Legendary (unsavoury) quotes on France

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

'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

'Only thing worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman who lives in Canada .'  - Ted Nugent

'It is important to remember that the French have always been there when they needed us.'  - Alan Kent

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

'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

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

'Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris ? It's not known, it's never been tried.'
- Rep. R. Blount, MO

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.


'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

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