# Pouring of Wine into the river- Anti-French sentiments

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouring-of-wine-into-the-river-anti-french-sentiments/162281>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 18, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouring-of-wine-into-the-river-anti-french-sentiments/162281 "2003-03-18T15:26:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouring-of-wine-into-the-river-anti-french-sentiments/162281/41 "2003-03-20T10:33:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Eclectic Skeptic \*  
> \*\*This reminds me of the morons who were smashing Cat Stevens records back in the 70s. \*\*

'70s? I thought he didn’t get a backlash until the '80s.

I wasn’t born yet when John Lennon said “We’re bigger than Jesus”, but I’ve read a great deal about the Beatles, and I’ve seen that photo of a teenage boy holding up a copy of “With the Beatles”, in front of a bonfire and next to a canister that says “Place Beatle Trash Here”. Or maybe I’m remembering an amalgamation of two or three different photos. At any rate, between this anti-French business and the backlash against the Dixie Chicks, it’s clear that people’s knees jerk just as quickly as they did 37 years ago.

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouring-of-wine-into-the-river-anti-french-sentiments/162281/42 "2003-03-20T11:38:06Z")

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Lib, it depends on what side of the dog you look at.

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**Author:** ![Reuben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouring-of-wine-into-the-river-anti-french-sentiments/162281/43 "2003-03-20T13:06:56Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Legomancer \*  
> \*\*“We need to go to war with Iraq! They blew up the WTC!”
> 
> “Baaaahhhh! War with Iraq! Baaaahhhhh!”
> 
> “Saddam is an evil man with a giant moon laser and time machine!”
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> “Baaahhhhh! Moon laser! Baaaaahhhh!”
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> “The French are traitors!”
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> “Baaaahhhhhh! Hate France! Baaaahhhhh!”  
> \*\*

I’m not entirely sure why, but this is absolutely the funniest thing I have read so far this year. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouring-of-wine-into-the-river-anti-french-sentiments/162281/44 "2003-03-20T19:53:14Z")

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[dear god, it was a joke! a JOKE!](http://www.giveitback.net)

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