The "Hey, let's bash France" thread

[KnoxVegas]

Not that I condone this but I thought it necessary since several threads degenerate to this. Let's keep it on topic and the French-Canadians do not count, hey Tim.

[CATLAX MAN]

Can't really bash them..........they've already surrendered.

[Beta]

Can't really bash them..........they've already surrendered.

[Sonny]

Can't really bash them..........they've already surrendered.

And the hits keep coming. Another potential post of the year candidate.

[Brent Burns]

For the life of me, I recalled reading the other day that U.S. is probably gaining ground on France in wine production.

[Campbell]

For the life of me, I recalled reading the other day that U.S. is probably gaining ground on France in wine production.

Even a Texan had to liberate the French wine industry when they were "occupied" by fungus:

Munson's work enabled him to help save the European grape and wine industry from devastating fungus and insect attacks. In the 1840s European vineyards had been ravaged by the fungus parasite oidium. During that time France suffered losses of nearly 80 percent of its vines. The European wine industry imported native labrusca rootstock from the United States, but these cuttings brought in phylloxera, a plant louse, which attacked the slowly recovering vineyards. In 1868 phylloxera was discovered in southern France; more than 6 million acres of vineyards were destroyed in France, Germany, and other regions of Europe. The French wine industry, knowing of Munson's expertise, requested that he send some of the grape hybrid rootstock that he had developed during his studies at Denison. He shipped phylloxera-resistant rootstock to France, where it was grafted with varieties of European vinifera. Munson's work and that of another horticulturalist, Hermann Jaeger, helped save the European wine industry from total devastation. Because of Munson's role, the French government in 1888 sent a delegation to Denison to confer on him the French Legion of Honor Chevalier du Mérite Agricole. Munson also received numerous other awards and honors. In 1898 he was elected as a foreign corresponding member of the Société Nationale d'Agriculture de France and as an honorary member in the Société des Viticulteurs de France.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/fmu8_print.html

[Danny Hogan]

french military rifle for $sale$

never fired, dropped once

almost new!

[yourmom]

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." General George S. Patton.

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it." Marge Simpson

"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.

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee." Regis Philbin.

"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people." Conan O'Brien.

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get Hitler out of France either" Jay Leno.

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag." David Letterman.

And one for Tim just cause you said not too
"Only thing worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman who lives in Canada." Ted Nugent.

[Tim Whitehead]

The third section of this headline always cracks me up:

[byualum]

First nominee for Water Cooler Thread of the Year.

[KnoxVegas]

BUMP

It's been four months and not a peep from the Francophobes of these boards. Come on! They had an election. Not a word! What happened? Have you gone soft on the Francs?

I figured a bump was in order, what with the G-8 this week.

[sohotrightnow]

I like Bill Maher's take:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/04/france/index_np.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKS0yISz6xQ

[cjwilhelmi]

Always a good laugh:

Go to google.com and type in "french military victories"
Click on "I'm feeling lucky"
Click on "did you mean:"
Read and enjoy.

[Steno]

Bill Maher for man of the year. Now back on track:

Canal+ is an awful network. There, I said something bad about France.

[Adam G]

- The Franco-Prussian War
- Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France's ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night.

Brilliant analysis