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- From: mattm@apple.com (Matthew Melmon)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Surly French waiters
- Message-ID: <mattm-231192102803@mcmelmon.apple.com>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 18:35:40 GMT
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- In article <nosenseofirony@kaa.gr.osf.org>, emcmanus@gr.osf.org (Eamonn
- McManus) wrote:
-
- > So Frenchmen are naturally surly, are they? Well I suppose it might
- > seem that way to Americans, stupid and vulgar as they are.
-
- Frenchman are surly. Germans drink beer. The English are all gay.
- Swedes are all six-foot seven and named 'Sven.'
-
- Oh, and yes, Americans *are* vulgar.
-
- *X*
- (who doubts any nationality could claim ownership of stupidity)
-