‘Cheese-eating surrender-monkeys’ lose business due to US boycott

europemedia.net ^ | 13/02/2003

[new cruelty]

French online cheese boutique, Fromage.com, is receiving a raft of e-mails from irate US customers who may like the cheese, but take offence at France’s position on Iraq, in what seems to be the start of an unofficial boycott of French goods, according to a report from Reuters.

While American lawmakers are drafting legislation to impose sanctions on French water and wine because of the country’s demand that a case for war against Iraq has yet to be made, and her hawkish columnists are calling France a nation of ‘cheese-eating surrender-monkeys,’ Main Street, USA has stopped ordering French cheese online.

Orders for Fromage.com have declined considerably, says the report, but Marc Refabert, the owner of the internet fromagerie, is not moved. "You've got to be adult. I don't think it's a very well thought-through reaction," said Refabert.

He expects the Americans will climb down in a few months, saying that French cheese just tastes too good.

[Barnacle]

He expects the Americans will climb down in a few months, saying that French cheese just tastes too good.

Ha! Who the hell does he think he's dealing with! This guy's got to be Freeped big time!

We don't need no stinkin' French cheese! We got Wisconsin.

[Johnny Gage]

He expects the Americans will climb down in a few months, saying that French cheese just tastes too good

Horse Hockey! I'll take any Wisconsin ro Vermont cheese over your "hoighty toighty nose-in-the-air" cheese.

Marc Refabert decides he's had enough and surrenders his cheese to the USA

Yes.. its a orangutan and a gouda. It's all I could find on short notice.

[deziner]

Oh yes - you can check it out here...
http://www.citroen.mb.ca/june00/50ans2cv/index3.html

[CholeraJoe]

Here's another French Company we can boycott Aventis Pharmaceuticals

Makers of Allegra, Nasacort, Lovenox, Amaryl and Lantus.

[M. Thatcher]

and the funny thing is is france is basically america's oldest ally

You're right. That is hilarious.

The french definition of "ally": faible. Translation: pusillanimous wuss.

[ken5050]

damm, you're good....OK..last one..my first car was my dad's 1954 Packard Carribean coupe....with the gorgeous hood ornamnet..drat, wish I had kept it....course, I wish I had kept my 230SL...but that went in the divorce....

[duckman]

You bet. Provalone melted over Italian bread is teriffic. It also improves the sex drive by putting lead in your pencil. That is if you have a pencil.

[Prof Engineer]

The closest one appears to have the large engine. Must be at least two or three ferrets in that thing.

[rwfromkansas]

Sorry frenchies, all I eat is Kraft singles or chedder squares.

[new cruelty]

Packard Carribean Convertible. This one is a 1955 though.

and... submitted for your review, a 230SL

[Ciexyz]

Non merci, je ne veux pas du fromage.

[deziner]

I think I found what was making it go

[Barnacle]

What do they call that hideous thing? le Cockroach?

[new cruelty]

Year: 1954 Make: Packard Model: Caribbean

That is a nice car.

[Ciexyz]

Wisconsin, cheese capital of America.

Eat American!!!

[new cruelty]

comme vous souhaitez

[rwfromkansas]

They always show up too little too late. They are no longer a true ally also.

[Tennessee_Bob]

French Cheese? Nah - I'll take Kraft singles, thanks.

[rwfromkansas]

French fries are really an American thing now and there is no way I will give those suckers up; it is about the only decent thing to eat in the college cafeteria.