No Amour for France Can France Make Us Love French Fries Again? (Woody Allen Alert!)

Good Morning America ^ | May 30, 2003 | Claire Shipman and Joy Kalfopulos

[fightinJAG]

I think someone should sen dthis thread to the French Ambassador to the U.S.

On second thought, let them waste their money.

These funny little jokes are funny.

[KellyAdmirer]

When asked to feel pity for the French, I think of every snotty thing arrogant Frenchies have said or done to me (more than a few), and I feel pretty about what is going on. For example, I remember being lectured by one back in the 1980s about how only a nuclear freeze would save the world. Heh.

[Paul Atreides]

Remember when the Ireland tourism industry had Martin Sheen doing ads?

[A_perfect_lady]

As far as I am concerned, their losing $500 million is just a drop in the ocean.

Yes. Well, I think my tagline shows the depth of my compassion for France.

[dogbyte12]

If the french thought that Joe Six-Pack would be swayed by Woody Allen... they are as daft as I imagined.

It also brings to the foreground the fact that he took nude photos of his underaged step daughter, started sleeping with her, and took off and married her. Now that may be swell in gay Paris, but I think they need a better PR firm here handling this mess.

[Paul Atreides]

Preferrably, a urinal cake. ;-)

[A_perfect_lady]

"It goes beyond calls for French products," Levitte said. "When you insult the French people, simply because they are French, then it's a kind of racist campaign."

Cough, cough (Israel) cough.

[fightinJAG]

Maybe Sinead O'Connor should do ads for visiting the Vatican.

[McGavin999]

"You know, people in France see that and say, 'How can a great democracy like America be so petty, so absurd?'

We used to think the same thing when we heard all that anti-American rhetoric coming out of france, we didn't take it seriously. We do now.

[fightinJAG]

It is truly incredible, isn't it?

[Paul Atreides]

LOL! I remember reading, a few weeks ago, of Sinead retiring from music. I wasn't aware that she had much of anything from which to retire.

[A_perfect_lady]

Woody Allen? You got to be Sh**ting me. What kind of dumb*$$ thought of that? Must be a #*%&*$& dimorat refuge.

Yeah, brilliant ad campaign, eh? Guess Alec Baldwin was busy.

[fightinJAG]

Those were my thoughts exactly---like when Gary Condit "retired" from politics.

[July 4th]

The best French tourism ad was on SNL last year. I'm sure someone here remembers the link.

[A_perfect_lady]

Hey, I'm sensing a new saying, inspired by France: EAT CAKE AND DIE!

[xJones]

Meanwhile, Americans seem to have been taking perverse pleasure in the humor of it all.

From a country that hires a pervert like Woody Allen and loves Jerry Lewis movies, um, who is perverse?

"You know, people in France see that and say, 'How can a great democracy like America be so petty, so absurd?'

Oh, they have no idea how absurd we can be, after being smacked in the face for the 500th time. They're just so used to getting away with the free smacks that they're surprised we've had enough. Boycot France and all French products. Let the stupid buggers go Muslim as Algeria finally wins.

[jackbill]

Actually, the French could have gotten me more interested if they had contracted Jeffrey Dahmer, rather than that child abusing piece of crap.

[Mr. Silverback]

Saw a clip from this on Fox News Sunday and laughed so hard I almost didn't make it to church.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Meanwhile, Americans seem to have been taking perverse pleasure in the humor of it all.

They got that right!

[Long Cut]

""We may differ on very serious issues — war and peace, pre-emptive war, international law, but is it a good reason to have this campaign of French-bashing?"

Does anyone NEED a reason to bash the French?

"...a kind of racism..."

Seems that, in addition to marking out to Jerry Lewis and Woody Allen, they've added ANOTHER comedian to their crew...Jesse Jackson.

And these ignorant fools wonder why they are taken seriously by no nation on Earth.