[BronzePencil]

it's almost too easy to make fun of the French

[MikefromOhio]

hmmm....

Let me guess, the French captain surrendered in light of the fact that the Pakistani ship damaged his ship more than his ship damaged the Pakistani one?

[TADSLOS]

There was visible damage across 30 feet of the French vessel's hull, the organizers said. The Pakistani ship was only superficially damaged.

So many analogies, so little time...

[Gunrunner2]

>>The French frigate struck the port side of the Pakistani support ship, which was already moored,<<

and promptly surrendered.

[Arpege92]

"There was visible damage across 30 feet of the French vessel's hull."

So it's an improvement!

[Dallas59]

MUSLIMS RIOT!!!!!

[SIDENET]

it's almost too easy to make fun of the French

Yes, but it's still fun.

:-)

[Hodar]

The French frigate struck the port side of the Pakistani support ship, which was already moored, the organizers said.

I have $10 that says the French Captain blamed the Pakistani for being in the way.

[cmsgop]

The Pakistani Ship should check itself to make sure the French Ship did not give it Herpes.......

[MikefromOhio]

[SW6906]

Ping!

[SandRat]

Now I can Just Imagine the Harbor Master Police investigating the Harbor Hit-N-Run and writing the Ticket. Telling the Offending Ships' Master he has to go back to Mastering School before his Court date to keep points off his license and prevent his insurance from going up!

All the While the struck vessel's Master is yelling "Whiplash! You'll be hearing from my Lawyer!"

ROTFLOL

[DTogo]

There was visible damage across 30 feet of the French vessel's hull

Nothing that can't be patched up with some "Plaster of Paris" and a few pages from the Quran... ;^)

[OldFriend]

We expect nothing less from the french.

[mad_as_he$$]

With that much damage they probably traded smells. Yikes a mixture of French and Paki. NYC already is a smell capitol!

[Rockpile]

Was there an American harbor pilot "driving" the French ship?

Were harbor tugs connected to the Jean Bart?

Typical urinalist fact gathering and reportage.

[hershey]

The French are having a bad week. Today's negative EU Constitution vote and the preposterous comments about ramming the vote down their throats again and again until they get it right. Now this. Thank you, France. The US needed a good laugh.

[gorush]

The French captain's excuse was that the mooring facilities required that he travel forward, a maneuver for which the French receive little training.

[Madame Dufarge]

it's almost too easy to make fun of the French

How true, let's pile on:

"The new French nuclear carrier "Charles de Gaulle" has suffered from a seemingly endless string of problems since it was first conceived in 1986. The 40,000 ton ship has cost over four billion dollars so far and is slower than the steam powered carrier it replaced. Flaws in the "de Gaulle" have led it to using the propellers from it predecessor, the "Foch," because the ones built for "de Gaulle" never worked right and the propeller manufacturer went out of business in 1999. Worse, the nuclear reactor installation was done poorly, exposing the engine crew to five times the allowable annual dose of radiation. There were also problems with the design of the deck, making it impossible to operate the E-2 radar aircraft that are essential to defending the ship and controlling offensive operations. Many other key components of the ship did not work correctly, including several key electronic systems. The carrier has been under constant repair and modification. The "de Gaulle" took eleven years to build (1988-99) and was not ready for service until late 2000. It's been downhill ever since. The de Gaulle is undergoing still more repairs and modifications. The government is being sued for exposing crew members to dangerous levels of radiation."

How NOT to build an aircraft carrier

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

"Swiftboat vet, John 'F'ing FrankenSkerry, had gotten on board by wind surfing and was piloting the vessel at the time."