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ME$$ENGER

03-08-10, 01:26 PM

"French Destroyer Surrenders to Somali Pirates"

http://glossynews.com/top-stories/get-your-war-on/201003080345/french-destroyer-surrenders-to-somali-pirates/

Everything from the tone to the content screams fake. I spent five minutes looking for a second source. Nope, none. While it was funny to a certain extent perhaps a joke shouldn't be in the news section not to mention it will clearly piss off every Frenchman on board??

Castout

03-08-10, 11:45 PM

Yea it's fake. I wonder too April fool is still some weeks away :nope:

Why not US warship? Or carrier?:haha:

Raptor1

03-09-10, 12:05 AM

Nonsense, it becomes completely logical because it is a French destroyer... :O:

MikiBzh

03-09-10, 02:28 AM

Hi,

I'm sure it's a mistake and hope it will be remove. As a French, I do not really appreciate it.

As I mail to subsim team, this one would be better :

http://fredfryinternational.blogspot.com/2010/03/french-navy-catches-22-pirates.html

It's bring an other problem for me as a non english spoken native : dificulty to feel ironical or joke sens. For this one it's evident, but other may be harder.

krashkart

03-09-10, 05:17 AM

Yea it's fake. I wonder too April fool is still some weeks away :nope:

Why not US warship? Or carrier?:haha:

:hmmm:

US supercarrier Lexington captured by Somali pirates, along with GW Bush and most of the IRS. GWB handed over to the Brits and promptly sent to jimbuna as slave labor. IRS fed to the sharks as none of the pirates can understand US tax code, and nobody in America wants them back.

Meanwhile, Subsim members hijack Australia's only functioning sub, hand it over to the mod community for overhaul and upgrade. That done, Australia now has the most devastating naval weapon in the world. Numerous immersive sound mods follow, including 5,000 hours of North Korean pop music.

frau kaleun, Reece, and TarJak team up and don their superhero skivvies; squaring off toe-to-toe with the Somali pirates. Castout and Dowly swing around the flanks in support of Task Force, who steams in with full TLAM Strike capabilities. Tragically, one missile flies ballistic, hitting the Lexington directly in the Subnuts. The carrier sinks in two feet of water, taking the lolcats thread with it.

Captain Neal Stevens, skipper of a nearby luxury passenger liner, witnessed the incident in its entirety. His only remark was, "They really should have used an additional server for that operation". Capt. Stevens could not be reached for that comment.

President Obama said during a morning press conference on E!, "The loss of the lolcats thread is a tragedy for the world. Iran will suffer mightily for this. As will North Korea, Azerbaijan, and certainly Hützovina."

frau kaleun

03-09-10, 09:59 AM

^^:har::har::har::rock:

Bubblehead1980

03-09-10, 03:20 PM

lol funny thing is I did not doubt it when I first began to read the article then after reading I could tell it was a joke due to the tone.However, it seemed possible because it was a French warship, thus the reason they said French Destroyer:haha:and not US or British Destroyer.

Sure some of you have heard the old joke....

Whats the first thing they teach new recruits in the French Army? How to say "I surrender" in German:har:

BarjackU977

03-15-10, 06:29 AM

Well, I'm not French, but still, I'm not too happy with this either. Same reasons as MikiBzh.

Enough France bashing on the Internet. That reminds me of the 2nd war in Irak debates, and the "We support Freedom" club that only incuded the US and Australia, here in this very forum. Like if France or Germany didn't support freedom... And that's just a titbit of all what could be discussed about this.

Jimbuna

03-15-10, 08:29 AM

I agree, enough of this anti French dialogue....and this is coming from a Brit, a country with a long history of having the French as an adversary.

Stop this sniping/speculation. Far more accurate to rely on the facts:

- Gallic Wars
- Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian. [Or at ths time in history, a Roman -ed.]

- Hundred Years War
- Mostly lost, saved at last by female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare; "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman." Sainted.

- Italian Wars
- Lost. France becomes the first and only country to ever lose two wars when fighting Italians.

- Wars of Religion
- France goes 0-5-4 against the Huguenots

- Thirty Years War
- France is technically not a participant, but manages to get invaded anyway. Claims a tie on the basis that eventually the other participants started ignoring her.

- War of Revolution
- Tied. Frenchmen take to wearing red flowerpots as chapeaux.

- The Dutch War
- Tied

- War of the Augsburg League/King William's War/French and Indian War
- Lost, but claimed as a tie. Three ties in a row induces deluded Frogophiles the world over to label the period as the height of French military power.

- War of the Spanish Succession
- Lost. The War also gave the French their first taste of a Marlborough, which they have loved every since.

- American Revolution
- In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; "France only wins when America does most of the fighting."

- French Revolution
- Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French.

- The Napoleonic Wars
- Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule!) due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer.

- The Franco-Prussian War
- Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France's ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night.

- World War I
- Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States [Entering the war late -ed.]. Thousands of French women find out what it's like to not only sleep with a winner, but one who doesn't call her "Fraulein." Sadly, widespread use of condoms by American forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline.

- World War II
- Lost. Conquered French liberated by the United States and Britain just as they finish learning the Horst Wessel Song.

- War in Indochina
- Lost. French forces plead sickness; take to bed with the Dien Bien Flu

- Algerian Rebellion
- Lost. Loss marks the first defeat of a western army by a Non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades, and produces the First Rule of Muslim Warfare; "We can always beat the French." This rule is identical to the First Rules of the Italians, Russians, Germans, English, Dutch, Spanish, Vietnamese and Esquimaux.

- War on Terrorism
- France, keeping in mind its recent history, surrenders to Germans and Muslims just to be safe. Attempts to surrender to Vietnamese ambassador fail after he takes refuge in a McDonald's.

The question for any country silly enough to count on the French should not be "Can we count on the French?", but rather "How long until France collapses?"

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. All you do is leave behind a lot of noisy baggage."

Or, better still, the quote from last week's Wall Street Journal: "They're there when they need you."

Oh...nearly forgot this:

Mexico, 1863-1864.
France attempts to take advantage of Mexico's weakness following its thorough thrashing by the U.S. 20 years earlier ("Halls of Montezuma"). Not surprisingly, the only unit to distinguish itself is the French Foreign Legion (consisting of, by definition, non-Frenchmen). Booted out of the country a little over a year after arrival.

Panama jungles 1881-1890.
No one but nature to fight, France still loses; canal is eventually built by the U.S. 1904-1914.

Napoleonic Wars.
Should be noted that the Grand Armee was largely (~%50) composed of non-Frenchmen after 1804 or so. Mainly disgruntled minorities and anti-monarchists. Not surprisingly, these performed better than the French on many occasions.

Haiti, 1791-1804.
French defeated by rebellion after sacrificing 4,000 Poles to yellow fever. Shows another rule of French warfare; when in doubt, send an ally.

India, 1673-1813.
British were far more charming than French, ended up victors. Therefore the British are well known for their tea, and the French for their whine (er, wine...). Ensures 200 years of bad teeth in England.

Barbary Wars, middle ages-1830.
Pirates in North Africa continually harass European shipping in Meditteranean. France's solution: pay them to leave us alone. America's solution: kick their asses ("the Shores of Tripoli"). [America's] first overseas victories, won 1801-1815.

1798-1801, Quasi-War with U.S.
French privateers (semi-legal pirates) attack U.S. shipping. U.S. fights France at sea for 3 years; French eventually cave; sets precedent for next 200 years of Franco-American relations.

Moors in Spain, late 700s-early 800s.
Even with Charlemagne leading them against an enemy living in a hostile land, French are unable to make much progress. Hide behind Pyrennes until the modern day.
French-on-French losses (probably should be counted as victories too, just to be fair):

1208: Albigenses Crusade, French massacared by French.
When asked how to differentiate a heretic from the faithful, response was "Kill them all. God will know His own." Lesson: French are badasses when fighting unarmed men, women and children.

St. Bartholomew Day Massacre, August 24, 1572.
Once again, French-on-French slaughter.

Third Crusade.
Philip Augustus of France throws hissy-fit, leaves Crusade for Richard the Lion Heart to finish.

Seventh Crusade.
St. Louis of France leads Crusade to Egypt. Resoundingly crushed.

[Eighth] Crusade.
St. Louis back in action, this time in Tunis. See Seventh Crusade.
Also should be noted that France attempted to hide behind the Maginot line, sticking their head in the sand and pretending that the Germans would enter France that way. By doing so, the Germans would have been breaking with their traditional route of invading France, entering through Belgium (Napoleonic Wars, Franco-Prussian War, World War I, etc.). French ignored this though, and put all their effort into these defenses.

:O:

BarjackU977

03-15-10, 04:26 PM

Thats' a lot of historical mentions. I'm not much knowledgeable about history, even if I remember about some of those mentions.
There are well few things I noticed that I could comment, but that's not related to the content, rather to the style revealing your skill to present history in the most insulting possible way.

Just an example I noted. French beaten by a mere Brittish footwear designer? But when it comes to Joan of Arc, well, you didn't present in the same way, which would have been Brittish troops being beaten by a mere crazy French peasant girl.
But I won't comment further, as I lack knowledge about history.

Yet, from a human perspective, your style raise the questions of your intent. So, Jimbuna, what's your point with this post, actually?
I assume you have a message? Some hate? Humiliation? Maybe that every Frenchman born is a looser of some sort? Certainly, you didn't intent to be warm and welcoming with French, here.

I agree, enough of this anti French dialogue....and this is coming from a Brit, a country with a long history of having the French as an adversary.

Stop this sniping/speculation. Far more accurate to rely on the facts:

- Gallic Wars
- Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian. [Or at ths time in history, a Roman -ed.]

- Hundred Years War
- Mostly lost, saved at last by female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare; "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman." Sainted.

- Italian Wars
- Lost. France becomes the first and only country to ever lose two wars when fighting Italians.

- Wars of Religion
- France goes 0-5-4 against the Huguenots

- Thirty Years War
- France is technically not a participant, but manages to get invaded anyway. Claims a tie on the basis that eventually the other participants started ignoring her.

- War of Revolution
- Tied. Frenchmen take to wearing red flowerpots as chapeaux.

- The Dutch War
- Tied

- War of the Augsburg League/King William's War/French and Indian War
- Lost, but claimed as a tie. Three ties in a row induces deluded Frogophiles the world over to label the period as the height of French military power.

- War of the Spanish Succession
- Lost. The War also gave the French their first taste of a Marlborough, which they have loved every since.

- American Revolution
- In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; "France only wins when America does most of the fighting."

- French Revolution
- Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French.

- The Napoleonic Wars
- Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule!) due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer.

- The Franco-Prussian War
- Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France's ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night.

- World War I
- Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States [Entering the war late -ed.]. Thousands of French women find out what it's like to not only sleep with a winner, but one who doesn't call her "Fraulein." Sadly, widespread use of condoms by American forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline.

- World War II
- Lost. Conquered French liberated by the United States and Britain just as they finish learning the Horst Wessel Song.

- War in Indochina
- Lost. French forces plead sickness; take to bed with the Dien Bien Flu

- Algerian Rebellion
- Lost. Loss marks the first defeat of a western army by a Non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades, and produces the First Rule of Muslim Warfare; "We can always beat the French." This rule is identical to the First Rules of the Italians, Russians, Germans, English, Dutch, Spanish, Vietnamese and Esquimaux.

- War on Terrorism
- France, keeping in mind its recent history, surrenders to Germans and Muslims just to be safe. Attempts to surrender to Vietnamese ambassador fail after he takes refuge in a McDonald's.

The question for any country silly enough to count on the French should not be "Can we count on the French?", but rather "How long until France collapses?"

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. All you do is leave behind a lot of noisy baggage."

Or, better still, the quote from last week's Wall Street Journal: "They're there when they need you."

Oh...nearly forgot this:

Mexico, 1863-1864.
France attempts to take advantage of Mexico's weakness following its thorough thrashing by the U.S. 20 years earlier ("Halls of Montezuma"). Not surprisingly, the only unit to distinguish itself is the French Foreign Legion (consisting of, by definition, non-Frenchmen). Booted out of the country a little over a year after arrival.

Panama jungles 1881-1890.
No one but nature to fight, France still loses; canal is eventually built by the U.S. 1904-1914.

Napoleonic Wars.
Should be noted that the Grand Armee was largely (~%50) composed of non-Frenchmen after 1804 or so. Mainly disgruntled minorities and anti-monarchists. Not surprisingly, these performed better than the French on many occasions.

Haiti, 1791-1804.
French defeated by rebellion after sacrificing 4,000 Poles to yellow fever. Shows another rule of French warfare; when in doubt, send an ally.

India, 1673-1813.
British were far more charming than French, ended up victors. Therefore the British are well known for their tea, and the French for their whine (er, wine...). Ensures 200 years of bad teeth in England.

Barbary Wars, middle ages-1830.
Pirates in North Africa continually harass European shipping in Meditteranean. France's solution: pay them to leave us alone. America's solution: kick their asses ("the Shores of Tripoli"). [America's] first overseas victories, won 1801-1815.

1798-1801, Quasi-War with U.S.
French privateers (semi-legal pirates) attack U.S. shipping. U.S. fights France at sea for 3 years; French eventually cave; sets precedent for next 200 years of Franco-American relations.

Moors in Spain, late 700s-early 800s.
Even with Charlemagne leading them against an enemy living in a hostile land, French are unable to make much progress. Hide behind Pyrennes until the modern day.
French-on-French losses (probably should be counted as victories too, just to be fair):

1208: Albigenses Crusade, French massacared by French.
When asked how to differentiate a heretic from the faithful, response was "Kill them all. God will know His own." Lesson: French are badasses when fighting unarmed men, women and children.

St. Bartholomew Day Massacre, August 24, 1572.
Once again, French-on-French slaughter.

Third Crusade.
Philip Augustus of France throws hissy-fit, leaves Crusade for Richard the Lion Heart to finish.

Seventh Crusade.
St. Louis of France leads Crusade to Egypt. Resoundingly crushed.

[Eighth] Crusade.
St. Louis back in action, this time in Tunis. See Seventh Crusade.
Also should be noted that France attempted to hide behind the Maginot line, sticking their head in the sand and pretending that the Germans would enter France that way. By doing so, the Germans would have been breaking with their traditional route of invading France, entering through Belgium (Napoleonic Wars, Franco-Prussian War, World War I, etc.). French ignored this though, and put all their effort into these defenses.

:O:

Sailor Steve

03-15-10, 05:56 PM

Yet, from a human perspective, your style raise the questions of your intent. So, Jimbuna, what's your point with this post, actually?
I assume you have a message? Some hate? Humiliation? Maybe that every Frenchman born is a looser of some sort? Certainly, you didn't intent to be warm and welcoming with French, here.
There's no hate involved at all. Sometimes somebody starts a joke about somebody else, and it just catches on. In the 1970s here in America for some reason there were a rash of jokes about "dumb Polacks". Most of us know that Poles are no more stupid, nor in general smarter, than any of the rest of us, but we loved them anyway.

For the last 15 years or so it's been "dumb blondes". Every one of us has known highly intelligent women, and men, who had yellow hair. But we love the jokes anyway.

You are right: the French jokes started with their decision not to become involved in the US invasion of Iraq. And it went off from there.

On the other hand, many of us remember that the United States would have had a much harder time with our little rebellion against the British without the help of men with names like Lafayette, Rochambeau and De Grasse.

But the jokes are fun, and soon it may be someone elses turn. Of course all Frenchmen are cowards, just as all Scots are tightwads, all Irish are drunks, all Germans are militarists, all Japanese wear glasses and are technophiles, all Americans are domineering, all Canadians wear funny hats, all Australians hunt alligators with their bare hands, all...

krashkart

03-15-10, 06:12 PM

One of my favorite stereotypes of the USA. :up:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3409/tigerstripe.1/0_80bb_5271c51d_orig

Jimbuna

03-15-10, 07:40 PM

krashkart

03-15-10, 08:44 PM

Hey, anyone know what happened to my freedom fries? ;)

frau kaleun

03-15-10, 08:52 PM

Hey, anyone know what happened to my freedom fries? ;)

I ate 'em.

Never yet met a potato I didn't like. And I renamed 'em French fries before I did way with 'em, so neener neener.

:O:

krashkart

03-15-10, 09:02 PM

I ate 'em.

Never yet met a potato I didn't like. And I renamed 'em French fries before I did way with 'em, so neener neener.

:O:

Drat! I've been foiled by a superior female mind... again!! :damn:

I never met a tater dumpling that couldn't be buried under a heap of sauerkraut. :DL

*nom* :yeah:

frau kaleun

03-15-10, 09:09 PM

Drat! I've been foiled by a superior female mind... again!! :damn:

I think it was actually a superior female appetite. This time. :D

BarjackU977

03-16-10, 02:04 AM

Sailor Steve,

I get your point.
And with this one type of humor, the question remains: where is the border between "having fun" and "making fun of" (mocking).

It's at a different level for each person. It varies with the mood of the day. It depends on the perception of "balance", on personal experiences, on the context, on the "quality" of the joke. It's easy to take this type of joke as a joke one time, two times, three times, but the higher it goes in frequency, the higher the chances are that the target gets tired about the joke. Especially when people who really mean to insult happen to come along (and since the 2nd war in Irak, I came across a certain amount of such people), which was hopefully not the case in this topic.

I think it's nothing new for any of us. It's a debate many others had before.

Jimbuna,
other comments included, for example, that the Roman empire didn't have its border stop to Italy and France but that they included England as well, that the USA also took its troops back from Vietnam and things like that. There is no point, since you meant to joke.
But thus, it's not about me having a personal difficulty in understanding or about an inability to embrace the meaning of a joke, it's rather about the context and the other above mentioned reasons.
And yes, like MikiBzh said, having different cultures and languages can also cause misunderstanding.

BarjackU977

03-16-10, 02:48 AM

Out of curiosity, do many jokes of that type make it to the Subsim news, out of April's fool day (or even during)?

Sailor Steve

03-16-10, 12:44 PM

And with this one type of humor, the question remains: where is the border between "having fun" and "making fun of" (mocking).
Excellent points, and the rest of your post too. The Vietnam point is well taken, especially by me. And of course the British have had their fair share of failures, as have everyone else. We try to keep it in good fun here, and Jim is one of the best when you get to know him.

I've always said that anyone who can't laugh at himself has no business laughing at anyone else.

As for joking about national stereotypes, here's one Jim made about America:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1244307&postcount=165

And my reply:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1245173&postcount=170

Jimbuna

03-16-10, 03:01 PM

Well let's give the cons a turn:

An Australian ends up next to a British soldier in the trenches during World War II.

The British soldier turns to him and says, "Good to see you, mate. Have you come here to die?"

To which the Australian replies, "No, mate, I came here yesterday!"

How about the yanks:

A young British soldier lost his head during a fire fight and ran for cover some distance from the action.
He had not only lost his prized beret but had also lost his webbing and weapon.
He was crouched down behind a wall when he felt a hand grip his shoulder and heard a calming American voice behind him say, "What the **** do you think you're doing here, soldier? Think of your regiment...get back there and do what you're paid to do."
The young soldier got himself back under control and said, "Sorry, mate, you're right."
The voice behind him bellowed, "MATE? I am an American Officer!"
The young soldier replied, "Sorry, Sir, I didn't realise I'd run back that far."

The Brits even:

A squad of british soldiers were patrolling the Iraqi border, when they came across a badly mangled dead body. As they got closer, they found it was an Iraqi soldier.
A short distance up the road, they found a badly mangled British soldier in a ditch on the other side of the road, struggling to breathe. They ran to him, cradled his bruised head and asked him what had happened.
"Well," he whispered, "I was walking down this road, armed to the teeth when I came across this heavily armed Iraqi border guard. I looked him right in the eye and shouted, 'Saddam Hussein is a moronic, deceitful, lying piece of trash!'"
"He looked me right in the eye and shouted back, 'Gordon Brown is a moronic, deceitful, lying piece of trash too!'"

"We were standing there shaking hands when a truck hit us."

I'd be lying though if I didn't admit this one has always been my favourite:

An elderly British gentleman of 83 arrived in Paris by plane.

At the French immigration desk, the man took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry-on bag.

"You have been to France before, Monsieur?" the immigration officer asked, sarcastically.

The elderly gentleman admitted he had been to France previously.

"Then you should know well enough to have your passport ready."

The British gentleman says, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."

"Impossible. The British always have to show their passports on arrival in France!"

The elderly gentleman gave the French immigration Officer a long hard look.

Then he quietly explained;

"Well, the last time I was here, I came ashore on Juno Beach on D-Day in June 1944, and I couldn't find any *******ing Frenchmen to show it to."

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2772/thumbsupgv0.gif

BarjackU977

03-18-10, 01:29 AM

You're so right.

We'll soon have enough material here to issue a joke book :woot:

I've always said that anyone who can't laugh at himself has no business laughing at anyone else.

krashkart

03-18-10, 03:19 AM

Out of curiosity, do many jokes of that type make it to the Subsim news, out of April's fool day (or even during)?

I haven't been around here long, but that article is the first one of that vein I've read since joining.

Jimbuna

03-18-10, 06:11 AM

Dear Santa,

Thank you for my super soaker 5000, I am now the best armed British soldier in Afghanistan!

Sailor Steve

03-18-10, 02:20 PM

Here's one I read in a book on WW2 air combat, and it claimed it was true.

Swirling dogfight over the Pacific, with a mixed bag of American and British planes trying to escape a superior Japanese group. Over the radio come a yank screaming "Oh God, they're all over me! Somebody help me!"

The reply is from a Brit: "I say, old Chap. There are more than a few of us in the same pickle. Do shut up and take it like a man!"

Oberon

03-18-10, 02:42 PM

:har:

I believe in equal opportunity swiping, and I do so love British stereotypes, so Steves one hit the mark there :har:

Here's some towards our Germanic colleagues:

The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some
amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign "Speedbird 206":
Speedbird 206: "Top of the morning, Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of the active runway."
Ground: "Guten Morgen. You vill taxi to your gate."
The big British Airways 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.
Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by a moment, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."
Ground (with arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, haff you never flown to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): Yes, I have, actually, in 1944. In another type of Boeing, but just to drop something off. I didn't stop."

:O::03:

Jimbuna

03-19-10, 10:50 AM

For those of us who are fortunate enough to be Geordies :DL

General Custer is standing on a hill overlooking the Little Big Horn. In the distance he can hear Sitting Bull's braves pounding on their drums.

He turns to a little Geordie soldier in his ranks, "Listen" he says, "they have war drums."

The Geordie replies, "Why, man! The effin', thievin' ba*tards..."

Capt. Teach

04-01-10, 02:09 AM

Heheheh,

Good one Jimbuna. That particular history line was found by us [as well as 100,000,000 others in the world ;)] at my place of work. We laughed quite a bit and then posted it on the notice board.

For those of you that want to give it a go ... go to www.google.com (http://www.google.com) then type in the search box French Military Victories. After you do that make sure to click the box I'm feeling lucky. Takes you to a fake page with a link. Pretty funny stuff we thought.

[However, I can also understand how it might upset some.]

Capt. Teach

04-01-10, 02:35 AM

Here is one that you all might enjoy:

My father was out one day driving for enjoyment [don't ask it is just one of those things he does]. He pulled into a Mom and Pop type diner, sat down at the bar counter and ordered his lunch. Shortly thereafter, a State Police Officer enters the diner and my father asks the officer to join him.

The officer sits down and they start talking. During the course of the conversation, the officer relates the following:

You know, yesterday I was sitting out on the highway running radar on this back-highway all day long. Now, I know people speed like mad down that particular stretch of road but I was unable to clock anyone speeding at all. I was bored and a little frustrated because I just knew people were letting each other know I was out there. In any event, right near the end of my shift I clock this car traveling 110 mph in a 55 mph zone. Triumphant, I turned on my lights activated my siren and pulled the offender over. I was feeling rather cocky that I finally had caught someone and I sauntered up to the driver side door. Inside I saw a young man of about 20 and I said,

"Sir, I've been waiting for you allllllllll day."

To which the kid replied,

"I'm sorry officer .... I got here as fast as I could."

The officer informed my father he started laughing and just couldn't bring himself to ticket the kid. Let him go with a warning.

*Disclaimer*

My father told me this story. I dunno if it's true or not it could be just another one of his jokes.

Jimbuna

04-01-10, 07:36 PM