Bastille Day

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How many Frenchmen does it take to change a light bulb? One. He holds the bulb and all of Europe revolves around him.
The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we found truffles in Iraq. - Dennis Miller
As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure. -Jacques Chirac, former President of France. Rush Limbaugh: As far as France is concerned, you're right.
France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes." —Mark Twain
I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me. - General George S. Patton
Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion. - Norman Schwartzkopf
We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it. - Marge Simpson
The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee. - Regis Philbin
The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True, you can sit outside in Paris and drink little cups of coffee, but why this is more stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whiskey I don't know. - P.J O'Rourke
You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940's who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it. - John McCain, US Senator from Arizona.
Bon Mots that almost got away:

An old saying: Raise your right hand if you like the French. Raise both hands if you are French.
Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to keep France.

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[TomSudz]

We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it. - Marge Simpson

I had a little mirror with that on it on my wall locker in Iraq!