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| ’The Sun’ Pelts French Warship with Feathers! |
| 2003-03-25 |
| Link found at LGF--too funny! Why don't any American newspapers do this? COWARDLY French sailors are enjoying a holiday on the Thames â while our brave boys and girls risk their lives to topple Saddam. Crew of the coastal patrol vessel FS Flamant are unashamedly flying a Tricolour while moored in central London. So The Sun steamed into action yesterday by blitzing them with white feathers â the cowardâs symbol. We hired a 38ft yacht for our daring assault on the 150ft ship, which is moored next to Tower Bridge. First, we hoisted up the Red Ensign flag as we left St Katharineâs dock. Then we circled the ship and shouted to the crew: âWe have le feather blanc for you grands poulets.â We sounded our horn and then moved into position. As the rattled French seamen looked on in amazement, we bombarded them with the feathers â which showered their deck. Sailors ran for a hose and sounded the shipâs booming horn to warn us off. A senior officer wagged his finger and shouted âNo, noâ. Then the wet blankets rang the police and asked them to deal with us. One amused officer told us: âWeâve had a complaint about you from the French warship. Take this as a friendly warning. Theyâre very edgy about all this.â "Two more minutes and they were ready to surrender." |
| Posted by:Dar Steckelberg |
| #2 Yes, Anon, it's really the current French government I have a beef with, more than the French people themselves. However, this is still pretty damn funny! |
| Posted by: Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-25 21:10:04 |
| #1 Do you think that the average French soldier and sailor are happy with their government's stance? The French are so anti-military that I suspect some of the rank and file might be alienated. Maybe not. Either way, all French bashing should be directed at Chiraq and their left-wing-intellectual-dominated media and their Jihad-wannabe Muslim immgigrants. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-25 19:45:02 |