# Boycott France and the 2005 Tour?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 12, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569 "2004-08-12T18:40:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/1 "2004-08-12T18:40:08Z")
FRANCE TROUBLE FOR LANCE
We learn this morning of troubles for six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. It seems the French are preparing an announcement that Armstrong will be stripped of his 6th title due to negative results from a random check for contraband. Residues of three substances banned by the French have been found in tests; toothpaste, deodorant and soap.
This was on Neal Boortz radio this AM and posted as second main item on page.
at:\<[http://boortz.com/nuze/200408/08122004.html#lance](http://boortz.com/nuze/200408/08122004.html#lance)\>
Do you consider this a realistic action by France or a way to belittle Lance’s winning the Tour for the 6th time?
---
### Author:  [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/2 "2004-08-12T18:57:31Z")
> [@](#):
>
> Do you consider this a realistic action by France or a way to belittle Lance’s winning the Tour for the 6th time?
Uhh … neither. I consider it a joke someone made by someone named Neal Boortz at the expense of the French. A mildly funny joke at that.
---
### Author:  [@Mr.Ash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Ash)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/3 "2004-08-12T18:57:26Z")
> [@spingears](#):
>
> Do you consider this a realistic action by France or a way to belittle Lance’s winning the Tour for the 6th time?
Forgive me if I’m being whooshed here, but you _do_ realize he was making a joke, right?
---
### Author:  [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/4 "2004-08-12T19:19:13Z")
Y’know, Boortz often tells listeners not believe anything he says unless they check it out for themselves, and he usually adds that “I will lie to you just to amuse myself.”
Do the math.
---
### Author:  [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/5 "2004-08-12T20:08:38Z")
> [@spingears](#):
>
> It seems the French are preparing an announcement that Armstrong will be stripped of his 6th title due to negative results from a random check for contraband. Residues of three substances banned by the French have been found in tests; toothpaste, deodorant and soap.
I’m wondering where Americans keep their guns when bicycling?
---
### Author:  [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/6 "2004-08-12T20:10:01Z")
[Moderator Hat ON]
Just a joke. Go to MPSIMS.
[Moderator Hat OFF]
---
### Author:  [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/7 "2004-08-12T20:19:22Z")
Oh suuuuuure, send all the nutcases over to MPSIMS, why don’t you?
Thanks, _colleague_. Feh.
---
### Author:  [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/8 "2004-08-12T20:30:48Z")
Ooh. Ooh. Mod-fight! Mod-fight!
**pulls up chair and cracks beer**
---
### Author:  [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/9 "2004-08-12T20:31:30Z")
Oh please, it’s my forum that’s had to endure the likes of Jack Dean Tyler, Ph\*drus and klanman. springears isn’t crazy ENOUGH for GD. Now go read a thread about kittens or something. 😛
---
### Author:  [@Mycroft\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_H)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/10 "2004-08-12T20:44:26Z")
My take events so far:
Original joke against French by Boortz: Not really funny
Probability of **spingears** being whooshed: Pretty funny
Exchange between **Gauder** and **Coldfire** : Brilliant!
(Aside to **Zakalwe** : “Have you got an extra beer? This could be good.”)
---
### Author:  [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/11 "2004-08-12T20:48:30Z")
> [@Gaudere](#):
>
> Oh please, it’s my forum that’s had to endure the likes of Jack Dean Tyler, Ph\*drus and klanman. springears isn’t crazy ENOUGH for GD. Now go read a thread about kittens or something. 😛
Thanks for the hospitality. I’ll work on the crazy aspect.
---
### Author:  [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/12 "2004-08-12T20:51:24Z")
> [@Gaudere](#):
>
> Oh please, it’s my forum that’s had to endure the likes of Jack Dean Tyler, Ph\*drus and klanman. springears isn’t crazy ENOUGH for GD. Now go read a thread about kittens or something. 😛
Thanks for the hospitality. I’ll work on the crazy aspect. :rolleyes:
---
### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/13 "2004-08-12T20:57:24Z")
> [@Mycroft H.](#):
>
> Probability of **spingears** being whooshed: Pretty funny.
I’m sorry **spingears** but that really was pretty amusing.
---
### Author:  [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/14 "2004-08-12T21:02:59Z")
_ **hands Mycroft H a cold one** _
**Lieu** , need one?
I’ve got five on **Gaudere** , I think **Coldie** is distracted by **Heloise** ’s impending arrival. His heart just won’t be in it.
---
### Author:  [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/15 "2004-08-12T21:44:03Z")
No worries, spingears, Gaudere was just joking. Like that radio guy. 🙂
[sub]Kitten threads, my ass.[/sub]
---
### Author:  [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/16 "2004-08-12T21:53:42Z")
> [@spingears](#):
>
> Thanks for the hospitality. I’ll work on the crazy aspect.
Advocating [beating 1 year olds](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5157753&postcount=16) is a pretty good start.
-lv
---
### Author:  [@Call\_me\_Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Call_me_Frank)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-france-and-the-2005-tour/259569/17 "2004-08-13T03:28:47Z")
> [@spingears](#):
>
> [http://boortz.com/](http://boortz.com/) **nuze** /200408/08122004.html#lance
Bolding mine.
I’ve never heard of Mr. Boortz, so I would have been fooled by that announcement as well…if only temporarily. I suppose the lesson is to be more suspicious of “news” sites that spell ‘news’ n-u-z-e.