More shamless French Bashing.
Posted: 2003-03-14 06:30pm
I've seen a couple of these already post here, but some others are new (at least to me).For your pleasure, monsieur!
FAMOUS QUOTES
Subject: France & Ze French
France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these
drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes."
---Mark Twain
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." --Norman Schwartzkopf
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
"The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any
better,on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True, you can sit outside inParis and drink little cups of coffee, but why this is more stylish thansitting inside and drinking large glasses of whiskey I don't know." ---
P.J O'Rourke (1989)
"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the
1940s who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the
facefor it." ---John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona
"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hatesAmerica, 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
Saddamout of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!" ---Jay Leno
"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into
Parisunder a German flag." --David Letterman
Extras:
How many Frenchmen does it take to change a light bulb? One. He holds thebulb and all of Europe revolves around him.
Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to keep France.