[Yossarian]

Is this too serious a thread for French bashing?

(At this point, French bashing is too easy, and thus isn't good sport....)

[Brilliant]

Hey! The French did not tell us about this in advance!

[cyncooper]

The French angle struck me, too. But if this turns out to have been a real plot that has been thwarted, and the French authorities helped to detect it, I guess we'll have to extend kudos.

[Revolting cat!]

I tell you what: we oughta build a fence and a wall between the US and France like the Isrealis are building over there! Problem solved!

[BraveMan]

Paris - Inspired by the commercial success of the United States Army’s "Boot Camp" video game, the General Staff of the French Army has announced plans to market "Ultimate Surrender," a video game based upon the proud military traditions of the Gauls.

In the game we follow the exploits of Lucky Pierre, an apprentice garlic salesman from Marseilles, as he joins the French Army and begins a rigorous course of combat training.

• The First Level of the game is called "Survival School," and the players have to help Lucky Pierre survive 24 hours without red wine or crème brulé.
• The Second Level is "Capitulation," and the goal here is to see which player can have Lucky Pierre surrender the fastest without firing a shot or getting his uniform dirty.
• Level Three is "Collaboration." Here the players battle to see who can collect the largest numbers of pairs of nylon stockings and packages of chocolates by having Lucky Pierre perform sexual favors for members of the occupying forces.
• Level Four is "Be Ungrateful to America for Rescuing Your Sorry French Ass Once Again." In this extremely challenging part of the game contestants vie with one another to see who can make Lucky Pierre behave in the surliest manner when the United States inevitably comes to the rescue of the defeated French.
• The Final Level is "Pretending to Have Been in the Resistance." Here contestants compete in a battle of tall tales and whoppers as they try to protect Lucky Pierre from treason charges.

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[Dane]

(At this point, French bashing is too easy, and thus isn't good sport....)

French bashing is always good sport. I don't remember anybody having "schadenfreude" over bashing for years the football team from the "frenchiest" city in America, New Orleans.

[Publius6961]

(At this point, French bashing is too easy, and thus isn't good sport....)

Fortunately, we still live in a free country and we can all make choices.
What you think doesn't count for much.