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The French have claimed to be American's international counter-weight.

Question: will this counter-weight business with the French end with Chirac's presidency in Paris?
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I'm not sure if I have an opinion on that, but I do know one thing that bugs me about France- they're the #1 threat to the US in industrial espionage. It would be refreshing to see them act out in the open.

And if the enemy of my enemy is my friend, maybe we can get Greenpeace on our side? ;)
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Well, the French DID make mayonnaise... And, um...
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:lol:
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but by very implication .. if France is the counter-weight to the US .. the US are also their counter-weight :wink: :wink:

and every nation needs a counter weight .. especially in a democratic world .. or heaven forbid .. and internationally democracy! :wink: :wink:

I support checks and balances .. there there for a reason
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EVERY nation? Even Canada? They should be the 51st state, anyway...
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:roll: one could say that about Great Britain also, but I wont. :lol:
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We r French, ah fart in ur general direction!

Um Tam, say these r great Liberty (Freedom, whatever...) Fries!

or Puerto Rico
or Isreal
or Iraq
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lol geesh danlo .. you really are French 8O .. this is the second time at the Watch you've claimed in that outrageous accent :mrgreen: .. to be farting in someone's*shrug* :wink: :P .. general direction!! 8O :wink: :P :| lol .. :mrgreen: ... lol

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[King Arthur music]
[clop clop clop]
ARTHUR: :gandalf:
Halt!
[horn]
Hallo! :wave:
[pause]
Hallo! :wave:
FRENCH GUARD:
Allo! Who is eet? :o
ARTHUR:
It is King Arthur, and these are my Knights of the Round Table. Whose castle is this?
FRENCH GUARD:
This is the castle of my master, Guy de Loimbard. :shifty:
ARTHUR:
Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest. If he will give us food and shelter for the night, he can join us in our quest for the Holy Grail. :wink:
FRENCH GUARD:
Well, I'll ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen. Uh, he's already got one, you see. :wink:
ARTHUR:
What? 8O
GALAHAD:
He says they've already got one! 8)
ARTHUR:
Are you sure he's got one? :?
FRENCH GUARD:
Oh, yes. It's very nice-a. :| (I told him we already got one.) :screwy:
FRENCH GUARDS:
[chuckling] :3M: :LOLS: :LOLS: :LOLS: :LOLS:

:roll: :wink: :P :P :lol:


next you'll be telling us that our mothers are hamsters and our fathers smell of elder berries :wink: :wink: :wink: [/img]
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I ordered freedom fries for McDonald's the other day, but I couldn't stop laughing so it kinda lost it's effect. :D
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Is there a difference between Freedom Fries (tm) and Ordinary All-American Fries? Which edible product instills the greater sense of patriotism in mine bosom?

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Leper Fairy said:
I ordered freedom fries for McDonald's the other day
What?!? You're not serious right? I haven't been to McDonalds in a while. Are they really marketing "freedom fries"?
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It doesn't specifically say "freedom fries" We just said that instead of french fries to see what they would say. (Thankfully? We knew the girl who took our order. (drive-thru))
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No offense to you, Leper Fairy, I think the whole freedom fries thing is a joke.
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mmm .. there's a lot of that going 'round :wink: :P :wink:
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No offense taken, we did it only as a joke too...

I don't think it's fake though...
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