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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: danny76 on May 12, 2010, 03:13:55 AM
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In 1989 an elderly American man and his wife arrived at Charles de Gaule Airport for their fiftieth anniversary treat.
They were met at customs by an immaculate Gendarme, who requested their passports.
After some time spent searching the old man was struggling to find his passport, when the frustrated Gendarme asked "Monseur, have you ever been to france before?"
The elderly american replied that he had indeed been to france before.
"well monseur, here in france we always inspect your documentation on arrival, and you must have it immediately to hand, having been here before, you should have known that"
The elderly gent apologised for holding up the line, and said "i have been to france before, but the last time I was here I was landing on Omaha beach, and there were no Frenchmen to be seen to show my papers to"
Red faced gendarme quickly ushered the gent and his wife through without waiting to check their passports. :rock
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ah, I've heard that one before, any clue if it's a true story?
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ah, I've heard that one before, any clue if it's a true story?
Doubt it, something like that doesn't seem like it'd pass you through airline security. Just my opinion though.
Funny none the less. :salute
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Doubt it, something like that doesn't seem like it'd pass you through airline security. Just my opinion though.
Funny none the less. :salute
Never know. It did say in 1989 and security is not like what it is today.
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If you ever go, you simply must tour the many white flag factories. Simply the best in the world!
:salute Oz
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I doubt it is true. The same type joke also exist about the old airline pilot at an German airport.
<edit> found it:
Allegedly the German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They, it is alleged, not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206. Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway." Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven." The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop. Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?" Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now." Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?" Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark,...... and I didn't land."
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If you ever go, you simply must tour the many white flag factories. Simply the best in the world!
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If you ever go, you simply must tour the many white flag factories. Simply the best in the world!
:salute Oz
France was overrun just like Poland, The Netherlands, and Belgium. Yet nobody jokes about them. The British Army was even there fighting along with the French military, together they couldn't stop the German Army. Even Russia was knocked back on it's heels saved only by the fact that their country was so vast and had a population so large that the German wave eventually spent itself in futility. 217,600 French military deaths in WWII. This doesn't count the number of resistance fighters who died during the occupation. Yes by all means go to their country and ask to see the white flag factories.
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Yeah we do. Well I do anyway.
6 years living in Holland and every "Liberation Day" I'd make a point of asking a Cloggie why there were Dutch flags flying all over the country even though I knew full well.....to which the response was "Oh Ja, it isss Liberation Day!"
And my reply was always....."Ok, so why are you flying the Dutch flag?"
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And my reply was always....."Ok, so why are you flying the Dutch flag?"
Unless you took part in the actual liberation of Holland why would you ask that question? I doubt very seriously an Allied veteran that liberated the Dutch would ask why they fly their own flag on such an occasion. He'd probably take pride in their joy knowing his sacrifice and those of his brothers in arms made it possible.
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Unless you took part in the actual liberation of Holland why would you ask that question?
Simple. Because I'm an arrogant, argumentative ****** who got a perverse pleasure out of seeing the steam come out of a Dutchman's ears.
The same reason I took every opportunity to point out Holland has nothing whatsoever, it's a marsh that no other country wanted in the first place. Although that last one is more of a compliment, considering the country has no natural resources (seriously, there are no natural sources of stone, ore or even wood in the whole country) they managed to build a massive trade empire out of.....well, tulips as far as I can tell. That's pretty good going really.
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:rofl Those French jokes are always pretty funny, saddly general lack of education made "average Joe" spread them as facts.
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177 French landed Sword on June 6 at dawn. They were with the British troops during all the engagement and went to support the English parachutists at the beginning of the afternoon. French crews of strategic bombers took part in the bombardments during D-Day and the battle of Normandy. Free France Warships took part in the bombardment of the coast on June 6, 1944 and supplied the landed troops in the days which followed. Ten French soldiers were parachuted over Brittany to carry out sabotage actions.
It is obviously necessary to tell about the actions of the French resistance which made it possible to disturb the German transmissions so as the arrivals of German reinforcements. The role of the French Resistance was essential to win the battle of Normandy, according to Eisenhower.
http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/summary_dday.htm (http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/summary_dday.htm)
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The Resistance was vital to many ops in WW2, especially Overlord. It's never been said otherwise, just historically France has well how you say? Capitulated to most anyone.
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If that were true, we'd probably not have an history of France for the last 2,000+ year. We lost many battles, few wars. :cheers:
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France was overrun just like Poland, The Netherlands, and Belgium. Yet nobody jokes about them. The British Army was even there fighting along with the French military, together they couldn't stop the German Army. Even Russia was knocked back on it's heels saved only by the fact that their country was so vast and had a population so large that the German wave eventually spent itself in futility.
I was reading this and just waiting for the "until the US bailed everyone out".
In actual fact the estimated French death toll was closer to 600'000, the British 388'000, the U.S 400'000, which in actual fact pales woefully into insignificance against the Polish deaths of 5.8 million, the Chinese deaths of 10 million, and most shockingly the Soviet deaths of 20 million.
The germans lost 4.8 million, and the Japanes 2.35 million, the total 48 million 238 thousand 700 lives were estimated lost in WW2
Numbers just to gigantic, and completely humbling to comprehend :salute
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Man, it's just unfathomable to think of a death toll in the millions. Just couldn't imagine.
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Man, it's just unfathomable to think of a death toll in the millions. Just couldn't imagine.
I agree and apologise for being a little sarcastic in the post, I was shocked despite researching WW2 for years, my wife didn't believe me until i showed her the evidence.
Like i said, absolutely humbling.