French humour

[Lou Girardin]

Who says the French don't have one?
I just bought 1/2 doz bottles of Chateau de Planque.

[Bandito]

Who says the French don't have one?
I just bought 1/2 doz bottles of Chateau de Planque.

It's probobly not humour at all but a name born from French ignorance.

[Hitcher]

Bottled at the vintners residence at 36 Rue de Remarques?

[MikeL]

It's probobly not humour at all but a name born from French ignorance.

Of course it's highly culturally insensitive of the French to use a name that sounds so much like an English word..

Please, people, spare us the tiresome tirade of anti-French sentiment that will otherwise almost certainly follow on from this, and will merely expose more ignorance and prejudice. I will feel duty bound to defend l'honneur de la belle France... And I've got so much else to do...

But I like the rue de Remarques, Hitcher.

[jrandom]

Please, people, spare us the tiresome tirade of anti-French sentiment that will otherwise almost certainly follow on from this, and will merely expose more ignorance and prejudice.

Ignorance? Prejudice? I'll have you know some of my best friends are ga... uh, French. And they laugh very heartily when I refer to them as 'cheese-eating surrender monkeys'. Ha ha!

Why, there are many good things that can be said about France. Hundreds. Thousands. For instance, I hear they make nice cheese.

It's just a pity about the language, but it could be worse. They could be speaking Welsh.

Did I mention the cheese?

[Nouseforaname]

It's gotta taste better than what im drinking now....... chateau de kyber pass

[Yamahamaman]

I will feel duty bound to defend l'honneur de la belle France... And I've got so much else to do...

And yes, I have stood in the deck of the Rainbow Warrior. There was some 15 - 20 metres of water above me at the time.

But I like the rue de Remarques, Hitcher.

Stolen from from a Piggy Malone skit of a long time ago. (Ronnie Barker/Ronnie Corbet)

[Bandito]

Of course it's highly culturally insensitive of the French to use a name that sounds so much like an English word..

Please, people, spare us the tiresome tirade of anti-French sentiment that will otherwise almost certainly follow on from this, and will merely expose more ignorance and prejudice. I will feel duty bound to defend l'honneur de la belle France... And I've got so much else to do...

But I like the rue de Remarques, Hitcher.

Sure not everything French is bad, they did invent the blow job.

[Skyryder]

Sure not everything French is bad, they did invent the blow job.

Fellatio, Fellatio where art thou Fellatio, cried Juliette to Romeo as his ladder stood erect beneath her balcony. (Apologies Will. S)

Skyryder

[MikeL]

Sure not everything French is bad, they did invent the blow job.

Hmm... Not quite sure about that. I have a sneaking suspicion bjs have been around a lot longer than the French.
Will have to do some research...

[Paul in NZ]

Worked in a french vineyard that made fortified wine for 2 weeks...

Didn't pay much but I had to leave before my liver gave out....

The Patron' used to give us a cup on un cut brandy at brekkie, morning tea, lunch and dinner... Crikey!

Arrogant bastards though! (hic)

[Dr Bob]

......It's just a pity about the language, but it could be worse. They could be speaking Welsh.

Did I mention the cheese?

You should really watch what you say, some of us are Welsh. Cymru am byth.

[Lou Girardin]

Cleopatra was renowned for her oral skills and courtesans during the Roman Empire painted their lips black to advertise that particular specialty.

In the Simpsons last night, Homer was asked who he hated most; the Italians or the French.
Homer said, 'the French'.
The other guy said,"no-one ever says the Italians".

[Coldkiwi]

In the Simpsons last night, Homer was asked who he hated most; the Italians or the French.
Homer said, 'the French'.
The other guy said,"no-one ever says the Italians".

PRECISELY!

'cheese eating surrender monkeys'.... I like that. I'll be using that in french bashing situations in the future thank you!

So when WAS the last time the frogs actually won a battle without nearly loosing it and relying on some poor sucker to bail them out?

[MikeL]

PRECISELY!

'cheese eating surrender monkeys'.... I like that. I'll be using that in french bashing situations in the future thank you!

So when WAS the last time the frogs actually won a battle without nearly loosing it and relying on some poor sucker to bail them out?

All right, CK, you've goaded me into replying.

Why is it that whenever the French are mentioned, people start talking about wars and battles and defeats, as if fighting was somehow more important than food, or wine, or sex, or art, or literature or...?

You get the point.

And BTW before you get so smug about Anglo-Saxon military prowess, do you really think Britain would have held out against Nazi Germany indefinitely if the Yanks hadn't entered the war, and got the bomb first?

And yes, France is my favourite foreign country, just ahead of Italy...