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Redskin in Canada wrote:

hailskins666 wrote:ps. farg the french

You -try- to do the French men.

The rest of us will have a conversation -only- with the French ladies.

huh?

hailskins666 wrote: huh?

Sometimes I have to read my messages again in order to understand them. You are not alone.

uhhh... I like French toast.

SkinsFreak wrote:8-[ uhhh... I like French toast.

No, you really like Freedom toast.

Redskin in Canada wrote:

SkinsFreak wrote:8-[ uhhh... I like French toast.

No, you really like Freedom toast.

False! The colors of the American flag are red white and blue, not cyan!

Irn-Bru wrote:

Redskin in Canada wrote:

SkinsFreak wrote:8-[ uhhh... I like French toast.

No, you really like Freedom toast.

False! The colors of the American flag are red white and blue, not cyan!

Yep. Blue, French blue. But cyan stands better behind the burgundy/black background.

Wait, the French have their own blue? The sneaky devils.

UK Skins Fan wrote:Wait, the French have their own blue? The sneaky devils.

Yes, it's blue with a touch of yellow...

Hooligan wrote:

UK Skins Fan wrote:Wait, the French have their own blue? The sneaky devils.

Yes, it's blue with a touch of yellow...

ROTFALMAO

Hooligan wrote:
Yes, it's blue with a touch of yellow...

Hooligan wrote:Yes, it's blue with a touch of yellow...

You would not say that if you had fought -against- them.

Redskin in Canada wrote:

Hooligan wrote:Yes, it's blue with a touch of yellow...

You would not say that if you had fought -against- them.

Germany would

Fios wrote:

Redskin in Canada wrote:

Hooligan wrote:Yes, it's blue with a touch of yellow...

You would not say that if you had fought -against- them.

Germany would

Technically, that wasn't a fight.

UK Skins Fan wrote:

Fios wrote:

Redskin in Canada wrote:

Hooligan wrote:Yes, it's blue with a touch of yellow...

You would not say that if you had fought -against- them.

Germany would

Technically, that wasn't a fight.

Early French reports showed the Germans had developed a board with a nail through it.

Fios wrote:[quote="Germany would

Some Germans might, particularly the young ones, but not all. Remember the Treaty of Versailles after WW I? If anything, history has actually tought very hard lessons to those who -underestimate- the determination and courage of their enemies.

People, people, for a country about to have a very difficult war decision to be made by the -politicians- within the next couple of years, you are definitely talking bravado with your gut and not thinking with your head.

Actually, there might be yet another historic -parallel- between the USA and France: Iraq 2009 and Algeria 1962. I had not thought of it up until now.

France is a big stinky poo.

UK Skins Fan wrote:France is a big stinky poo.

And Eleanor of Aquitaine was the mother of Richard the Lion Hearted.

Redskin in Canada wrote:

Fios wrote:[quote="Germany would

Some Germans might, particularly the young ones, but not all. Remember the Treaty of Versailles after WW I? If anything, history has actually tought very hard lessons to those who -underestimate- the determination and courage of their enemies.

People, people, for a country about to have a very difficult war decision to be made by the -politicians- within the next couple of years, you are definitely talking bravado with your gut and not thinking with your head.

Actually, there might be yet another historic -parallel- between the USA and France: Iraq 2009 and Algeria 1962. I had not thought of it up until now.

RiC,
You must be in the French speaking part of Canada. I haven't heard anyone providing a defense of the French (including the French) for the last 150 years, except for you!

Redskin in Canada wrote:

UK Skins Fan wrote:France is a big stinky poo.

And Eleanor of Aquitaine was the mother of Richard the Lion Hearted.

And Richard the Lionheart was a French poof who spent more time charging around the Middle East than he did ruling England. The man's greatness is a myth. Now, Alfred the Great was a proper king.

Eleanor is a nice name though.

skinsfan#33 wrote:RiC,
You must be in the French speaking part of Canada. I haven't heard anyone providing a defense of the French (including the French) for the last 150 years, except for you!

I live in a Province with a bilingual population (trilingual if you count Gaelic wihich is spoken more widely here than in some parts of Scotland). I am not a French or a French-Canadian but I speak some languages with great difficulty.

No, I am not French. But I am convinced that GENERALISATIONS and PREJUDICES are not valid. I have met very courageous Americans, probably most of you are that way. But like you, I have also met some I would not want to have watching my back or doing any business with. The same can be said for EVERY group of nationals around the world.

If you really wish to know about stereotypes, some of them are not very kind to Americans ... or French or Italians or English or anybody for that matter. They are -stereotypes-. I have met and worked with some very courageous French people under very difficult circumstances. You would argue my same line of thought if you had been next to them. Surely, there are others I would not ask or give the time of day but that is another story.

GENERALISATIONS and PREJUDICE are not right, except in two extraordinary cases:

ALL PUKES AND PHILTHY PLAYERS AND FANS STINK.

Having made two carefully considered exceptions in my book, all of you are WRONG.

UK Skins Fan wrote:Eleanor is a nice name though.

I can think of a few nice names like that one in -several- different places.

By the way guys, this thread took me back on memory lane to recollect the name of some very courageous French people I worked with. One name that I recall from several very heroic actions is a former colleague of mine: René Pomerelle a French paratrooper. Interestingly, he got involved with your Armed forces later in different capacities. He became the National Coach of the US Olympic Judo Team in Colorado later in his life.

One evening after an exhausting training session, we were dead but we went out for a drink with the group outside the base in San Antonio. He told us the story about being wounded behind enemy lines in Indochina (before it was called Vietnam) and how he found his way back carrying one of his buddies on his back all the way back through enemy-held territory. If you had met this man or somebody that did, you would not make a generalisation. Do not take my word on it. Take it from his other buddies in the US Air Force. Do a search on Google and tell me what you find. Thanks for your patience.

Much as I enjoy teasing the French, I remember reading about WWI.

Redskin in Canada wrote:

UK Skins Fan wrote:Eleanor is a nice name though.

I can think of a few nice names like that one in -several- different places.

By the way guys, this thread took me back on memory lane to recollect the name of some very courageous French people I worked with. One name that I recall from several very heroic actions is a former colleague of mine: René Pomerelle a French paratrooper. Interestingly, he got involved with your Armed forces later in different capacities. He became the National Coach of the US Olympic Judo Team in Colorado later in his life.

One evening after an exhausting training session, we were dead but we went out for a drink with the group outside the base in San Antonio. He told us the story about being wounded behind enemy lines in Indochina (before it was called Vietnam) and how he found his way back carrying one of his buddies on his back all the way back through enemy-held territory. If you had met this man or somebody that did, you would not make a generalisation. Do not take my word on it. Take it from his other buddies in the US Air Force. Do a search on Google and tell me what you find. Thanks for your patience.

Your friend sounds like one tuff Frog, but just a little hint; linking a Frenchman to the Air Force does nothing to make him more macho, in fact it does just the opposite. I mean, I hold the Coast Guard in much higher reguard than the Air Force. As far as maleness goes you have the USMC first, USN second, then the Army and USCG (yes, I know their DoT and DoD), and then ............ the Air Force or maybe the Eagle Scouts!

skinsfan#33 wrote:Your friend sounds like one tuff Frog, but just a little hint; linking a Frenchman to the Air Force does nothing to make him more macho, in fact it does just the opposite. I mean, I hold the Coast Guard in much higher reguard than the Air Force. As far as maleness goes you have the USMC first, USN second, then the Army and USCG (yes, I know their DoT and DoD), and then ............ the Air Force or maybe the Eagle Scouts!

This thread is not about speaking French. It is about -generalisations-. Forgive me if I do not share the view that EVERY Marine is more of a man than a Navy man who is more than a man then an Army man and then ... You get the picture.

The Air Forces of the world have different kinds of guys in different positions. There are highly decorated Air Force pilots whose accomplishments and courage on and off the battlefield can not be matched by many Marines (just to take an example).

Surely if you are a Marine or a former Marine (and there are several in this board) you feel differently out of pride and knowledge of what was going around you. But -generalisations- do not fly with me. They tend to reflect biases and sometimes even prejudices.

Why would a Naval intelligence officer who infiltrates and operates -alone- on enemy-held territory be less of a courageous man than a Marine on the battlefield?

Why would a bombing raid through a Firewall (the original one) in Vietnam take less courage than a Naval officer under the protection of his Aircraft Carrier and the Battle group that goes with it? Just asking...

I am not taking away -anything- from one part of the armed forces in favour of another. I am proud to have known MANY Marines. I just feel that the overall characterisation is not only unfair, it is untrue.

Redskin in Canada wrote:This thread is not about speaking French. It is about -generalisations-.

Okay, so it seems that we're all agreed: Every generalization is always wrong.