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Title: French Surplus Rifles for sale
Post by: Yeager on February 14, 2003, 02:32:15 PM
Never been fired.  Dropped only once.
Title: French Surplus Rifles for sale
Post by: Airscrew on February 14, 2003, 03:53:13 PM
Funny Yeager,...Not.  Its an old joke and not as funny as it used to be.
 I used to think it was funny until I spent 4 years in Germany and got to visit France.  Visited a Fort near Metz or near Fort Simseroff (sp?) (forgot the name already, its been awhile) where the French soliders where besieged for about a year during the Franco-Prussian War.  They outlasted the enemy but when they sent a courier to Paris they found out their Leaders had surrendered.

So the average French solider I figure is alright by me and dont deserve the jokes,  However their Leaders on the other hand.......:rolleyes:
Title: French Surplus Rifles for sale
Post by: Eagler on February 14, 2003, 03:58:01 PM
why are they sending french troops to iraq?

to teach the iraq soldiers how to surrender :)
Title: French Surplus Rifles for sale
Post by: 28sweep on February 14, 2003, 04:02:06 PM
Do you remember the commando raid on the Air France flight w/ the Algerian Terrorist in the mid 90's?  Well they pulled off a master piece.  No hostages dead and all terrorists dead.  I hope our Delta Force Could do that……..
Title: French Surplus Rifles for sale
Post by: Animal on February 14, 2003, 04:03:26 PM
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Originally posted by 28sweep
Do you remember the commando raid on the Air France flight w/ the Algerian Terrorist in the mid 90's?  Well they pulled off a master piece.  No hostages dead and all terrorists dead.  I hope our Delta Force Could do that……..


Its peer pressure on a national level.
A nation does not agree on doing something? the others start making jokes and harrassing until the ones who think different get in line.
Title: French Surplus Rifles for sale
Post by: Hortlund on February 14, 2003, 04:15:37 PM
Animal, you were just as full of toejam the first time you wrote that reply you know...
Title: French Surplus Rifles for sale
Post by: X2Lee on February 14, 2003, 04:33:40 PM
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Originally posted by Eagler
why are they sending french troops to iraq?

to teach the iraq soldiers how to surrender :)


Irakys have that move down pat.
Title: French Surplus Rifles for sale
Post by: lord dolf vader on February 14, 2003, 05:45:48 PM
animal you nailed it.
Title: French Surplus Rifles for sale
Post by: davidpt40 on February 14, 2003, 06:01:48 PM
The "Never fired, only dropped once" joke started with the South Vietnamese.  U.S. soldiers in Vietnam made the joke up about the ARVNs.  Just from what I have read in books, ARVN soldiers were very poorly trained, full of VC and NVA spies, unmotivated, forced into service, and very very scared.  So its kind of a grim joke.  Yank some kid off the street, hand him a rifle, throw him into the meat grinder.  As far as I know, there was no 'tour of duty' for ARVN soldiers.  I believe it was 'fight till ya die'.