>>"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
>>------------------------------
>>"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 in Paris and drink little cups of coffee, but why
>>this is more stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses
>>of whisky, I don't know."
>>--P.J. O'Rourke (1989)
>>------------------------------
>>"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging
>>actress of the 1940's who was still trying to dine out on her looks
>>but doesn't have the face for it."
>>--John Mc Cain, U.S. Senator from Arizona
>>------------------------------
>>"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
>>------------------------------
>>"Only thing worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman
>>who lives in Canada."
>>--Ted Nugent
>>------------------------------
>>"War without France would be like ... World War II."
>>--Unknown
>>------------------------------
>>"The favorite bumper sticker in Washington D.C. right now is
>>one that says 'First Iraq, then France.'"
>>--Tom Brokaw
>>------------------------------
>>"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted
>>more of its national will fighting against Disney World and Big Macs
>>than the Nazis?"
>>--Dennis Miller
>>------------------------------
>>"It is important to remember that the French have always been
>>there when they needed us."
>>--Alan Kent
>>-----------------------------
>>"They've taken their own precautions against al-Qa'ida. To
>>prepare for an attack, each Frenchman is urged to keep duct tape, a
>>white flag, and a three-day supply of mistresses in the house."
>>--Argus Hamilton
>>------------------------------
>>"The French will only agree to go to war when we've proven
>>we've found truffles in Iraq."
>>--Dennis Miller
>>------------------------------
>>"Raise your right hand if you like the French, ... raise both
>>hands if you are French."
>>--Unknown
>>------------------------------
>>Q. What did the mayor of Paris say to the German Army as they
>>entered the city in WWII?
>>A. Table for 100,000 m'sieur?
>>-----------------------------
>>"Do you know it only took Germany three days to conquer
>>France in WWII? And that's because it was raining."
>>--John Xereas, Manager, DC Improv
>>------------------------------
>>The AP and UPI reported that the French Government announced
>>after the London bombings that it has raised its terror alert level
>>from Run to Hide. The only two higher levels in France are Surrender
>>and Collaborate. The rise in the alert level was precipitated by a
>>recent fire which destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively
>>disabling their military.
>>------------------------------
>>French Ban Fireworks at Euro Disney
>>(AP), Paris, March 5, 2003
>>The French Government announced today that it is imposing a
>>ban on the use of fireworks at Euro Disney. The decision comes the
>>day after a nightly fireworks display at the park, located just
30miles
>>outside of Paris, caused the soldiers at a nearby French Army
>>garrison to surrender to a group of Czech tourists..
Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.
