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Spitfire of ATJ

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30. I'm old enough to remember when it was the Italians who were the butt of surrender jokes....

Reply to Rose Siding (Reply #29)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 02:44 PM

Jan 2015

The French were members of the Underground and real fighters.

Let's face it. The Right Wing hates the French because of their rampant homophobia (This notion that all Frenchmen are gay) and because they seem too damn free. (Liberal)

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K&R!!! napkinz Jan 2015 #1

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Heartbreaking and magnificent. K&R n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #7

A sad and fitting tribute. herding cats Jan 2015 #8

"Safe" Tribute Nobel_Twaddle_III Jan 2015 #9

That was my first thought as well. Shemp Howard Jan 2015 #13

You want them to be provoking.... AlbertCat Jan 2015 #19

Way too safe, IMO. nt Ilsa Jan 2015 #14

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Beautiful and heartbreaking MissDeeds Jan 2015 #11

I hope everyone takes note of the right wing haters trashing France again.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #12

I hope everyone takes note of the left wing trashing France again... Rose Siding Jan 2015 #29

I'm old enough to remember when it was the Italians who were the butt of surrender jokes.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #30

I have also heard the talking heads TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2015 #15

I'll keep saying it, "Don't get mad, get even" Pantagruelsmember Jan 2015 #16

Now THAT would be sweet. pangaia Jan 2015 #18

Oh great! AlbertCat Jan 2015 #20

A sharp response is not the same as "revenge". nt Shemp Howard Jan 2015 #23

"Don't get mad.... get even".... AlbertCat Jan 2015 #24

It's not revenge Pantagruelsmember Jan 2015 #27

Excellent!!! oldandhappy Jan 2015 #17

K&R. Paladin Jan 2015 #21

C'est magnifique! n/t VA_Jill Jan 2015 #25

Excellent! calimary Jan 2015 #26

"A living man can be enslaved and reduced to the historic condition of an object. jtuck004 Jan 2015 #28