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 ------------------------------
'I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.' General George S. Patton ------------------------------
'Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.' Norman Schwarzkopf ------------------------------
'We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it.'
Marge Simpson ------------------------------
'As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure.'
Jacques Chirac, President of France ------------------------------
'The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee.'
Regis Philbin ------------------------------
'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 ------------------------------
'The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag.'
David Letterman ------------------------------
'Only thing worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman who lives in Canada .'
Ted Nugent ------------------------------
'War without France would be like .. World War II.'
Unknown ------------------------------
'The favorite bumper sticker in Washington, D.C. right now is one that says, 'First Iraq, then France .''
Tom Brokaw ------------------------------
'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 ------------------------------
'It is important to remember that the French have always been there when they needed us.'
Alan Kent -----------------------------
'They've taken their own precautions against al Qaida. 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 ------------------------------
'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 -----------------------------
'The French will only agree to go to war when we've proven we've found truffles in Iraq '
Dennis Miller ------------------------------
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? -----------------------------
'Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris? It's not known, it's never been tried.'
Rep. R. Blount, MO ------------------------------
'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 ------------------------------
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.