French Losers
Well I say "Vive la France!"....
British food is indeed utter cr@p compared to French!
So we'll have the gurning Bliar and his slimy cohorts congratulating themselves on bringing people who run, jump or throw things to London in 2012.
I just hoped that the overpriced $hithole of a capital is adequate enough to impress all the visitors.
British food is indeed utter cr@p compared to French!
So we'll have the gurning Bliar and his slimy cohorts congratulating themselves on bringing people who run, jump or throw things to London in 2012.
I just hoped that the overpriced $hithole of a capital is adequate enough to impress all the visitors.
Personally I could not give a toss but I am so glad the French didn't get it. As for me I am going to make sure I am away from all the fuss. For all they say GB STILL WONT win many medals ???
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I hate to say this but I think Chirac said those nasty things on purpose ... I mean can anyone see the advantages? All I can see is shed loads of money being spent in a place that doesn't really need it for two weeks worth of fannying around. It's crowded enough already in the smoke now imagine it during the olympics.
Just watch Uncle Ken stretch the Congestion Chargeing Zone to maximise income during the games.
Just wonder how many visitors to the games will not leave and just disappear, never to be seen again.
Just wonder how many visitors to the games will not leave and just disappear, never to be seen again.
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BEagle,
"I just hoped that the overpriced $hithole of a capital is adequate enough to impress all the visitors."
You're confused old chap, Paris LOST and London won. Hope that helps to clear it up for you.
"I just hoped that the overpriced $hithole of a capital is adequate enough to impress all the visitors."
You're confused old chap, Paris LOST and London won. Hope that helps to clear it up for you.
BEagle.
I lived in France for three years (out in the sticks) and can assure you that much of french 'cuisine' leaves a lot to be desired! Yes, I have had some good meals (not great, good) in French restaurants and in French homes, but I've also some total c~~p. In the UK I've also nearly eaten c~~p, but usually at less money than in the French provinces. France is a great country - shame about the French!
I lived in France for three years (out in the sticks) and can assure you that much of french 'cuisine' leaves a lot to be desired! Yes, I have had some good meals (not great, good) in French restaurants and in French homes, but I've also some total c~~p. In the UK I've also nearly eaten c~~p, but usually at less money than in the French provinces. France is a great country - shame about the French!
Blair flew to Singapore and back in a 48hr slog, in the middle of which he met and shook hands with every member of the IOC, knowing on his return he's hosting the G8 summit.
Well done him. That's what a PM should be able to do - and he did. Rubbing Chirac's nose in the proverbial while he did it is just a small added bonus....
As far as the budget goes, it's about time we spent some money on sporting venues and our Capital - well done London!!
Well done him. That's what a PM should be able to do - and he did. Rubbing Chirac's nose in the proverbial while he did it is just a small added bonus....
As far as the budget goes, it's about time we spent some money on sporting venues and our Capital - well done London!!
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If it was tied, Dr Rogge (a Belgium) would not have had the casting vote. It would have been decided by the Executive Board of the IOC - a 16 member panel, on which Dr Rogge sits but does not vote ... i.e. 15 members, so a decision would have been made.
Oh and here's something .... Paris tried for 1992 and lost. They tried for 2008 and lost. They tried for 2012 and lost. To use a para-phrase of Mr G W Bush ... "The French don't have a word for deja vu"
Jordan
Oh and here's something .... Paris tried for 1992 and lost. They tried for 2008 and lost. They tried for 2012 and lost. To use a para-phrase of Mr G W Bush ... "The French don't have a word for deja vu"
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ah.. Now you know what all that guff about saving dying africans was about? I wonder how many votes they all had between them? Unfortunately they don't know Bliar as well as we do - Thanks for your vote old boy, now do me a personal favour and get stuffed...
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BEagle,
You are, once again, the beacon in the wilderness of ill-informed xenophobic paranoia.
Let us not forget the Free French Squadrons who fought with the RAF in the Dark days before the USA entered the War.
Let us also remember General LeClerc who, having fought his way up from Lake Chad to join Montgomery at Alam Halfa, when asked what he required to bring Units up to combat strength replied "Deux Camion, Trois Mittraleuse".
Sorry Fellows.
That's 2 Trucks and 3 Machine Guns. Oh,and they held their positions until the 8th Army had finished its consolidation.
Oh, finally.
It was the French Commando's who took the left flank and assaulted the town of Ouistraheim on D-Day.
You are, once again, the beacon in the wilderness of ill-informed xenophobic paranoia.
Let us not forget the Free French Squadrons who fought with the RAF in the Dark days before the USA entered the War.
Let us also remember General LeClerc who, having fought his way up from Lake Chad to join Montgomery at Alam Halfa, when asked what he required to bring Units up to combat strength replied "Deux Camion, Trois Mittraleuse".
Sorry Fellows.
That's 2 Trucks and 3 Machine Guns. Oh,and they held their positions until the 8th Army had finished its consolidation.
Oh, finally.
It was the French Commando's who took the left flank and assaulted the town of Ouistraheim on D-Day.
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Just watched it all on the 10 o clock News.
The silence in Paris when the announcement was made, aaah, wonderful !
Oh how I would love to be there when Chirac meets Bliar
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The silence in Paris when the announcement was made, aaah, wonderful !
Oh how I would love to be there when Chirac meets Bliar
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Ok, Blair ain't my cup of tea but just imagine how difficult was it for him to keep a straight face when he "welcomed" Chirac to Gleneagles.....
....I'll bet he could have won an Oscar nomination.
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....I'll bet he could have won an Oscar nomination.
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Can't believe I'm going to write this....
Slightly disappointed at the touches of xenophobia expressed dans les postes above. Sometimes I think that we have more in common with the French mil than the US mil, having worked extensively with both.
Anyway, trust Chirac will be served BEEF WELLINGTON on his arrival?!
Slightly disappointed at the touches of xenophobia expressed dans les postes above. Sometimes I think that we have more in common with the French mil than the US mil, having worked extensively with both.
Anyway, trust Chirac will be served BEEF WELLINGTON on his arrival?!
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Meanwhile, back in Londres... I was delighted to see the Dead Sparrows spurt le Tricolor across the city. They left the smoke on as they departed the scene of the crime to the north-west of my gaff, doing as fine a fly-past of my Holloway balcony as I imagine they bestow to Buck House.
I didn't wave. My white gloves were in the wash.
But, as somebody asked, what were they doing beforehand? Where were they hanging around waiting for the word, and what would they have done had Paris got the nod? Were Patrouille De France loitering above the Louvre, or the Thunderbirds pootling over Poughkeepsie?
Whatever, it was a very splendid gesture. Somebody had their brain switched on - and it'll be a bold bod in the MOD who signs their death warrant before 2012.
R
(PS - the Beeb decided that the spectacle was more edifying than a live interview with the Minister for the Olympics.
Watch for the cuts.)
I didn't wave. My white gloves were in the wash.
But, as somebody asked, what were they doing beforehand? Where were they hanging around waiting for the word, and what would they have done had Paris got the nod? Were Patrouille De France loitering above the Louvre, or the Thunderbirds pootling over Poughkeepsie?
Whatever, it was a very splendid gesture. Somebody had their brain switched on - and it'll be a bold bod in the MOD who signs their death warrant before 2012.
R
(PS - the Beeb decided that the spectacle was more edifying than a live interview with the Minister for the Olympics.
Watch for the cuts.)
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you can't get away with that one, I'm afraid .... none of the banter here can be construed as racist by any stretch of the imagination - nationalistic, mais oui, jingoistic, peut-etre - racist? mais non....
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Personnally I don't particularly understand our nation's hatred of the French. They get a lot of things right. Take Eurofighter/Rafale. Rather than fannying around trying to appease our Euro allies and coming out with a massive compromise, over budget and late, they just cracked on and created what they wanted. We should learn from them.
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ps Check out the French ladies. ......lovely.
Plum
ps Check out the French ladies. ......lovely.