You could have heard a pin drop.

It seems it is the greatest pleasure for people internationally to make fun of or harrass American Citizens.

Here are some examples of jaw droppingly good responces to this:

When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was
asked by
the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example
of empire building' by George Bush.

He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United
States has sent many of its fine young men and women
into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return
is enough to bury those that did not return.'

You could have heard a pin drop.




There was a conference in France where a number of
international engineers were taking part, including French
and American. During a break, one of the French engineers
came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest
dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft
carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What
does he intended to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our
carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several
hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply
emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they
have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000
people three meals a day, they can produce several
thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each
day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in
transporting victims and injured to and from their flight
deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

A few more I had to post:

A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference
that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian,
Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception,
he found himself standing with a large group of Officers
that included personnel from most of those countries.
Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped
their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that,
whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn
only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have
to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking
French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe
it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans
arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.



Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in
Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his
passport in his carry on.
'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs officer
asked sarcastically.
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France
previously
Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.'
The American said, "'The last time I was here, I didn't have to
show it.
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports
on arrival in France !'
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard
look. Then he quietly explained, "'Well, when I came ashore
at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country,
I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop


These came to me in an email, which I won't post that persons personal info,
so, I don't have sources for you, but you get the point.


Now, lets hear it for the ATS Dancer's:

Damn French! This thread makes my eyeballs hurt. Ow.

Anyone remember that old horror flick "Freddy's Dead" ?

Carlos is the first victim. In his nightmare, Freddy steals his hearing aid and replaces it with some kind of strange organism that elevates Carlos’ hearing a hundred fold. Now even the drop of a pin sends the boy into fits of agony. Freddy accentuates the trauma by first dropping a palm full of noisy nails on the ground and then scraping his claws across a blackboard. He then attacks Carlos directly by plunging a long cotton swab into his ear, shoving it through his head until it comes out the other side. Freddy drops a single pin, it's almost too much. Then Freddy gets a BOX of pins and drops them over the edge, they hit the ground in slow-mo, the agony becomes so great that Carlos’ head explodes. One piggy down.

[edit on 23-5-2008 by telepath]

reply to post by mrmonsoon


Excellent post, mrmonsoon. If I had to choose a favorite, it would be the elderly gentleman at customs checkin.

Starred and flagged.

lol good stuff nice and patriotic! Keep em commin if you get more!

Woot to second BS lines!

Starred and Flagged!!!!

What a wonderful rant... It is so refreshing to read a rant that is not just pure complaining..

Enjoyable and entertaining and well.... True...

Oh yeah...

GO DANCERS!!!

Semper

One of the best threads I have ever read on this thing! I'm flagging it so that as soon as I come across one, I can add it here.

sounds good in theory. Of course we all know those stories are made up and patriotic. Another way for us to give up our freedoms and salute the american flag. You must be a republican, because no one likes Bush and at this point I agree with the french. it's all propaganda, trying to sell the military as somekind of world hero. I don't support the troops or the war. but it was nice that you used Kenny Rogers references.