French are unmoved by US 'frog bashing'

The Times ^ | February 8, 2003 | Tim Reid and Charles Bremner

[my right]

Fighting a War without the French is like going deer hunting without an accordion.

After 5 min. I still have tears in my eyes...

[Just another Joe]

Instead of frog bashing maybe we should go frog gigging.
The country folk will understand.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

Brings to mind a great idea. The Brits can get rid of their dead cattle by launching them across the sea into France. - actually what the British immigration officials did with asylum seekers the french allowed through the tunnel was welcomed them told them "well done you made it" and then put them on a train.....that train went to Paris!

[ApesForEvolution]

And somehow convince their hoes to shave their pits...

[Interesting Times]

For decades certain of our 'allies' have found it convenient to bad-mouth America and undermine our strategic interests. And why not? Such antics were popular in their own countries and carried little risk of adverse consequences.

But now Germany is casually included with Libya and Cuba by an American Secretary of Defense listing nations that offer us nothing useful as we prepare to defang Iraq. That after dismissing Germany and France as "Old Europe" just the week before. And the mere mention of France before an American audience elicits hisses of contempt.

The harumphing of the Germans and the elaborate condescension of the French mark their rising awareness of a sea change in international politics. Taking free shots at America from behind the safety of the American military umbrella was a good game, and it lasted a remarkably long time.

But now it appears that game is over.

[Allan]

“cheese-eating surrender monkeys” insult.
Le Figaro nicely translated the line,
which comes from The Simpsons television cartoon, as:

primates capitulards et toujours en quête de fromages.

I can do better than that. Try:

Fromage mangeant lache singe-crapauds.

[jimbo123]

Q. Why don't they have fireworks at Euro Disney?

A. Because every time they shoot them off, the French try to surrender.

[areafiftyone]

[Godebert]

Good one.

[dts32041]

Actually the frogs are still POed we didn't really like the SHO SHO (obviously mispelled) machine guns, and got ride of them as fast as we cold.

I mean even the Charles De Gualle came up a little bit short.

[RightWhale]

The French caused this ME problem in the first place. A. D. 1099, and it's been strike and counterstrike ever since.

[Jorge]

I have to admit, I thought I'd never see the day when America was at daggers drawn with France to the same level that Britain is. That day has come.

I think it's just wonderful.
And I am of French descent on my father's side, and so have a French last name. (Jenerette)
One of the best things my ancestors did was get out of France and come to the US. It was probably the greatest gift they could have ever given to their decendants. I am forever in debt to them.

Thankfully I have some other blood mixed in, mostly English on my mother's side...which of course I am much more proud to identify with.
The French disgust me.

[FourPeas]

from: http://www.gopfun.com/

Breaking News...

French to join war on Iraq
Clinton News Network | 30 Jan 03 | John Smith

Paris - In a stunning reversal of policy, French President Jacques Chirac announced today that the French government will be supporting the War on Terror after all. Five hundred soldiers from the elite L’Abandonnement du Field d’Honneur Battalion (French Surrender Battalion) of the Legion Etrangere (Foreign Legion) are in the process of shipping out to Iraq where they will assist the elite Iraqi Republican Guards in their inevitable surrender to the overwhelming might of the American Armed Forces. “Eet ees important to be haughty and insufferable when surrendering,” said Colonel Philippe de Peepee, the Commanding Officer of the Surrender Battalion, who has personally surrendered in over 200 battles going back to Dien Bien Phu in 1954. “We French are the world masters at surrendering, n’est ce pas, not like you arrogant Americans who never surrender. Ha, I spit on your filthy American victories.”

President Chirac also announced that his government will be sending 3000 advisors from the elite Force du Collaborateur Francaise (French Collaboration Force) to assist the Iraqis in collaborating with the Americans while pretending to be part of a non-existent resistance movement.

Stay tuned for updates to this breaking story....

[Mamzelle]

Me, too. Especially since the French are famous for playing accordians...nice touch. I love the French-bashing threads here on FR. Such a party atmosphere...Did you catch the "minkey" a la Inspector Clouseau?

[section9]

Look, in days of Olde when people still attended C of E (that is, before the lamentable rise of Roy Jenkins), this could be grounds for a cross between football hooliganism and a No Popery riot.

The Frogs are just being plain stupid. When time comes to divvie up the spoils, they'll have to get in line behind the Russians.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[canuck_conservative]

Aside from nationalist issues, this tension has been building since 9-11, because the Western world is now split into two political camps. Briefly:

The French and Germans believe in trusting the State to keep individuals properly behaved, the legacy of Rousseau and others. They tend to trust government (and its institutions) more than individuals. Thus, it's not surprising that respect for the UN, EC and even communism (a type of statism) always found a welcoming home in France.

By contrast England, the US, and others believe in the power of the individual citizen to keep the state on good behavior. We have an innate slepticism of government and its institutions, born out of revolutions and wars. Communism will never have a home in this environment.

And the two views are not only opposites, they're completely incompatible. So there's no point in trying to bring the French around with our logic; they simply view the world in a different way, and always will.

[Mark Felton]

Hey Frenchies, eat this...

(yes, it's frog legs.)

[yournamehere]

"Nah, French-bashing is too much fun"

Q: In fraunce, how do they seperate ze men from ze boys ?











A: With crowbars!

[Diana Rose]

I think we should tell the germans we are really, really, sorry. That we made a terrible mistake during WW2 and that they can have France back... only problen is I think they already do.

[quidnunc]

MadIvan wrote: I have to admit, I thought I'd never see the day when America was at daggers drawn with France to the same level that Britain is. That day has come.

Unlike the Brits, Americans will put their antipathy into action.

French products for sale in the U.S. will go begging and Americans will avoid vacations in France.

The Frogs were already complaining last year about Americans staying home.

Incidently, there is a report that Senator Richard Lugar — a real foreign-relations heavyweight in the GOP — has warned France and Russia that if they don't come on board they will be excluded from post-war participation in the Iraqi oil business.