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Ärende: France
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Subject: Thoughts on France


France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these 
drawbacks, it is a fine country." - 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." - General 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

"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 
1940s who?s still trying to dine out on her looks, but doesn't have the 
face for it." - John McCain , U.S. Senator from Arizona

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

"The 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'eda. 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

"Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being 
advertised on eBay the other day.  The description said, 'Never shot - 
dropped once.'" Rep. Roy Blunt

"The French will only agree to go to war when we've proven we've found 
truffles in Iraq? - Dennis Miller

Q:  What did the mayor of Paris say to the German Army as they entered 
the city in WWII?
A:  Table for 100,000 monsieur?

"Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris? Nobody knows - 
it's never been tried." - Rep. R. Blount, MO

"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. ? Unknown

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 30 miles outside of Paris, 
caused the soldiers at a nearby French Army garrison to surrender to a 
group of Czech tourists. ? Unknown


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