tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post113148206449144568..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Do The French Love Us?ambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1131508965393534042005-11-08T21:02:00.000-07:002005-11-08T21:02:00.000-07:00Peter,It is said that the Mafia was first formed d...Peter,<BR/><BR/>It is said that the Mafia was first formed during the Bourbon rule of Sicily. The French have been paying Arab extortionists for some time. They are used to it and it has worked just fine - so far. Which is remarkably like the condition of the fellow who jumped from the top of a twenty story building as he passed the tenth floor.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1131498389281457962005-11-08T18:06:00.000-07:002005-11-08T18:06:00.000-07:00I don't know, Rick. The yutes may want to beat on ...I don't know, Rick. The yutes may want to beat on them some more before they let them surrender. But hey, I have an idea. Lets drop arms to the resistence in the French countryside. There might even be some this time around.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1131497584590948102005-11-08T17:53:00.000-07:002005-11-08T17:53:00.000-07:00Thank God, the French have finally agreed upon the...Thank God, the French have finally agreed upon the <A HREF="http://www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/11/08/afx2324420.html" REL="nofollow">terms of surrender.</A><BR/><BR/>Spring '06 fashion tip:<BR/><BR/>French designers today announced the return of the scarf as a "mandatory" fashion accessory for the coming spring season. "It adds an element of mystery", stated Maurice LeJaune, manager of the newly renamed "L'esprit de al-Paree" design salon.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1131483516904555342005-11-08T13:58:00.000-07:002005-11-08T13:58:00.000-07:00but by their continent I think he means Africa.I t...<I>but by their continent I think he means Africa.</I><BR/><BR/>I think you are right, so I changed it. Thanks ambi.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1131483173920225432005-11-08T13:52:00.000-07:002005-11-08T13:52:00.000-07:00What was it De Gaulle said after the liberation of...What was it De Gaulle said after the liberation of Paris?<BR/><BR/>Something along the lines of Yankee go home.<BR/><BR/>This is not the first time I have heard of something like this. Africans have been known to carry signs asking for Bush to help them.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1131483091685731902005-11-08T13:51:00.000-07:002005-11-08T13:51:00.000-07:00Well, my machine translated French is a bit rusty,...Well, my machine translated French is a bit rusty, but by their continent I think he means Africa.<BR/><BR/>"Send 'em back to Africa." Hmmm... where have I heard that before?ambisinistralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.com