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

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"I would rather have
a German division in front of me than a French one behind
me."

--General George S.
Patton

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"Going to war
without France is like going deer hunting without your
accordion."

--General Norman
Schwartzkopf

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"We can stand
here like the French, or we can do something about it."

--Marge
Simpson

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"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

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"The only time
France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in
Paris sipping coffee."

--Regis
Philbin

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"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

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

--David
Letterman

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"Only thing
worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman who lives in
Canada."

--Ted
Nugent

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"War without France
would be like ... World War
II."

--Unknown

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"The
favorite bumper sticker in Washington D.C. right now is one that says
'First Iraq, then France.'"

--Tom
Brokaw

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"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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"It is important to
remember that the French have always been there when they needed
us."

--Alan
Kent

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"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

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"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

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

--Dennis
Miller

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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?

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"Do you know how
many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris? It's not known, it's never
been tried."

--Rep. R. Blount,
MO

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"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

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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.

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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.

You love your Freedom Fries don't ya? From what I've seen, for the most part French bashing is perpetuated by complete wanks who haven't even placed a foot in that country. Whoopdidoo...they don't drop hundreds of billions into their military each year and many Parisians happen to act superior to all foreigners, especially ignorant American tourists who don't speak a lick of the native language. Ever see how a Frenchman (or any European for that matter) is treated in NYC when they start speaking something other than English? Same deal. Having been there many times, they sure as sh*t have a beautiful country, have great people (outside Paris) and have a lot going for it. I could ride through the Alps and the deep South till I die.

Certainly a load of comments one could make about the US.

France vs US stereotypes
http://www.fifi.org/~phil/fr-vs-us/eng.html

How about giving us some Jimmy Carter jokes instead?
How about giving us some Yugo jokes?
Some Rodney Allen Rippy jokes?
Some Wayne Newton jokes?
How about some Polish jokes?

Jimmy Carter was a joke, thats for sure. Is he still alive ?
Last thing I heard he was going to Iran to suck up to the Ayafascists.

France will be the first European country to give in to the islamists, already 10% of its people are islam, and all the big cities have areas ruled by imans where the police just don't go.

Thanks for the quotes...they are so funny. It made me laugh in that superior way you know when you laugh at the retarded...because you are a little smarter than they are and can kick their butt in athletics.

Funny jokes. It amazes me how sensitive people on this site are to french jokes.

Funny jokes. It amazes me how sensitive people on this site are to french jokes.

Maybe because they're weak, and just as racist and bigotted as say, black jokes? Polish jokes? Italian jokes? Irish jokes? Maybe some people don't find them funny because they're offensive to them because they are from French heritage? Did you ever think about that?

Maybe because they're weak, and just as racist and bigotted as say, black jokes? Polish jokes? Italian jokes? Irish jokes? Maybe some people don't find them funny because they're offensive to them because they are from French heritage? Did you ever think about that?

Tu frappe le clou dans son tête. :wink:

Maybe some people don't find them funny because they're offensive to them because they are from French heritage? Did you ever think about that?

I'm an American. People can go ahead and slam America and Americans all they want, burn the flag, protest, whatever, till they turn blue. I couldn't care less because, well, I'm an American.


All jokes have some basis in fact. That's what makes them funny. Sure, these jokes are infantile but so is the mindset that deems them offensive. They're just stupid jokes.

A couple of those were funny the first time I heard them, but the 50th time, not so much.

One cliche to another:

Touchy, touchy, touchy. :rolleyes: I didn't make the jokes, I just posted them. If they were about Greece, Argentina, Guatemala, or the U.S. I still would have posted them. They're not racist, and IMO, not offensive either. One poster said a lot of things could be said about the U.S. too. He's right, and I laugh at them, too.

Political correctness can (is?) be carried too far. No sense of humor? Take a pill, all right?:p

The French had the Champs d'Elysee lined with trees so the Germans could march in the shade. :D

by ~Who knows?

"Retarded"? That ain't PC man! And, laughing at them is even worse. You should know better.

France, thanks for the help in our revolution. We know you did it just to get at thew English but your help was appreciated. Not to seem ingracious but can you forget our debt and can we buy some land?

-the Founding Fathers

Maybe because they're weak, and just as racist and bigotted as say, black jokes? Polish jokes? Italian jokes? Irish jokes? Maybe some people don't find them funny because they're offensive to them because they are from French heritage? Did you ever think about that?

Ahhh, now I see. You've got French heritage. And naturally, the little Frenchie inside you is whining. Me? I'm a mutt. Apparently a culmination of ancestors that is insensitive. Heck, I may be part French for all I know. There is a little part of me that wants to surrender when the going gets tough. The rest of me says lets go kick some butt.

Paris is the most beautifull city in the world. French women are beautifull. french food is wonderfull.. the wine, the fashion.. nothing comes remotely closer to Paris.

Funny jokes. It amazes me how sensitive people on this site are to french jokes.

i'me very sensitive to stupidity.. i always get the feeling there is no hope for the human race when i get in touch w/ complete and utter stupidity.

Touchy, touchy, touchy. :rolleyes: I didn't make the jokes, I just posted them. If they were about Greece, Argentina, Guatemala, or the U.S. I still would have posted them. They're not racist, and IMO, not offensive either. One poster said a lot of things could be said about the U.S. too. He's right, and I laugh at them, too.

Political correctness can (is?) be carried too far. No sense of humor? Take a pill, all right?:p

those jokes are just old. old jokes become stupid. i'm not the least offended except for the stupidity of it all.

those jokes are just old. old jokes become stupid. i'm not the least offended except for the stupidity of it all.
True.

Or, to turn around an old joke by a stupid American, "I'd rather be the French national champ than a lamppost in New York City."

i'me very sensitive to stupidity.. i always get the feeling there is no hope for the human race when i get in touch w/ complete and utter stupidity.

Stupidity is not understanding that a joke is a joke and taking it too seriously when it was simply meant to entertain.

Stupidity is not understanding that a joke is a joke and taking it too seriously when it was simply meant to entertain.

+1


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Paris is the most beautifull city in the world. French women are beautifull. french food is wonderfull.. the wine, the fashion.. nothing comes remotely closer to Paris.

Ah, wee, wee ... Pareeee! Zee women have hairy armpits, zee food is small, zee wine magnifique, and zee fashion mucho grande!

I'd love to visit Paris and the rest of France some day. From what I've seen and heard, it is quite lovely.

Stupidity is not understanding that a joke is a joke and taking it too seriously when it was simply meant to entertain.

stupidity is pretending to entertain when you are actually being just stupid. remember when christian were thrown to the lions? wasn't it entertainment?

Ah, wee, wee ... Pareeee! Zee women have hairy armpits, zee food is small, zee wine magnifique, and zee fashion mucho grande!

I'd love to visit Paris and the rest of France some day. From what I've seen and heard, it is quite lovely.

the american paradox: as powerfull as america is.. it's still the least cosmopolitan society in the west.

stupidity is pretending to entertain when you are actually being just stupid. remember when christian were thrown to the lions? wasn't it entertainment?

So, what? You don't think lions should eat? What do you have against lions? Would you have just let the lions starve?

You're taking this too serously. There's a big difference between a joke and killing people.

So, what? You don't think lions should eat? What do you have against lions? Would you have just let the lions starve?

You're taking this too serously. There's a big difference between a joke and killing people.

isn't PO serious? i always take stupidity seriously.. the world is a shitty place because of stupidity.

+1 idiot. as always..

LMAO!

:D

LMAO!

:D
pfffffffffftt. too bad i can't insult you under the rules of the forum.

Who making these comments has ever even been to France? It is easy to call someone else a coward. But which one of you fools is actually doing the fighting for the US in the ME. Most of you are working class men who live in the outer suburbs and watch football on Sunday afternoons while drinking beer. It is easy for you to support war when you don't fight it. It takes a lot more courage and intelligence to refuse to go to war than it does to support a war that you personally do not intend to fight.

There are really two types of people who make up the US military, inner city minorities and poor rural white males. These two groups dominate every military institution from the Pentagon to the Generals to the students at West Point or Annapolis to the lowest privates in boot camp. They go into the US military mostly to take advantage of the opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach in the civilian world. They all know that they must fight wars if called upon to do it. But, we as citizens of the US have an obligation to use our military to defend ourselves and our way of life. French citizens understand this very well. And thus, they are not optimistic about sending their troops into battle unless it is for the defense of the French nation. On the other hand, many Americans have no problem sending our troops into war as long as they are not the ones being placed in harms way. What a bunch of hypocrites. I challenge you who are calling the French cowards to enlist in the US Army and volunteer for ME combat operations. Or encourage your kids to do so. So, who are the real cowards, the Americans who support war in the ME but do nothing to actually fight the war or the French who refuse to go to war in the ME because they do not believe that israel are worth fighting for.

Paris is the most beautiful, intellectual and civilized place on earth. The French realize that not fighting is more civilized than fighting unless it is for self defense. We Americans are still in the cowboy mode and we have a president to prove it. The French have a wonderful culture and they pride themselves in their intellectual and cultural achievements. In France, students actually view learning as a way of educating themselves and liberating themselves from ignorant ideas. We Americans view education as something to pursue to obtain a better job. Perhaps that's why our educational system ranks so low when compared to the European and Asian educational models. What a novel idea the French have - Pursuing education for the sake of being a more informed and less ignorant person. We can certainly learn from that. And finally, French women are the most beautiful creatures in the world. Spend some time in Paris, you may not come back.

:rolleyes:

i just love the grasp that most Americans have on history. the only reason the US was able to render aid during both world wars was because of the oceans separating them from the "enemy." ask England how much they love that 24 miles of wtaer between them and Europe.

if there was no water gap, the US would never have had the chance to fight the Germans a second time. Germany had the most modern military because they wanted to conquer the world. much like the US has the most modern military.

name any country that can defend against the US military, except Iraq. and Vietnam, and Korea, and well, just name one.

You love your Freedom Fries don't ya? From what I've seen, for the most part French bashing is perpetuated by complete wanks who haven't even placed a foot in that country. Whoopdidoo...they don't drop hundreds of billions into their military each year and many Parisians happen to act superior to all foreigners, especially ignorant American tourists who don't speak a lick of the native language. Ever see how a Frenchman (or any European for that matter) is treated in NYC when they start speaking something other than English? Same deal. Having been there many times, they sure as sh*t have a beautiful country, have great people (outside Paris) and have a lot going for it. I could ride through the Alps and the deep South till I die.

Certainly a load of comments one could make about the US.

France vs US stereotypes
http://www.fifi.org/~phil/fr-vs-us/eng.html


Just the name of your link made me laugh out loud!! :wink5:

name any country that can defend against the US military, except Iraq. and Vietnam, and Korea, and well, just name one.

None. Our lack of political will to use our military capabilities to their fullest extent when persecuting wars of choice doesn't mean that we don't have the capability to annihalate any other nation.

None. Our lack of political will to use our military capabilities to their fullest extent when persecuting wars of choice doesn't mean that we don't have the capability to annihalate any other nation.

if you think dropping a nuke is the end all be all, then why have there been wars since we've dropped the big one, twice? how do you remove a determined army that uses guerilla tactics in close quarters - look at Somalia, Kosovo, and Vietnam - the answer is with the blood of ground troops.

if you level the country, you kill everyone, including the "bad guys". if that's the case, we don't need an armed military, just a few guys with a bunch of buttons. the red one in the upper left levels England, and the one to the right of that wipes Mexico from the planet. see how easy it would be - just launch nukes from your glass house while drinking lemonade and eating toast with jam.

None. Our lack of political will to use our military capabilities to their fullest extent when persecuting wars of choice doesn't mean that we don't have the capability to annihalate any other nation.

Annihilation of a nation would almost certainly spell "Pyrrhic Victory" for the US, there's a good reason war is the continuation of politics by different means. :wink:

Paris is the most beautiful, intellectual and civilized place on earth.
So long as you don't consider their plumbing.

The French have a wonderful culture and they pride themselves in their intellectual and cultural achievements. In France, students actually view learning as a way of educating themselves and liberating themselves from ignorant ideas. We Americans view education as something to pursue to obtain a better job. Perhaps that's why our educational system ranks so low when compared to the European and Asian educational models. What a novel idea the French have - Pursuing education for the sake of being a more informed and less ignorant person.
Don't kid yourself, France certainly has it's share of idiots -- they just tend to get filtered out of their education system earlier than in the U.S.

Also, bashing France is nothing new. Try reading some English & European literature -- it's rife with scathing attacks and fun poking.

if you think dropping a nuke is the end all be all, then why have there been wars since we've dropped the big one, twice? how do you remove a determined army that uses guerilla tactics in close quarters - look at Somalia, Kosovo, and Vietnam - the answer is with the blood of ground troops.

if you level the country, you kill everyone, including the "bad guys". if that's the case, we don't need an armed military, just a few guys with a bunch of buttons. the red one in the upper left levels England, and the one to the right of that wipes Mexico from the planet. see how easy it would be - just launch nukes from your glass house while drinking lemonade and eating toast with jam.

You asked the question "name any country that can defend against the US military". I answered that question.

In the three cases you listed, we lack(ed) the political will to fight to win. Fully unleashed, we have the capability to utterly devastate any nation and only a few would require nukes to do it -- carpet bombing cities, ports and other infrastructure works wonders. Killing the "enemy" indiscriminantly and without remorse on the ground also works wonders. Small, tactical nukes in that case would be helpful in reducing your casualties while clearing out the guerillas.

That is how. Again, don't equate the lack of political will to fight an unrestricted war doesn't mean the military capability isn't there.

Annihilation of a nation would almost certainly spell "Pyrrhic Victory" for the US, there's a good reason war is the continuation of politics by different means. :wink:

Absolutely.

Not advocating it, just responding to a specific question.

You asked the question "name any country that can defend against the US military". I answered that question.

That is how. Again, don't equate the lack of political will to fight an unrestricted war doesn't mean the military capability isn't there.

your claim that the US military can lay waste to any country is silly. do you seriously think that the US can take China - think of the numbers involved with a war with China - 1 billion people against 220 million. our weaponary is not that different and we both have routine training keeping our troops "sharp" and on the ready.

what about a war with Russia. good luck with that. it would go large scale nuke very quickly. wanna fight a ground war - ask the Germans and French why that might not be such a hot idea.

have you served in the US military? i was an intel type during the first Iraq war and have killed human beings as a result of my job. some nights it's hard to sleep after being party to it all.

your claim that the US military can lay waste to any country is silly. do you seriously think that the US can take China - think of the numbers involved with a war with China - 1 billion people against 220 million. our weaponary is not that different and we both have routine training keeping our troops "sharp" and on the ready.

what about a war with Russia. good luck with that. it would go large scale nuke very quickly. wanna fight a ground war - ask the Germans and French why that might not be such a hot idea.

have you served in the US military? i was an intel type during the first Iraq war and have killed human beings as a result of my job. some nights it's hard to sleep after being party to it all.


Russia and China would require nukes. Russia we'd have to be careful with cuz they have plenty of nukes pointed back at us. China, not so much of a nuclear threat.... but you didn't specify at what cost to us, you essentially just made the blanket statement that we couldn't do it to any country. You're wrong. We can.

Russia and China would require nukes. Russia we'd have to be careful with cuz they have plenty of nukes pointed back at us. China, not so much of a nuclear threat.... but you didn't specify at what cost to us, you essentially just made the blanket statement that we couldn't do it to any country. You're wrong. We can.


at what cost to us? i guess if there are 2 US citizens left (a male and female, white anglo no doubt) so they can Adam and Eve it than that's fine, right? China would win and it would be a toss up over Russia.

i'll ask again, have you served in the US military?

at what cost to us? i guess if there are 2 US citizens left (a male and female, white anglo no doubt) so they can Adam and Eve it than that's fine, right? China would win and it would be a toss up over Russia.

i'll ask again, have you served in the US military?


What does having served in the military have to do with it? No, I haven't, BTW.

When you make generalizations, don't get upset when the facts don't agree.

What does having served in the military have to do with it? No, I haven't, BTW.


having never served in the US military, how can you possibly make a statement that purports to have a vast understanding of the abilities of the US military. what are you referencing as your sources of this profound knowledge. if it's the same source that brought us "duck and cover" and "plastic and duct tape" than i hate to have to tell you this, but those are myths created to calm the masses.

i believe Saddam Hussein claimed to have incredible weaponry - the so called WMD that we went to war to pre-empt there use. funny, no one has found a single WMD in 3 years, but Rumsfeld knew where they were. if Saddam can bluff the US about his military capabilities, then do you think that maybe the US military might be able to bluff the US citizens?

carpet bombing is not very effective - reference the Israeli bombings on Lebanon. the bulk of the US weapons arsenal is comprised of conventional weapons - the TV camera "smart" bombs you saw on CNN in GWI only represent a small percentage (<2%) of the total in the arsenal.

When you make generalizations, don't get upset when the facts don't agree.

i'm not sure what facts you think don't agree - i think it's difficult at best to have an intelligent discourse if the only measure is the ability to lay waste to a country without realizing the consequences of those actions - this mentality of actions without consequences seems to run rampant in the current administration.

the fact remains, we could never kill everyone in China before they killed us - 1 billion vs 220 million. if it were an even 1:1, there would be 780 million Chinese left. if we killed 2:1, there would be 390 million Chinese. we'd have to have the ability to kill 4:1 before the US could win a war of attrition with China. there is no way we could achieve that ratio - it's an impossible, even with nukes.

having never served in the US military, how can you possibly make a statement that purports to have a vast understanding of the abilities of the US military. what are you referencing as your sources of this profound knowledge. if it's the same source that brought us "duck and cover" and "plastic and duct tape" than i hate to have to tell you this, but those are myths created to calm the masses.

i believe Saddam Hussein claimed to have incredible weaponry - the so called WMD that we went to war to pre-empt there use. funny, no one has found a single WMD in 3 years, but Rumsfeld knew where they were. if Saddam can bluff the US about his military capabilities, then do you think that maybe the US military might be able to bluff the US citizens?

carpet bombing is not very effective - reference the Israeli bombings on Lebanon. the bulk of the US weapons arsenal is comprised of conventional weapons - the TV camera "smart" bombs you saw on CNN in GWI only represent a small percentage (<2%) of the total in the arsenal.



i'm not sure what facts you think don't agree - i think it's difficult at best to have an intelligent discourse if the only measure is the ability to lay waste to a country without realizing the consequences of those actions - this mentality of actions without consequences seems to run rampant in the current administration.

the fact remains, we could never kill everyone in China before they killed us - 1 billion vs 220 million. if it were an even 1:1, there would be 780 million Chinese left. if we killed 2:1, there would be 390 million Chinese. we'd have to have the ability to kill 4:1 before the US could win a war of attrition with China. there is no way we could achieve that ratio - it's an impossible, even with nukes.

I think he is referring to our nuclear capabilities and pulling all the triggers at once, Armageddon. We don't have to kill all the Chinese. Israel did not carpet bomb Lebanon. We ain't gonna do it either because we don't have the same goals in any of our conflicts that we had in WW2. You could be correct in our abilities to defeat any nation in the limited kind of warfare that is practiced today. It is like our problem in Iraq today. By destroying the controlling entities there, we opened a can of worms that had a lid on it. We could put the lid back on but the only way to do so and not have to sit on it is to have an Iraqi government capable of handling it, preferably without the ruthless suppression of the last one. It has proved to be a ticklish situation.

Snakebit-

this has nothing to do with Iraq - the thread started with some French bashing - not sure why the French are being bashing, the government there said "no thanks, we'll pass" just like the US has been doing in Africa for the last 4 decades or how about the wonderful FP on Cuba.

no one forced a democracy on the US, it was fought for and earned. you can't just hand out democracy - that's not how it works. even the French fought for their democracy.

i'm not sure what facts you think don't agree - i think it's difficult at best to have an intelligent discourse if the only measure is the ability to lay waste to a country without realizing the consequences of those actions - this mentality of actions without consequences seems to run rampant in the current administration.

Once again, slowly.... you weren't talking about consequences. You just said we couldn't.

Answer this question: Do we or do we not have the arsenal to reduce every major city in China or Russia to a smouldering waste?

Once again, slowly.... you weren't talking about consequences. You just said we couldn't.

Answer this question: Do we or do we not have the arsenal to reduce every major city in China or Russia to a smouldering waste?

any intelligent person would take into account consequences, and no, the US does not have the capability to level every major Chinese city. how big do you think Beijing is? it's not some podunk 15,000 person town - it has a massive infrastructure. just taking out the electric and water won't do it - i guess you have learned nothing from history - and not that too distant of history at that.

you have seen too many movies - smouldering waste. ha.

any intelligent person would take into account consequences, and no, the US does not have the capability to level every major Chinese city. how big do you think Beijing is? it's not some podunk 15,000 person town - it has a massive infrastructure. just taking out the electric and water won't do it - i guess you have learned nothing from history - and not that too distant of history at that.

you have seen too many movies - smouldering waste. ha.

Sorry, I came into this thread expecting to be talking about France...wasn't KenB talking nuclear (he does like to ruminate on the possibilities of turning things to glass)...because if he is...well then smoldering is not the half of it.

and no, the US does not have the capability to level every major Chinese city. how big do you think Beijing is?

Try this out: http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/gmap/hydesim.html

It would only take a few.

Try this out: http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/gmap/hydesim.html

It would only take a few.

when was the last time the US tested a nuclear weapon? how do you know they actually work?

when was the last time the US tested a nuclear weapon? how do you know they actually work?

1992. I'll put money down that there are few duds.

1992. I'll put money down that there are few duds.

i hope we never get to the point someone has to pay up on that bet.

1992. I'll put money down that there are few duds.

i hope we never get to the point someone has to pay up on that bet.

i hope we never get to the point someone has to pay up on that bet.

Me too. :)

1992. I'll put money down that there are few duds.

I hate to tell you, but nukes are pretty simple devices. There really is not that much that can go wrong with them. At least not with the "boom" part.

I hate to tell you, but nukes are pretty simple devices. There really is not that much that can go wrong with them. At least not with the "boom" part.

I know... tell that to asciibaron. My money is on the boom actually going boom.

I know... tell that to asciibaron. My money is on the boom actually going boom.

you can drop a nuke from 10,000 feet and it won't dentonate - they are not as simple as me ;0

1812 also.

Ah, wee, wee ... Pareeee! Zee women have hairy armpits, zee food is small, zee wine magnifique, and zee fashion mucho grande!

I'd love to visit Paris and the rest of France some day. From what I've seen and heard, it is quite lovely.

The food portions are small, but they keep bringing them for hours on end. The chicks with the hairy pits are German. Get your countries straight. No, French women don't shave, they wax. Have you ever been to a French beach? Now there's a reason to love that country. My wife is French and she has to remind her friends that once they get to the states they need to buy a bathing suit top to wear when they go to the beach or pool. These people know how to live. At my brother-in-law's wedding, we drank and danced until the sun came up, three nights in a row. Even the grandmothers were up drinking and dancing at dawn. No sloppy drunks either, the glasses are small, so you are never drunk and never sober. I have photos of a Nunn dancing at 4:30 AM. So they are not the best at war, is that all there is to life?

I still liked the jokes though. Some had good wit to them. I can separate humor from reality in my mind. Sometimes I have to remember that the general population cannot.
It's not their fault, they just don't think that way.