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Old 02-24-09, 04:24 PM   #1
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And Admiral de Grasse. All of the above is true.

It's still fun to make jokes though.
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Old 02-24-09, 04:34 PM   #2
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If we makes jokes about the French it's only because we love them so. Teasing ones friends (sometimes called "ball busting") is practically a national pastime.
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If we makes jokes about the French it's only because we love them so. Teasing ones friends (sometimes called "ball busting") is practically a national pastime.
Absolutely right. It's a form of cultural expression here, the same way surrendering is in France
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If we makes jokes about the French it's only because we love them so. Teasing ones friends (sometimes called "ball busting") is practically a national pastime.
Isn't that so.
French and Americans, a nice love-hate relationship.
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Old 02-24-09, 04:47 PM   #5
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Look who's talking!

"Any time two Italians get together, you immediately have three new political parties!"
-a friend of mine (whose grandfather came from Sicily)
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