Boycott Grinds on Against French Food, Wine, Travel (Frogs hurting)

USA TODAY ^ | May 1, 2003

[Desparado]

There is a great Spanish wine called "Rioja" which is as good as or better than most of the French Bordeaus. You can get it at any liquor store or wine store for about $10-15. We have been drinking it for some time because it is good and cheaper than the French Wines. Try it I'm sure you will enjoy.

[goodnesswins]

In case anyone needs a reminder:


"Fat Bastard" wine
AEMC
Air France
Airbus
Alcatel
Alexis Lichine
Analog Way
Aqualung
Athlete's Foot stores
Aventis
Aventis
Axa Financial
Axson
Baby Bel (Vache Qui Rit)
Baccarat
Bank of the West
BF Goodrich
BF Goodrich Tires (owned by
Bic
Bonne Maman Cookies
Bonne Maman preserves
Boucheron
Business Objects
Cacherel
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
Cartier
Cast Software
Celine
Certain-Teed
Chanel
Chateau Margaux
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Chateau Petrus
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Cheddite shotgun shells
Cheese …. Product of France label food/bev
Christian Dior
Christian LaCroix clothing
Citroen
Clarins
Cleveland Golf
Cloudy Bay
Club Med
Cointreau
Courvoisier
Crystal
Cuisinart
Dannon
Dannon Yogurt…. Product of France label food/bev
Dassault
Daume
Dermablend
DFS
DMC
Dom Perignon
Donna Karan (DKNY)
Doprint
Dosatron
Dynastar
Elf
Elysee writing implements
Etap Hotel
Evian water…. Product of France label food/bev
Fendi
Fina gasoline
Fina
First Hawaiian Bank
FJA AG
Flying, and many more)
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Fred
Fresh
Gaulloises
George DuBoeuf Wines
Georgio Armani Parfum
Gerbe Paris
Gitzo
Givenchy
Grand Marnier
Grey Goose
Hachette Fillipacchi Media (owns Woman's Day, Elle, Boating, Car & Driver, Premiere, Popular Photography, American Photo,
Hella model kits
Heller model kits
Hennessey
Hermes
Holland & Holland Shotguns (submitted by Jed Babbin, who knows a thing or two about hunting...as visitors to our Joke Page will learn!)
Ibis
Ilog
Infogrames (which owns Atari, MicroProse, GTGames and Hasbro computer games)
Jeanneau/Benneteau
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Joseph Drouhin
Karl Storz Endoscopie France SA
KB Homes
La Farge
La Prairie
La Roche-Posay
Lacoste
Lafarge Calcium Aluminates (SECAR)
Lalique
Lancome
Lancome
Lanvin
Lassafre (Red Star Yeast)
Le Coq Sportif sporting goods
Le Creuset
Lectra CAD/CAM
Les Halles Steakhouses
Limoges
Loreal Make-up
L'Oreal Paris
Louis Vuitton
Lu (cookies)
LVMH-Donna Karan clothing
Maille Mustard
Matrix Essentials
Mavic, Zefal, Look (bikes)
Maybelline
Mephisto shoes
Mercure
MGE UPS Systems
Miami Cruiseline Services
Michelin
Moet-Chandon
Mont Blanc
Motel 6 (yes, French!)
Moulinex
Neopost
Nissan (majority French owned) (NOT REALLY; it's the other way around - Nissan is majority of owner of Renault)
Norton Sandpaper
Novotel
Ondeo Nalco
Orangina
Oscar de la Renta
Pernod Ricard food/bev
Perrier
Perrier water Product of France label food/bev
Perrier-Jouet
Petit Bateau
Peugeot
Prat Art/Europa Inc.
President brie
Proscan
Publicis
Ralph Lauren Fragrances
Red Roof Inns
Redken 5th Avenue
Renault
Ricard
Robert King Music Sales
Roderer
Roquefort cheese (it cannot be called Roquefort unless French, hence "bleu" if of other origin)
Rossignon
Sagem
Salomon Skis
Schlumberger
Sephora
Sodexho Soc Gen. clothing
Sofitel Hotels (Including Red Roof Inns)
Solomon (Skis)
Sorrento Lactalis
Sparkletts Water
Spaw Glass
Square D
Suitehotel
Taylor Made
Thalassa
Thierry Mugler
Thomson/RCA
Total gasoline
UbiSoft Computer Games
Ugima Stainless Steel
Ungaro
Uniroyal
Valrhona chocolate
Varilux
Veuve Cliquot
Vichy
Vie de France
Vittel
Vivendi (owns Universal, at least for a bit longer) (also owns USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel, Newsworld International & Trio cable networks; Studios USA - producers of Jerry Springer and the Law & Order franchise; Spencer's Gifts stores; Sierra and Blizzard Software; MP3.com; and the Universal Studios theme parks)
Vivendi-Seagram audio visual
Volvic
Vuarnet
Waterman Pens
Wine & Champagne… Product of France label food/bev
Yves Rocher
Yves St. Laurent
Zig-Zag Rolling Papers
Zodiac inflatable boats

[stboz]

Try an Argentinian Malbec. Not French and really affordable.

[JHrules]

It's not the name or label of a product, it's the land the product comes from. I, had wonderful french toast today made from a friends fresh chicken eggs and homemade honeyoat bread. The only thing missing wash fresh milk, but hey i dont live near a dairy. Yes, I still call it french toast. I havent heard any good catchy new names for it yet. How bout Louisiana toast, or eggs-over-loaf...

[hoot2]

"Other than Commiefornians and Bostonians, who will listen???? "

if they want to get thru to kalifornicans; they better espeech espanish...

[ETERNAL WARMING]

''We're going to talk directly to the American people,'' says Robin Massee, a tourism spokeswoman

I certainly hope she comes to talk to me. I'd be delighted to clue her in. :0)

[Dan12180]

We have a nisson 240sx with over 200K miles on it and it is still running great. It's time to look for another car in the next few months and I'm in a bind. I am boycoting the French but this is the best made car we have ever had. Our previous cars were all American made (Ford, Chevy, Dodge)and after 100k miles they all had problems.

In 1986 we bought a brand new Dodge and it had a design-flaw in the front-end steering/transmission and and with 200 miles on it, the warranties wouldn't cover it. It ran until 80k miles but it didn't run well. After being burned I am wary of buying another American made car.

Suggestions? We are looking for a car that is fun to drive, comfortable, and very dependable.

[JHrules]

wqas scanning posts, um a little late maybe but try a Saturn, American made, cheap and very sound. I bought mine used with 80K miles. It has 145k miles now and I have had no major work done, only tuneups, oil, brake job, new calipurs in back at 130k, and a shift cable. all in all I have had the car 4 years and have spent about $1500 to maintain it. That is less then $400 a year ($30/month).

[JoeSixPack1]

Their not hurtin' as much as they say they are. Remember, first off this is France. They're full of crap. 10% is a drop, a trickle, nada. They make it sound as if their entire economy is based on American sales of, well, everything. It's not. But they're greeding little b-stards. Americans are an easy mark for a quick buck, generous tippers and usually easily accomodated.

But NOWHERE, YET, INSOFARASNOW, CURRENTLY, has any Frog hinted at or flat out apologized for globally campaigning against our servicemen and woman.

To french commerce, it's purely a capitalistic problem. What they haven't figured out yet is that this boycott is on a moralistic plain. Commerce is our chosen weapon.

You think libs are funny when they lose, wait till france starts cluckin' and coughin' and showering our airwaves with "feed france" commercials or something close.
So far, it's just a meow, and a whine.

Bring on the hairy armpit commercials!!!!!