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France Demands Return of the Statue of Liberty
bbspotnews ^
| 3/13/03
| Brian Briggs
Posted on 03/15/2003 11:12:40 AM PST by Rebelbase
Paris - France has invoked a long forgotten clause to demand that the Statue of Liberty be returned.
The people of France sent Lady Liberty as a gift to the people of the United States in 1886, but the recent row between the countries over Iraq has them rethinking their present. A graduate student in history, Jean Renault, at the École Centrale Paris uncovered a document which gives France the right to recall the gift under certain conditions.
"It says right here," said Renault pointing to the aged document, "that if America drops below a certain level on the Franklin Scale (an international measure of a country's liberty and freedoms) that France can demand the statue back."
Jacques Chirac glowed with excitement at the discovery. "Finally, the Americans will feel the wrath of the French. We plan on putting the statue in Eurodisney, or giving it to a more freedom-loving country like North Korea."
Chirac also warned that if the statue is not returned that France would "vigorously enforce its patent on French Fries, and send all its good red wine to Germany." Economists believe such moves would cripple an already weak American economy.
The news infuriated many Americans. Karl Cabot of Waukesha, Wisconsin said, "You know I sorta remember reading about a clause like that before, but I say screw the Frenchies. The statue should stay in Washington D.C. where it belongs!"
President Bush vehemently opposed the request. "America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. It says so in our constitution. God bless America."
A recent poll showed that Americans favored renaming the statue to the Statue of Quasi-Liberty, or The Torch Lady in order to keep the monument in New York harbor.
Tony Blair suggested a compromise in which the Statue of Liberty would be left exactly where it is and France would "bugger off."
TOPICS: Extended News; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: antifrenchhumor; ignorance
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"I say screw the Frenchies"
LOL!
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:12:41 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
To: Sir Gawain
ping.
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:12:59 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:15:32 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(The U.N. is now officially irrelevant! The building is for Sale!!!)
To: Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
LOL...Come and get it Frenchies!
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:16:29 AM PST
by
mystery-ak
(Saddam...your time is almost up..my hubby and son are on their way to kick your a$$ out of Baghdad!)
To: Rebelbase
A recent poll showed that Americans favored renaming the statue to the Statue of Quasi-Liberty, or The Torch Lady in order to keep the monument in New York harbor.LOL! Thanks for the post.
To: areafiftyone
Hehehehe! Thanks for the picture. LMAO. A sense of humor will get us all through I hope. LOL
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:20:51 AM PST
by
LaGrone
To: Diogenesis
that is a wonderful image - who did it?
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:21:28 AM PST
by
demosthenes the elder
(scum will never cease to be scum - why must that be explained to anyone?)
To: mystery-ak
Thet Statue is on our soil, and anyone who tries to force a simple issue as this is truley an enemy of the United States.
The time has come to think about freeing the French from Muslim rule!
Ops4 God BLess America!
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:21:53 AM PST
by
OPS4
To: Rebelbase
No dice, France, but we'll return your cheese and wine. In fact, I wouldn't be opposed to stuffing it up Chirac's backside except that he would probably like it.
To: Rebelbase
We should be able to reduce The Statue to a form that would be suitable for overnight express delivery by B1.
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:23:54 AM PST
by
FreePaul
To: Rebelbase
I would have thought BSN or the Onion.
5.56mm
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:24:21 AM PST
by
M Kehoe
To: Rebelbase
Does this mean we can give France back to Germany?
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:24:48 AM PST
by
SpaceBar
To: areafiftyone
Nice morph. I'd like to see a smoother version (more frames). I used to do an occasional morph back in another life as a video producer.
To: M Kehoe
Its in in same vein as those.
To: Diogenesis
BUMP
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:25:48 AM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Take charge of your destiny, or someone else will)
To: Rebelbase
OK--and we get the country that American blood saved last century.
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:26:03 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(Dems lie 'cause they have to)
To: Rebelbase
It is hereby decreed, that any and all articles about France, or anything french posted in FR, must be accompanied by a prominently displayed French flag.
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:26:17 AM PST
by
Luis Gonzalez
(Is that a runny nose, or is your upper lip a bit sweaty?)
To: Rebelbase
Sorry Froggies no can do. She ain't french no more. We trimmed her armpit hair and send back her braids.
She's had to many american men and she is not a cross dresser like yo french seem to be.
Besides to take her you will have to face the Long island Cub Scout Pack #124 and you could not take the carnage.
Give it up maybe you can have the Michelin Blimp. Its alot like you all, fat, out of shape, has lofty ambitions, lightweight and full of hot air.
To: areafiftyone
After Iraq, Chirac!
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posted on
03/15/2003 11:27:40 AM PST
by
Luis Gonzalez
(Is that a runny nose, or is your upper lip a bit sweaty?)
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