The brave French people

[123everton]

Now that France is on strike, were are all the posts praising the French for their bravery and steadfastness against things they feel are un-French and lamenting that we're not more like them?
Or is it only Muslim and Gypsy bashing that they're to be esteemed for?

[Zeuhl]

Lets have a bit of respect:

In WW1 the French endured 1.4 million men killed and 4.3 million wounded - that's a casualty rate of 75%.
To put it in context, GB casualties were 700k, 1.4 million and 44% respectively.

In WW2 the German blitzkrieg kicked everybody's arses including the French and our Expeditionary Force. Fortunately, we have something we call The English Channel.

Mind you, we did do well at Agincourt.
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[R1Geezer]

The French have a much more dangerous enemy now, out of control unions very similar to our own in the 60's and 70's.

[clokey]

Well done the French people for having some backbone.

[stewey]

They are also highly inefficient wall builders......The Maginot Line?

[Zeuhl]

Yes Heaven Forbid the french trade unionists destroy their fantastic industries.

The world has already been denied the Austin Allegro and the Hillman Imp, it would be awful to think that the Peugeot, Renault Twango or Citroen Pickarso might disappear as well.
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[McMouse]

The French are a short, blue vested people who carry their own onions when cycling abroad, and have a yard which is 3.37 inches longer than other people's.

.........Alan Coren

[clokey]

If they had constructed it right across the Belgian border Mr Hitler would not have had such an easy ride

They could not build it across the
border with Belgium because the countries had signed an alliance in 1920, by which the French army would operate in Belgium if the German forces invaded. When Belgium abrogated the treaty in 1936 and declared neutrality, the Maginot Line was quickly extended along the Franco-Belgian border, but not to the standard of the rest of the Line. There was a final flurry of construction in 1939-40 with general improvements all along the Line. The final Line was strongest around the industrial regions of Metz, Lauter and Alsace, while other areas were in comparison only weakly guarded.

[stewey]

Interesting post, clokey.

[Answerprancer]

Yes indeedy, Mrs T where are you ? ...some serious sockpuppeting to be done !

[mike11111]

I know I'm not with it, but "sockpuppeting"?

[kinell]

the brave french standing steadfast alongside the three white stripes of the tricolor

[McMouse]

Q. What's the difference between sliced bread and french men?

A. You can make soldiers out of sliced bread.

[mike11111]

Vous êtes tous blagueurs, vous anglais!

[Zeuhl]

Mike

According to wikipaedia

<<A sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception within an online community. In its earliest usage, a sockpuppet was a false identity through which a member of an Internet community speaks with or about himself or herself, pretending to be a different person,[1] like a ventriloquist manipulating a hand puppet.>>
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[mike11111]

Thank you for that enlightening information. I guess we're all sockpuppets now.

[Zeuhl]

Mike

I think that AP is implying that Mrs T is an alter-ego of another poster and that many of the ensuing exchanges are R1Gged.

Quelle horreur!
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[mike11111]

Indeed. Zut alors!

[piggynose]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9qVV5pcC7I

[Answerprancer]

Moi ? mais non !

[reefer]

"Vive la France!", "Vive la République!", “Vive la Résistance!”