted on 11/14/2005 5:55:00 PM PST by sociotard
I thought my fellow freepers would like this. I was just on another forum where a guy in france posted some screengrabs from CNN. I'll attach his comments.
Originally posted by altamaros:
Apparently, alarmed by the riots, we have decided to move our towns.
Apparently Paris moved 150 km east.
Lyon moves form its previous situation aside the alps to south of Massif Central
Toulouse decided that being on the Altantic shore was no good (too close to the USA, i guess) and move east to become a italian alpine city.
The mayor of Stasbourg was more careful. he chose his town to stop being in France and moved it in southern Germany.
the guy at CNN must have spent some time in Rennes since apparently it's the only town roughly at the good place.
Granted, if you slapped down an outline of france and asked me to pin the tail on the city, I couldn't do any better, but then I'm not a proffesional newscaster.
Originally posted by Solomon
Dude, that's CNN after all! Actually, merely displacing towns is an improvement for them... they've been known to displace whole countries on occasions! Look what they did to the Czech Republic...
Poor old Prague used to be a nice city, before CNN dropped Bern on it.
If you marinate them in citrus juice…
I love when CNN gets called out like this. It just shows that if you are paying attention, they really are a half-rate business.
It seems they always cut corners where it counts, and spend more time of the "fluff".
I must admit that bordeaux wines are my favorite. My first taste was in France back in the 70's. It was with baguette bread and laughing cow cheese. Yummy!
I lived in Europe for almost four years and loved it.
Enjoy your trip to Eastern France, I mean, Poland. If you go to Ripin pick up a postcard for me (?); it's my grandfather's birthplace. By the way, a good freeper, Lizos or Lizol, lives in Krakow...I believe.
I've heard nothing but good things about Prague. Darn, I'm jealous!!
Remember the movie "Silverado?"
A good bar is a great place!
Or does this guy look like a model on the "just for men" hair dye boxes?
Just ruminatin'
CC
This is hilarious. Apparently CNN thinks Germany has become part of France. Never underestimate the incompetence of those over at CNN.
Don't remember the movie - but a bar IS a great place.
Will do, Mime, on that postcard if I make it to Ripin. It's always the next best thing to being there. :-)
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