Posted by Monsieur Thibaut on March 12, 2003 at 11:23:28:
>>Inevitable quips from the media & entertainment industry - - -
>>Tom Brokaw: "My favorite bumper sticker in Washington, DC right now is the
>>one that says 'First Iraq, then France'."
>>
>>
>>Jay Leno: "The French announced today that they would not help us remove
>>Saddam from Iraq. Well Duh! They didn't even help us remove Hitler from
>>France."
>>
>>Dave Letterman: "France said this week they need more evidence to convince
>>them Saddam is a threat. Yeah, last time France asked for more evidence it
>>came rolling through Paris with a German Flag on it."
>>
>>Why are all the highways in France lined with trees? So the Germans can
>>march in the shade!!!
>>
>>Dennis Miller: "The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we
>>found truffles in Iraq."
>>
>>Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.: "Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend
>>Paris? It's not known, it's never been tried."
>>
>>Blunt again: "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.'"
>>
>>And even an unwitting French President Jacques Chirac: "As far as I'm
>>concerned, war always means failure."
>>
>>"Do you know it only took Germany three days to conquer France in World
>>War II? And that's because it was raining," said John Xereas, manager of
>>the DC Improv.
>>
>>According to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld: "Going to war without the
>>French is like going deer hunting without your accordion."