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John Doe
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
USA
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 Posted - 03/28/2006 : 5:23:22 PM
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Why does this forum keep logging me off?
anyway. The way I understood it the French Government banned the use of the word e-mail and insisted people use the word corriel which is french for "e-mail". kinda like if our government tried to ban the use of words like pro bono or drug czar. the french government is whack.
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New Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
469 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 12:40:47 AM
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Originally posted by Capt. Nemo
The french are just mad that English squeezed out French as the universal language of nations.
"There was a time when French was the international language of diplomacy. The Little Empire That Couldn’t is still quite bitter that their native tongue became irrelevant long ago. Not only is English the modern language of diplomacy and business, thanks to Hollywood it is also the language of popular culture. Bureaucrats in Paris and Montreal scramble to pass legislation forbidding American words from slipping into their beloved Franciasse. They should relax and accept the improvement. English is clearly the more pleasant language ? filled with words completely unknown to our Gallic brethren — words like courtesy, gratuity, and deodorant. "
Tim Slagle, comedian
Do you mean "gratitude?" The whole ****ing continent of Europe doesn't seem to know that one when the U.S. is concerned. |
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Ericb
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
648 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 07:55:26 AM
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Anyone remember "Freedom Fries?" Nationalist inspired silliness isn't restricted to the French
"I reserve the right to look as well as be boring." - Robert Fripp |
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CDiehl
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
361 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 08:18:12 AM
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But nobody declared the term French Fries no longer to be usable.
You know Grand Funk, don't you? The wild, shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The ... adequate drumwork of Don Brewer? |
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
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Posted - 03/29/2006 : 08:33:16 AM
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Originally posted by New Hinda
Do you mean "gratitude?" The whole ****ing continent of Europe doesn't seem to know that one when the U.S. is concerned.
Aren't you taking the whole think too seriously? That the US helped liberating France from the nazis in WWII does not mean both countries have to adore each other or agree on every single thing.
BTW, France also helped the US to obtain their independence back in the 1770s, shouldn't the Americans start showing some respect for their frog eating, english-language hating, humility impaired "saviougs"?
P.D: And I forgot to say the article is hysterical. To think somebody that stupid is the elected leader of a (more or less) respected nation... |
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Ericb
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
648 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 08:46:28 AM
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You know, we didn't enter WW2 as a personal favor to France and/or Europe, so we should not expect them to act as though we did.
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Ericb
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
648 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 08:48:38 AM
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"To think somebody that stupid is the elected leader of a (more or less) respected nation..."
a situation that is not unique to France
"I reserve the right to look as well as be boring." - Robert Fripp |
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Ericb
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
648 Posts |
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Prankster
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Canada
727 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 2:13:57 PM
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Based on the French people I know, including my brother-in-law, most of them of my generation are pretty disgusted with Chirac--but then, they're a pretty liberal bunch. The French elections seem to work as a two-tier thing, kind of like a tennis match: you vote for one of each pair, then the winners of each pair go up against each other. Chirac got voted in because he ended up competing against a racist bastage--the one who made those famously anti-semitic comments a few years ago. The French went with the lesser of two evils in that case--the moderate conservative rather than the far-right conservative. Doesn't mean he enjoys broad popular support. And yeah, my brother-in-law thinks he acted just as idiotically as everyone else here.
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Ken HPoJ
Supreme Potentate
USA
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Posted - 03/29/2006 : 3:36:38 PM
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I'd say when Chirac is your less anti-semetic candidate, you have some real problems.
PEGGY: I don't see how having a girl on the team would ruin it. Did a woman judge ruin the Supreme Court?
HANK: Yes, and that woman's name was Earl Warren.
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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 03/29/2006 : 4:46:29 PM
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Originally posted by Neville
Aren't you taking the whole think too seriously? That the US helped liberating France from the nazis in WWII does not mean both countries have to adore each other or agree on every single thing.
We did it twice. And we only got permission to invade because we agreed to recognise their claims on their collonies which led the US into a place called "Viet Nam".
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BTW, France also helped the US to obtain their independence back in the 1770s, shouldn't the Americans start showing some respect for their frog eating, english-language hating, humility impaired "saviougs"?
"We already paid our debt to that old fart Laffayette, what frog bastard do we owe now?" (A US solder in World War One)
I'm surprised that you didn't mention the 10,000-strong force SPAIN sent to liberate British Florida in the American Revolution.
And By The Way, some history books in Florida schools are now telling the lie that FRANCE discovered and settled Florida and that the mean, old Spanish (Under orders from the Pope) came a-raping and a-mudering to steal it from the poor, honest French. (I'm not kidding!)
PS: I never took part in the "boycot French stuff" jazz, "Freedom Fries" is just the modern equivilent of "Liberty Cabbage" (Sour Kraut, WWI)
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2006 : 03:34:04 AM
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Spain sent soldiers to help the US become independent? Now, that's shocking. Seriously, I don't think I ever heard of that. Although it is the kind of thing Spain could do at the time, because a) we never liked the English and b) we also had some of the worst long-term strategies ever seen in the keep-your-empire business. I mean, who could imagine we would be wiped out of North America once the U.S. started expandidng?
And please, take my defense of the French with a pinch of salt. We don't have much appreciation for them down here (they tried to keep us out of the EU for years, and until the last decade they weren't much helpful about arresting the ETA members in their turf) and I only wrote in their defense because I though New Hinda was taking the whole thing too seriously. |
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Flangepart
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
2329 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2006 : 2:52:30 PM
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Well, Understandable.
The French are an unstable lot. They don't take well to being expected to hold their own, for some reason.
Neville : Just what is the over all relationship Spain has with France? What does ETA stand for ( Terrorist, i'd expect).
"Cole, stop handing Dr. Doom the Keys to the Baxter building." Brent Sienna/PvP.
"I speak 34 different languages. But gibberish is not one of them."- Danger Mouse.
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2006 : 3:09:01 PM
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ETA is a terrorist organisation, a Basque separatist group that aspires to create a Basque nation that theoritically should include territories that form part of Spain and France as well. They started their activities in the 60s, and obtained some sympaties on foreign countries, as they were practically the only internal resistance against Franco's dictatorship.
A huge chunk of the organisation ceased to exist in 1978, after the stablishment of a democracy in my country, and went on to defend their independentist ideas through politics. A faction of it, though, has continued targeting (mostly) army and police members, as well as polititians, until the date of today. A few days ago the band announced a cesae fire, and negotiations with the government are expected to start in a few months.
The problem with ETA and France is that many members of ETA used the southern part of the country as a sanctuary, and until the early 90s France took the task of arresting them with little interest, as they rarely commit serious crimes on France. This has changed in the recent years, and French help has been vital in the pursuit of the terrorist group.
Our relations with France are cordial, but we tend to distrust them (politically) because of their resistance to allow the entrance of Spain in the European Union, and the fact that in many European politic meetings ore governments tend to defend opposite positions; as one of the most powerful economies in Europe, they tend to be conservative when it comes to share political power or financial aids with other countries, and as a (relatively) newcomer to the UE we always ask for more of both. |
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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 03/30/2006 : 5:33:46 PM
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Anyway Neville, it's true that Spain aided the American's war for independance. Florida at the time was a British colony and a hefty portion of the population wanted independance, but the GOVERNMENT and MILITIA was Tory, so there was never a delaration of independance issued by Florida's representatives. As payment for her aid, spain was given Florida, but about twenty years later, a bunch of Americans decided to take it back, but failed.
If you can find the book "Weird Florida", buy it!
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
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