Words of Wisdom About France
"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
"Having to go to war without France is sorta like having
to go deer hunting without an accordion."
- H. Ross Perot
"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
To be followed by...
"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 in Paris and drink little cups of
coffee, but why this is more stylish than sitting 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 face for it."
- John McCain, 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 the Germans out of France!"
- Jay Leno
"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came
marching into Paris under a German flag."
- David Letterman
How many Frenchmen does it take to change a light bulb?
One. He holds the bulb and all of Europe revolves around him.
Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to keep
France
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