"We surrender" Said the French

[Berethond]

Almost 50% of his army was not French, too.

The same tactic was used by the Romans, too. How does that diminish their military genius?

Military genius is relative.

You know...
I really don't hate the French...
They're just too easy to make fun of.

Your complete ignorance is somewhat as easy to make fun of as it is to bash the French due to them being French.

I can find France on a map.
That puts me ahead of, what, 50% of the other teenagers?

 

[Ultrajoe]

The most impressive proof that the French kick such gigantic amounts of ass is that everyone is so desperate to try and prove otherwise. People forget that nasty habit they had of kicking everyone's asses (the british especially) all over the damn place because 'Hell, we need something to do between making love to all the beautiful women'.

 

[Kingsman]

How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris?

No one knows, it's never been tried.

Why are the French planting trees?

Because Germans like to march in the shade.

Seriously though, the Second World War is famous for a number of things, but primarily for the absolute disastrous leadership of the French military during that war, even if they hadn't been subject to blitzkrieg.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Why does no one ever remember the 30 Years War? I mean, we've already established among the people who don't have their heads up their asses that the French won the 100 Years War, conquered most of Europe in the 19th century, fought Germany to a standstill in WW1, and fell under the blitzkrieg in WWII only to form a sizable and unbelievably badass resistance movement in WWII. France's intervention was what ultimately swung the war against the Holy Roman Empire and the Hapsburgs.

Battle of Hastings, 1066, only war I can think where they but us British, and that was Normandy not the whole of France.

Normans weren't French, they were Viking settlers and Frankish (German) natives.

The name "Normans" derives from "Northmen" or "Norsemen", after the Vikings from Scandinavia who founded Normandy (Northmannia in its original Latin).

That's like saying my neighbors across the street aren't Americans, because they came here from Mexico. The Normans came from Scandinavia, adopted and adapted French culture, and swore vassalage to the French king. They weren't Vikings at that point.

 

[The Austin]

This may have the potential to be the biggest flame war ever.

I'm German and live in Alberta, so I don't exactly like the French. At all.

And your German, so the rest of the world does'nt like you. At all.

Well, they're only jealous.

Your right. We wish could start both world wars too.

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

It's undeserved. They fought their asses off in World War 1 (4% of French people were killed), then when Germany invaded two decades later, they said "screw this" and surrendered. It's pretty understandable, I'd say.

I'd get tired of that too. Thats like Canada pulling out for a year due to lack of manpower and such.

I don't think it's because they surrendered, I think it's because they surrendered to the Nazis.

 

[LockHeart]

Is that a real joke, or did you just make it up?

It's funny, but we did actually win in Ethiopia, so maybe something more appropriate like Greece or North Africa should be in order.

I think it's been around in a number of forms over the years, I can't quite remember where I heard it...

I just thought I'd use Ethiopia because of the whole camels and spears thing in the first war. Bending history in the name of humour, I say! But you're right, the North African campaign would probably be more appropriate.

 

[NeutralDrow]

How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris?

No one knows, it's never been tried.

*cough [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years_War]*

 

[Berethond]

This may have the potential to be the biggest flame war ever.

I'm German and live in Alberta, so I don't exactly like the French. At all.

And your German, so the rest of the world does'nt like you. At all.

Well, they're only jealous.

Your right. We wish could start both world wars too.

There have been nine world wars.

 

[Skeleon]

The German people never started them, a deceitful dictator and England(WW1, they made what would have been a local war into one of the bloodiest ever by intervening on Belgium's behalf) started them.

Well, the Germans didn't start WW1 (the trigger was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand), but they did start WW2.

 

[The Austin]

This may have the potential to be the biggest flame war ever.

I'm German and live in Alberta, so I don't exactly like the French. At all.

And your German, so the rest of the world does'nt like you. At all.

Well, they're only jealous.

Your right. We wish could start both world wars too.

There have been nine world wars.

..............Nuff' said.

 

[Jurassic Rob]

I do like that one joke about them...

I found an old French rifle on eBay. Never been fired, only dropped once.

Love it!

OT: The french are not a nation of cowards. They just really like surrendering!

 

[JemJar]

Almost 50% of his army was not French, too.

The same tactic was used by the Romans, too. How does that diminish their military genius?

Military genius is relative.

You know...
I really don't hate the French...
They're just too easy to make fun of.

Your complete ignorance is somewhat as easy to make fun of as it is to bash the French due to them being French.

I can find France on a map.
That puts me ahead of, what, 50% of the other teenagers?

And 0% of the French.

/snip

And it's simple.
The victory is, in essence, the commander's. And, since the commander was not French, it does not count as a French victory.

I ought to point out that this would mean that English contribution to the second World War was essentially a German victory, given the bloodline of our Royal Family - still technically the top of the armed forces. And vast amounts of the troops deployed worldwide were Canadian, Australian, Indian and Polish. No-one gives them enough love.

Sorry, I don't mean to be getting flamy and personal. But the cheese-eating surrender monkey thing is pretty lame.

 

[space_oddity]

Because they are funny. Its only so funny making fun of British snootiness or American pigheadedness or German reservedness. You need a fresh target, and the pleasure loving "too cool for school" imagine of the french is a funny one.

No one cares about history, they care about whatever stereotype makes the funniest punchline, and i say fair game.

Some people make fun of my Australian laziness, but im too lazy too give a fuck.

 

[Faps]

Battle of Hastings, 1066, only war I can think where they but us British, and that was Normandy not the whole of France.

Normans weren't French, they were Viking settlers and Frankish (German) natives.

The name "Normans" derives from "Northmen" or "Norsemen", after the Vikings from Scandinavia who founded Normandy (Northmannia in its original Latin).

That's like saying my neighbors across the street aren't Americans, because they came here from Mexico. The Normans came from Scandinavia, adopted and adapted French culture, and swore vassalage to the French king. They weren't Vikings at that point.

Nor were they French, they were Normans with their own language and culture that had deep ties to their Norse roots.

 

[thom_cat_]

And the Greenpeace ship fiasco...

 

[Firenz]

It was the French government's lack of fighting spirit and pessimism [EDIT: In WW2] that, as far as I know, has lead to their modern perception for being cowards.

Up until 1936 they were considered to be pretty good soldiers, yes they lost the Franco-Prussian war and their part in the WW1 (apart from as a useful place to fight) is sometimes overlooked, but before these they were considered fearsome opponents.

Anyway, it wouldn't be right if you didn't have a national emnity with at least 3 of your neighbours, and you've got to have a reason to dislike them (apparently).

 

[101194]

They say the French were the first ones to invent Reverse for there tanks, So they could Run away.

 

[spuddyt]

ITT: Epic trolling.