What? Why are the French off limits? Was Inspector Clouseau a documentary? We
Southerners have endured years of derision from such crap as "The Beverly
Hillbillies" and any number of other idiotic movies and TV shows foisted on us
by the left-coast Hollyweird people. That entitles me to make fun of anybody I
want to, whether it's right or wrong.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Only to someone who is really insecure about his masculinity. That is
> the whole joke, lack of "manliness", right? Considering we also left
> Vietnam, in a considerably greater rush, after years of great
> sacrifice of our young men I could imagine an American model of this
> knife would be designed for the really stupid maybe with a case in
> the shape of a domino. What is it with the American penchant for the
> bashing the French and calling it humor? Do we just resent them
> because they were right about Vietnam and again right about Iraq? And
> why are we such fools for leaders with southern accents, whether
> Johnson or Bush, who personally avoided service and who take us to
> war for imaginary reasons and jingoistic glory.
>
> Also I do not understand something sure to be offensive to the
> members of the list who are French, have French relatives or friends,
> or who have warm memories of interaction with French people is OK
> because of a disclaimer about intent. Kind of like farting in an
> elevator after saying the same thing.
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 10, 2007, at 10:53 PM, Walt Wayman wrote:
>
> >
> > http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blpic-
> > frencharmyknife.htm
> >
> > No offense intended. It's just funny.
>
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