[BITList] Legendary quotes on France

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    *Legendary quotes on FranceÂ

    ' France has neither winter nor summer nor morals.    Apart
    from these drawbacks it is a fine country.    France has
    usually been governed by prostitutes.'Â

    Mark TwainÂ

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

    General George S. PattonÂ

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

    Norman SchwarzkopfÂ

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

    Marge SimpsonÂ

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    'As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure.'Â

    Jacques Chirac, President of FranceÂ

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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.'Â

    Regis PhilbinÂ

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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.'Â

    Unnamed U.S. Senator Â

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

    David LettermanÂ

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

    Ted NugentÂ

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    'War without France would be like ... World War II.'Â

    UnknownÂ

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

    Tom BrokawÂ

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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?'Â

    Dennis MillerÂ

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

    Alan KentÂ

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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.'Â

    Argus HamiltonÂ

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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.''Â

    Rep. Roy Blunt, MOÂ

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

    Dennis MillerÂ

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    Q. What did the mayor of Paris say to the German Army as they
    entered the city in WWII?Â

    A. Table for 100,000 m'sieur?Â

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

    Rep. R. Blount, MOÂ

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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.'Â

    John Xereas, Manager, DC ImprovÂ

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    French Ban Fireworks at Euro DisneyÂ

    (AP), Paris , March 5, 2003Â

    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.*

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