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| Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients. | I just think this is really cool of them. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=90824280 Quote:
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| Yeah, those Frenchies are not so bad after all! (I mean, how can they be? They have baguettes!) I visited that cemetery several times when I was in Normandy. I can highly recommend visiting the different WWII sites in Normandy, it's something everyone interested in our history should do. In fact, it's something everyone should do. | |
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| It must be an emotional rush to visit such a place.
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| Joined: Dec 1st, 2006 Last Online: November 10th, 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 18 Posts: 1,492
Car: 1987 Volvo 245 DL (in bc) Rep Power: 16 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I do not at all mean to sound like a pussy, besides the fact i am drunk, but I honestly cried, just because my grandfather told stories of friends who went on this and never came back and talking of how he wanted to Normandy and the Canadian Juno beach. These guys did so much for us and secured out freedom. I don't care if it sounds corny its the truth, they are true heroes and have allowed us to remain free from brutal regimes and at a somewhat state of world peace. And hats off the the french who put all this effort into this, a few years ago a friend of the family went to france, and was world war II vet and he could not believe how much respect he got from literally every french person he say, sometimes the world is a great place.
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| Joined: Oct 6th, 2007 Last Online: 05:20 AM Posts: 1,270
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| .sa = bad driver! | The next guy I hear say the words "Freedom Fries" is getting a punch in the face. My hat's off to France.
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| Joined: Sep 4th, 2006 Last Online: 12:23 AM Location: Canton / Torrington, CT United States Age: 28 Posts: 1,407
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![]() ![]() I am right there with you on that. I started tearing up about halfway through. Good job France Good job. | |
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Hey, from my nation's standpoint, I can see why we were a little irked about not having them join the fight. But also, they have their own interests to protect, and I understand that. I truly believe that France, while not always voicing it, are still extremely grateful to the Allies of World War II. Much the same as I am very grateful that they helped us, politics aside, during our own revolutionary war. And if it comes a time where the interests of France are threatened, I know that America will be the first to step up, no matter the politics of the past, present and future.
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| Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients. | Hell, we changed the name of "German Toast" to "French Toast" during WWI, it happens all the time. Still, this is fantastic of French to take care of the graves for American families.
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| Joined: Sep 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 06:00 PM Location: Glasgow, Scotland. Bah. Age: 21 Posts: 2,152
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Er, sorry to lower the tone. I've been to the Colleville-Sur-Mer cemetary to pay my respects, and it was a hugely moving experience. I'm glad to have done it, though. And I'm extremely glad of the French people who take part in Les Fleurs De La Memoire. We all owe these soldiers a huge debt of gratitude, showing respect is the least we can do. The French know this as well as anyone. War heroes (of any country) are shown huge respect. I've also paid respects to the dead at La Cambe, one of the German war cemetaries, as I honestly believe the 'man on the field', the average Joe soldier, was merely fighting for his country. The large hill in one of the photographs is made up of unidentified soldiers, which really hit home the enormity of the whole thing.
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| Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients. | They may be fries, but they still aren't proper chips. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find proper chips in the US?
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| I think there's some misunderstanding in the words fries and chips. When we say french fries (we actually just say fries, "frieten"), we mean sliced potatoes, washed and dried, fried at 160°C, cooled down and fried again at 180-190°C for that crispy brown skin. http://www.belgianfries.com/pre2001/cook_n.htm Don't look at the pics with "alternative" cutting methods, we never use those The result should be: ![]() Err...how did we come up with french fries again in this WWII topic? | |
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| "bangle for president" | ^i like em the smaller the better those are cut way to thick for my likeing when we talk about chips, we mean these things, whatever they are made off: patatoes, corn, prawn, ...
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| Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients. | I tend to confuse people - here in the US what the Brits call crisps are chips and chips are fries. I tend to call them crisps and chips. I don't know why, probably for the same reason I call it a boot instead of a trunk.
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