> >Hey Jim,
> >who was it giving a *FRENCH* name to his daughter?
>
> 41 years ago, who was to know ?:-)
Well, Eisenhower did say, "Never trust the French", but I guess we needed a reminder.
"I would rather have the German army in front of me than the French army behind me." -- Gen. G. Patton
WII veterans had another saying - "When the Germans fired, the British ducked. When the British fired, the Germans ducked. When the Americans fired, everybody ducked."
A captured Japanese soldier was asked who is the best at jungle warfare.
"The British", he said.
"What about the Americans", he was asked.
"The Americans don't fight in the jungle. They destroy the jungle, then they fight."
Well, they were on the right side in 1776
He'd had to deal with De Gaulle
Not a joke; rather accurate assessment.
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