Comments on: French Fashion

By: E. Hartman

E. Hartman — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:40:12 +0000

Yawn. All those US or French bashing comments make me very sleepy. By the way, Who was America’s biggest ace during WW1? Eddie Rickenbacker. What did he fly? A Nieuport (6 victories) and a SPAD XIII (20 victories). Both French aircraft. French Author Antoine de Saint Exupery died during a reconnaissance flight over the Mediterranean in July 1944. He was flying a Lockheed P38. An American Aircraft.

By: Flash635

Flash635 — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:04:02 +0000

I’m not American and I’m glad about it, that doesn’t mean I hate America.

By: Paws4thot, the PK Booty Caller.

Paws4thot, the PK Booty Caller. — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:01:11 +0000

Deep respect for your Great Uncle.

Not sure I see the relevance to suggesting that DDayJuno isn’t a good name for an American though (other than that DDayGold or DDaySword aren’t either).

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:40:17 +0000

Err. I think he is talking about the Lusitania. America’s entry into WWII was due to the Japanese attacking Pearl Harbour and due to the treay obligations between Germany and Japan, since the US declared war against Japan, they also declared it against Germany. It’s a two for one deal. “If you declare one war today, we’ll actually give you two wars for the price of one”. It’s much the same as what happened during the Winter War in Finland. As the Finns were defending against Russian Invasion, Germany went on their side. However since Germany went on the Finns side, Britain went on the side of Russia (wrongly as the Finns actually did nothing wrong apart from defend their country against invasion) purely because the friend of our enemy is our enemy. We provided no aid, no troops, didn’t fire any shots, but apparently (according to Jeremy Clarkson on QI) this was the first time that two democracies actually fought against each other.

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:27:52 +0000

As did Britain. My great uncle served on the Arctic convoys that shipped supplies to the Russians. He was actually injured during a German raid on the convoy he was on.

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:18:07 +0000

From ‘Allo ‘Allo (A British Comedy program set during the Second World War)
Rene: Vive DeGaulle
LeClerc: Who
Rene: DeGaulle. Him with the big hooter
LeClerc: Oh him.

By: Justacarolinian

Justacarolinian — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:55:38 +0000

Yes, your brain is dormant.

By: Justacarolinian

Justacarolinian — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:54:47 +0000

Wwow! I envy the timeliness of your comment.

By: Schmoe

Schmoe — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:17:42 +0000

Brumation

By: Schmoe

Schmoe — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:17:04 +0000

Wwow! I envy you people who actually revel in your own mental illness.

By: DDayJuno

DDayJuno — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:14:42 +0000

Did you miss the bit where all of the landing crafts were American made? Or the fact that it isn’t that impressive that ONE country has 40% of the invading troops and three countries had the remaining 60%? If the British, Commonwealth, and Free French were so capable by themselves, why did they wait until the Americans came to try and free Europe?

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:25:39 +0000

This seems like as good a place to hang this comment as any of your other posts. Juno was the Canadian (primarily) beach on D-Day; if you’re as American as you act, change your name to Omaha or Utah!

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:21:44 +0000

Did you miss the bit wher better than 60% of the invading troops on D-Day were British, Commonwealth, and Free French? Or where we were half-way to Caen before you even got off the beachheads?

By: DDayJuno

DDayJuno — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:07:00 +0000

And America supplied Russia with the materials it needed to win their part of the war. The whole reason D-Day happened was because the ‘Ruskies’ were pushing the U.S. and British for a second front to take the pressure off the U.S.S.R. So, obviously, the ‘communist hordes’ needed a little help breaking the back of the ‘Nazi war machine’.

By: DDayJuno

DDayJuno — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:56:13 +0000

Same with Russia. Russia was allied with Hitler until Hitler turned on them. And no one says that the U.S. contribution in WWII was chivalry. In the Japanese theatre, it was revenge, but in the European theatre, it was more than revenge. Even before Pearl Harbor, FDR was doing everything short of sending troops to Europe. U.S. supplies were what helped Britain stand alone.

By: DDayJuno

DDayJuno — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:51:11 +0000

So you are going to get angry at the Americans for being late about saving your sorry asses? Your father and his siblings should have put at least a LITTLE effort into stopping the Germans. It isn’t and was never America’s job to save you. Why should we? We are on another freaking continent. The only reason we EVER entered WWII in the European theatre was because Hitler declared war on us.

By: DDayJuno

DDayJuno — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:46:52 +0000

lateness? LATENESS????? It isn’t America’s job to save Europe from itself! France was arrogant and selfish after WWI and then really surprised when Germany got angry at them. France let itself be overrun in less than a MONTH. America liberated France in less than a YEAR.

By: Obélix

Obélix — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:09:47 +0000

Oh look, some old French guy with a funny hat.
Hahahaha!

Whatever…

By: Echosong

Echosong — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:37:52 +0000

sorry, ive just been laughed and stared at all my years here from some people, and its REALLY annoying. sorry again for the snaps coming from me…

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:24:01 +0000

Lynn isn’t into tea at all so I drink tea infrequently but I still drink it often. I have started stating that I have too much blood in my caffeine system if I am too sluggish in the mornings nowadays.

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:16:14 +0000

smart person (moving from ms *g*)
i grew up on it and raised my kids to drink tea hot or cold. only one can’t handle cold tea, but she drinks hot all winter long. as for the rest of us, sometimes i expect tea to come out when i have blood drawn at the doc’s.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:10:15 +0000

I certainly took my Ice cold sweet tea to IA with me when I moved from MS…

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:02:13 +0000

i take it youdon’t get very far from home then. tea is one of most common beverages in the south, and those of us with southern roots have taken it with us!

By: Forge

Forge — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:56:12 +0000

And if they hadn’t recognized us as a nation in the late 18th century, we’d all be drinking TEA and playing cricket.

By: spookyu

spookyu — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:09:01 +0000

Ahh…meh…oh you caught me, I guess I can start wearing my thong when I leave the house now.

…this dish served with just a hint of fresh *sarcasm*

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:41:24 +0000

Seth! I can relate.. I just started a new job and have been putting in 12 hour days 7 days a week. I’m lucky to grab an hour so I can peruse my favorite site. Anyway, it’s good to see you’re alive and well!

By: Seth

Seth — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:31:58 +0000

Hey Jane! **Huggles back** Good to be back.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:21:52 +0000

SETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*pounces and hugs*
WE MISSED YOU!!!!

By: Seth

Seth — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:09:23 +0000

Eh what now? Charles de Gaulle was a hero of WWI and II, and I’ve never heard anyone comment on his personal character in those terms. My grandfather fought in France during WWII and he had nothing but respect for the Free French forces and their leader.

In other news, hi everyone! I’ve come down from my latest manic phase. Well, not full blown mania, just hyperfocus brought on by cyclothymia and ADHD. This time, the mania was actually job related, and I ended up putting in a bunch of unpaid overtime setting up this sophisticated open source network monitoring system. It’s nice when it coincides with work, but it still means a month or two when I become, for all intents and purposes, unavailable. At least this time the mania wasn’t ‘the history, performance, and tactics of the wooden sailing ship.’ That one lasted for nearly three months, counting all the ship modelling.

By: Mr_K

Mr_K — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:15:47 +0000

Im in Ur comments, wishin bad thingz

By: lowly grunt

lowly grunt — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:19:31 +0000

LOL “queenie” accent

Oh, pish-tosh, old chap.

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:07:41 +0000

Let’s see, where to start.. seriously, the BDU’s they wear are fine. It’s the dress uniform that people laugh at.

By: viking gal

viking gal — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:05:02 +0000

This is a humor site. And not a ‘freedom fries’ site. Chill.

By: viking gal

viking gal — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:04:19 +0000

@Obviosity. “XD” means he/she is laughing. i.e. not homophobic. OK?

By: Badsullix

Badsullix — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:57:20 +0000

‘this is is just for the lulz’

By: Echosong

Echosong — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:52:16 +0000

and whats wrong with it??? what is your problem with french uniforms??? I, for one, am french myself, so WATCH IT!!! jerk….

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:37:44 +0000

Jane, I will agree. I’ve been to numerous countries and if you go with the idea that America isn’t the end-all to everything that is great, you will have a terrific time. I don’t know if this applies to France or not since I’ve never been there.

By: Confoozled

Confoozled — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:07:23 +0000

Great, now I have “In Zombie Lane…” running through my head, and I can’t even remember the words to the original.

In Zombie Lane, do do do do do dododo…”

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:15:35 +0000

Eh, deep down we all know it’s revenge.

By: PortlandMark

PortlandMark — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:14:28 +0000

Oh, excuse me… *MY* knowledge of history fail… I’m late by one world war, sorry…

By: PortlandMark

PortlandMark — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:13:25 +0000

I hate to chime in on the side of the reactionary rude American “We , saved yur butts so you all can kiss ours!” crowd, but in December, 1941, Nazi Germany was still the dominant force in Europe.

By: Confoozled

Confoozled — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:47:45 +0000

Yes, yes, you are right. Walk around with a frown on your face, and you won’t see a whole lot of smiles during your day.
.
I did have a problem loosening up with guys who wanted to flirt with me. Once I realized it was harmless, and they weren’t going to try to make out with me on the subway platform, it was much more fun and less threatening!

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:59:07 +0000

hey, hold on, you’re dead! Dead people can’t talk! Unless…it’s a zombie attack! Zombie rock stars attacking!!!
“Imagine all the zombies, eating people’s brains…”

By: Obviosity

Obviosity — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:51:42 +0000

He had SOMETHING thrust upon him, that’s for sure.

By: Obviosity

Obviosity — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:49:58 +0000

You. Closet. Come out it.

By: Obviosity

Obviosity — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:47:57 +0000

TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

ROFL!

By: John Lennon

John Lennon — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:45:23 +0000

What a bunch of crap. As per usual greed, and false pride were the ingredients for this war, and all wars are stupid and avoidable if eyes are on the tiller, rather than lining pockets with money.

By: Wholesome

Wholesome — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:43:15 +0000

Yeah but if not for the French we couldn’t have won the Revolutionary War and gained independence. We’d all be speaking English right now. . . but with a queeny accent.

By: Wholesome

Wholesome — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:39:08 +0000

Same thing.

By: Wholesome

Wholesome — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:38:41 +0000

Somebody needs to buy him an order of Freedom Fries.