# It's Official: The French can now kiss my ass... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399 "2003-03-26T23:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/1 "2003-03-26T23:49:02Z")
I’ve been pretty easy-going about the French and their anti-war (or more particularly, anti-U.S.) position. I understand the war is not popular with lots of countries for lots of reasons, but this is just unacceptable: (from the A.P.) \*\*BORDEAUX, France — Vandals in southwest Bordeaux torched a replica of the Statue of Liberty and cracked the pedestal of a plaque honoring victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The crowned head of the 8-foot-tall statue was blackened by fire and its eyes were marked with red paint, apparently to symbolize tears of blood, an official at the mayor’s office said. The statue and the Sept. 11 plaque are beside each other in a square near the city center. \*\* FUCKERS - Regardless of how you feel about the war, that’s just over the line. - FUCK 'EM ALL. NO, FUCK 'EM ALL AND SEND 'EM TO HELL. That’s all I’ve got to say. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/2 "2003-03-26T23:54:18Z")
What I’d like to know is how those 59,765,983 French people managed to simultaneously vandalise that plaque. What? It wasn’t _all_ French people? Well, colour me surprised. **Dirk** , I understand your anger. It’s a pretty damn sick thing to do by anyone’s standards, regardless of nationality. But try to remember that the overwhelming majority of French people would be as repulsed as you are by this. It’s not a French thing, it’s a thoughtless idiot thing. ---
**Author:** ![ProjectOmega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@ProjectOmega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProjectOmega)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/3 "2003-03-26T23:57:45Z")
A few peace protesters smashed 9-11 memorials in the States too. Do you hate all Americans now? That would only be fair. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/4 "2003-03-26T23:58:06Z")
From the article, which can be found [here:](http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-france-liberty-vandalized,0,5689386.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines) > [@](#): > > The mayor of the southwestern city, Alain Juppe, condemned Wednesday’s pre-dawn attack, saying the statue’s message is especially pertinent in wartime. > > “At a time when the world is living a major conflict, it is more important than ever to remain watchful of the values of peace and liberty,” said Juppe, a former prime minister. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/5 "2003-03-27T00:00:43Z")
I read the entire article before posting, but when posting all I saw was red. I stand corrected and here is my corrected rant: FUCKERS - Regardless of how you feel about the war, that’s just over the line. - FUCK ’ THE FUCKTARD WASTES OF CARBON AND HUMAN GENOME WHO PERPETRATED THIS ACT. NO, FUCK 'EM AND SEND 'EM TO HELL. ---
**Author:** ![JustPlainBryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@JustPlainBryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustPlainBryan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/6 "2003-03-27T00:03:44Z")
While we’re playing the generalizing game, lets blame all Americans for the stupidity of Fred Phelps too. Oh, and ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/7 "2003-03-27T00:04:34Z")
I thought Turkey was the new France … did I miss a week or something. Are we back where we were … ? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/8 "2003-03-27T00:05:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DirkGntly \* > \*\*I read the entire article before posting, but when posting all I saw was red. > > I stand corrected and here is my corrected rant: > FUCKERS - Regardless of how you feel about the war, that’s just over the line. - FUCK ’ THE FUCKTARD WASTES OF CARBON AND HUMAN GENOME WHO PERPETRATED THIS ACT. NO, FUCK 'EM AND SEND 'EM TO HELL. \*\* Thank you for correcting the rant. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/9 "2003-03-27T00:05:50Z")
Well save some of that rage for [Americans](http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207~12026~1234836,00.html#) too. Now shut the fuck up and stick that broad painting brush up your ass. In case you haven’t noticed, there are assholes on both sides of the pond. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/10 "2003-03-27T00:07:07Z")
Didn’t see the correction. Pull that brush out now, you learned your lesson. ---
**Author:** ![JustPlainBryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@JustPlainBryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustPlainBryan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/11 "2003-03-27T00:09:38Z")
Disregard the “Oh, and”:o ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-french-can-now-kiss-my-ass/164399/12 "2003-03-27T00:40:24Z")
You want a “French kiss” of your ass? Kinky. > [@](#): > > FUCKERS - Regardless of how you feel about the war, that’s just over the line. - FUCK 'EM ALL. NO, FUCK 'EM ALL AND SEND 'EM TO HELL. Y’all gonna participate in the National Day of Prayer? 😃