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2007-06-17 Europe

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Posted by Steve White 2007-06-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Hee, hee, hee. The thought of winemakers turning to terrorism because nobody wants to buy their overpriced, low-quality wine...only in France.

Heck, which side is going to surrender? They can't both surrender, can they?

Posted by gromky 2007-06-17 07:45|| 2007-06-17 07:45|| Front Page Top

#2 "The streets will run red with the merlot of our enemies!"

Posted by Mike 2007-06-17 09:33|| 2007-06-17 09:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I've got a solution. Produce wine that is Drinkable

Posted by Cheddarhead 2007-06-17 10:06|| 2007-06-17 10:06|| Front Page Top

#4 French Whine.

Posted by Icerigger 2007-06-17 14:36|| 2007-06-17 14:36|| Front Page Top

#5 With typically Gallic logic, the French government nonetheless admits gazillions of Muslim immigrants who will never drink a drop of wine and would just a soon burn off all the vineyards.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-17 16:47|| 2007-06-17 16:47|| Front Page Top

#6 What exactly do they want Sarkozy to do?
Make all foreign wines illegal or something equally as impossible. If they cannot compete, they will die, that has been the way with every other country since WWI ended.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-06-17 22:45|| 2007-06-17 22:45|| Front Page Top

#7 I think they want to force french consumers to pay more for something they wouldn't choose to buy.

Protectionism is THE worst form of corporate gifting.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-06-17 23:40|| 2007-06-17 23:40|| Front Page Top

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