"...and it weren't still radioactive from all the nuclear tests they run." The grammar isn't passable, although it may have been correct in the original. It's obviously a misguided attempt at humor. It's disparaging to both the French and to whomever one might attribute it. It doesn't belong here.
> Just a comment on who might be crass enough, but Schroeder is too much > of a politician as well, he'd let a member of his cabinet say something > like that too. > > John Forbes wrote: > > > I'm sure you're right about Bush, but Schroeder? I suspect it's > > actually a spoof by O'Rourke. > > > > John > > > > On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 18:38:16 -0500, Peter J. Alling > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Schroeder. Besides Bush in spite of his mangled syntax is more of a > >> politician than to have said this, he'd have let Rummy say it. > >> > >> John Forbes wrote: > >> > >>> Peter, what are you talking about? You need to quote the message > >>> that you are replying to. The way in which meesages are forwarded > >>> here is known only to God, and you can't rely on your readers > >>> having received the same messages as you. > >>> > >>> John > >>> > >>> PS: I can't think which president you are referring to. The use > >>> of passable grammar rules out GW Bush, and who else is sufficently > >>> crass? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 22:59:54 +0100, Peter Smekal > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Well, just admit it ... nobody knows anyting about it! To quote > >>>> your president: > >>>> "France enjoys a rich history, a picturesque and varied landscape > >>>> and a > >>>> temperate climate. In short, it would be a very nice country if French > >>>> people didn't inhabit it, and it weren't still radioactive from all > >>>> the > >>>> nuclear tests they run.. The best thing that can be said for it > >>>> is that it > >>>> is not Spain. " > >>>> Peter > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during > peacetime. > --P.J. O'Rourke > >
