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In message <[email hidden]>, Sheldon Brown <[email hidden]> writes

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Ask the travelled inhabitant of any nation |
| "In what country on earth would you rather | live?" | "Certainly in my own, where are all my |
| friends, my relations, and the earliest | recollections of my life." | "Which would be your
| second choice?" | "FRANCE !!" --Jefferson 1821 |

Well, Jefferson wasn't going to say England in those days, was he? Perhaps he might have changed his
mind by now?
--
Michael MacClancy

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Sheldon Brown said:

Derk Drukker a écrit:

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Sheldon Brown said:

Sheldon "Francophile" Brown

Cela ne peut pas etre facile aux Etats-Unis ces jours-ci! ;-)

Malheureusement, c'est vrai. Queques americains n'aime pas la democratie lorsque elle se trouve
dans les autres pays.

Sheldon "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" Brown

Ya, what he said!

Dave in (not a clue) MInnesota

freedom fries, and no more french kisses. harris cyclery has to go, but so does the statue of
liberty and the washington monument. better yet, all of washington dc has to go since it was
designed by one of those traitors. finally, the us needs to rejoin the uk

"David L. Johnson" <David L. Johnson <[email hidden]>> wrote in message
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AndresMuro said:

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Sheldon "Francophile" Brown

I am deleting my Harris Cyclery bookmarK!!!!

You want freedom fries with that?

In article <[email hidden]>, andres muro

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freedom fries, and no more french kisses. harris cyclery has to go, but so does the statue of
liberty and the washington monument. better yet, all of washington dc has to go since it was
designed by one of those traitors. finally, the us needs to rejoin the uk

And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)

--Paul

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And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)

--Paul

:-( What do you mean ???
Canada was French first, long before the british invaded our country in 1760. Quebec was, is and
will always be a French speaking land ... and cycling land :-)

J.Ouellet

"Paul Southworth" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message news:
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In article <[email hidden]>, andres muro

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freedom fries, and no more french kisses. harris cyclery has to go, but so does the statue of
liberty and the washington monument. better yet, all of washington dc has to go since it was
designed by one of those traitors. finally, the us needs to rejoin the uk

And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)

--Paul

In article <3e7146db$1_2@newsfeed>, [email hidden] says...

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Bonjour, y a-t-il des correspondants francophones sur ce groupe de discussion? Je suis du
Canada. Doc

Bonjour, Doc.

Il semble y avoir peu de personnes de langue française ici.

Rick Le mon RBT inclut le Québec!

Cette toute petite question est-elle en train de dégénérer en guerre??? Tout ce que je souhaitais
c'est de discuter vélo en français!!! Est-ce possible sans se lancer des insultes à la tête??? Doc
"Doc" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de news: 3e7146db$1_2@newsfeed...

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Bonjour, y a-t-il des correspondants francophones sur ce groupe de discussion? Je suis du
Canada. Doc

Not to worry, Doc, it is a facetious joke.

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Kick the French out of Canada!!! What does it means? Are you speaking about Peoples who speaks
french and are living here in Quebec or in New-Brunswick or in British Columbia or in Nova Scotia ?
These peoples are born here and participate to build America. Doc

"Paul Southworth" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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In article <[email hidden]>, andres muro

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freedom fries, and no more french kisses. harris cyclery has to go, but so does the statue of
liberty and the washington monument. better yet, all of washington dc has to go since it was
designed by one of those traitors. finally, the us needs to rejoin the uk

And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)

--Paul

Kick the French out of Canada!!! What does it means? Are you speaking about Peoples who speaks
french and are living here in Quebec or in New-Brunswick or in British Columbia or in Nova Scotia ?
These peoples are born here and participate to build America. Doc "Paul Southworth"
<[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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In article <[email hidden]>, andres muro

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freedom fries, and no more french kisses. harris cyclery has to go, but so does the statue of
liberty and the washington monument. better yet, all of washington dc has to go since it was
designed by one of those traitors. finally, the us needs to rejoin the uk

And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)

--Paul

Paul Southworth a écrit:

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And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)

Comment dit-on <<troll>> en français?

Sheldon "Je Suis Né Le Quatorze Juillet" Brown
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Doc said:

Bonjour, y a-t-il des correspondants francophones sur ce groupe de discussion? Je suis du
Canada. Doc

Yes, there are French- speaking bicycle discussion groups... you'll recognize them by their
rudeness, ethnocentrism, and the little white flags they're constantly unfurling. Regarding the Iraq
situation... let me just say that going to war without France is like deer hunting without an
accordian and my comment about Germany's being reluctant to go to war is well, gee... there's a
first time for everything, isn't there?

p.s. I really don't want to antagonize any French politicians out there though, because I know that
(speaking for both the U.S. and U.K.) you'll be there every time you need us." - my letter to
the New York Times and the BBC

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In rec.bicycles.misc Garrison Hilliard <[email hidden]> wrote:
: p.s. I really don't want to antagonize any French politicians out there though, because I know
: that (speaking for both the U.S. and U.K.) you'll be there every time you need us." - my
: letter to the New York Times and the BBC

hey, that's great garrison .. but i'm sure there's precious little chance of annoying french
politicians here given that it's nominally a cycling newsgroup.
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david reuteler [email hidden]

Quebec is a "land"??

"J. Ouellet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)

--Paul

:-( What do you mean ???
Canada was French first, long before the british invaded our country in 1760. Quebec was, is and
will always be a French speaking land ... and cycling land :-)

Probaby not, although it should be. "Doc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:3e72466c_4@newsfeed...

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Cette toute petite question est-elle en train de dégénérer en guerre???

Tout

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ce que je souhaitais c'est de discuter vélo en français!!! Est-ce possible sans se lancer des
insultes à la tête??? Doc "Doc" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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Bonjour, y a-t-il des correspondants francophones sur ce groupe de discussion? Je suis du
Canada. Doc

Doc said:

Cette toute petite question est-elle en train de dégénérer en guerre??? Tout ce que je souhaitais
c'est de discuter vélo en français!!! Est-ce possible sans se lancer des insultes à la tête???
Doc "Doc"

Doc: Bienvenue a la USENET. Ca, c'est la mode ici. Aussi, la plupart des gens qui ecrire dans
cette groupe croire que c'est seulement pour les Americans, et ils ont obliee que vous etes
aussi American.

Please excuse my poor French, and my lack of accents. I forgot how to make them appear -- and I am
more likely than not to get them wrong, anyway.

Go ahead and ask your questions. But be prepared for at least a little irrelevant conversation.
Considering that the US congress has recently re-named what we call "French fries" (pommes
frites) and now call them "freedom fries" as a protest against France being unwilling to jump on
the invasion bandwagon, you will find a definite lack of rationality in the US towards all
things French.

--

David L. Johnson

__o | What is objectionable, and what is dangerous about extremists is _`\(,_ | not that they are
extreme, but that they are intolerant. (_)/ (_) | --Robert F. Kennedy

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You want freedom fries with that?

No thanks.

BTW does freedom mean doing what you are told?

So it would seem.

--

David L. Johnson

__o | It is a scientifically proven fact that a mid life crisis can _`\(,_ | only be cured by
something racy and Italian. Bianchis and (_)/ (_) | Colnagos are a lot cheaper than Maserattis
and Ferraris. -- Glenn Davies

French speaking country.

"Stan Lipnowski" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message news:
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Quebec is a "land"??

"J. Ouellet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)

--Paul

:-( What do you mean ???
Canada was French first, long before the british invaded our country in 1760. Quebec was, is and
will always be a French speaking land ... and cycling land :-)

David L. Johnson' David L. Johnson said:

Go ahead and ask your questions. But be prepared for at least a little irrelevant conversation.
Considering that the US congress has recently re-named what we call "French fries" (pommes
frites) and now call them "freedom fries" as a protest against France being unwilling to jump on
the invasion bandwagon, you will find a definite lack of rationality in the US towards all
things French.

Since the French routinely bar/change ALL English language words and phrases and have done so
for many years under their "cultural purity" laws, I suppose that means the French are even
less rational!

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Regarding the Iraq situation... let me just say that going to war without France is like deer
hunting without an accordian and my comment about Germany's being reluctant to go to war is well,
gee... there's a first time for everything, isn't there?

p.s. I really don't want to antagonize you French politicians out there though, because I know that
(speaking for both the U.S. and U.K.) you'll be there every time you need us.

Garrison Hilliard

Quebec is not a country "J. Ouellet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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French speaking country.

"Stan Lipnowski" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message news:
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Quebec is a "land"??

"J. Ouellet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)
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> --Paul

:-( What do you mean ???
Canada was French first, long before the british invaded our country

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1760. Quebec was, is and will always be a French speaking land ... and

cycling

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land :-)

Yes, Quebec is the homeland of my family and my people since over 350 years (200 years before
the Canadian federation was even created in 1867 by Great Britain), we settled this country,
OUR country.

To me Quebec IS MY country, my NATION within Canada ... which is on it's way toward self
determination.

Ceci etant dit, this is not a "political forum", let's talk "cycling" ! :-)

Amicalement de

J. Ouellet

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Quebec is not a country "J. Ouellet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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French speaking country.

"Stan Lipnowski" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message news:
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Quebec is a "land"??

"J. Ouellet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > And kick the French out of Canada!!! :-)
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> > --Paul
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> :-( What do you mean ???
> Canada was French first, long before the british invaded our country

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> 1760. Quebec was, is and will always be a French speaking land ... and

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