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- From: infante@acpub.duke.edu (Andrew Infante)
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- Subject: Re: The Classiest Pickup Lines
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- Date: 25 Jan 93 20:38:49 GMT
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- In article <C1AEFs.747@CAM.ORG> souchay@CAM.ORG (Francois Souchay) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan21.205533.14367@netcom.com> desiree@netcom.com (dmc) writes:
- >>In article <1993Jan21.175233.12195@bcars6a8.bnr.ca> csanoy@bcars689.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Cynthia Sanoy) writes:
- >>
- >>> and c) typical (use of pseudo European characteristics to sell to
- >>> unsuspecting 'Mercans! (for those who don't see the humour... colour, in
- >> And the correct french spelling of colour is couleur. The french
- >>have adopted many americanisms as a marketing ploy. Works for me...
- >
- >France is a weird place. On one side, we have cynicism masquerading as
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Ya think?
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- >amusement at the innocent naivete of Americans. On the other, all kinds
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Same could be said of Americans, or actually, amusement masquerading as
- cynicism towards the overbearing naivete of the French.
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- >of truly strange pop culture gets imported & goggled over. I mean,
- >how many people on this news group have sat through an _entire_ Jerry
- >Lewis movie?
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- I have, but I don't remember it. I must have been drunk.
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- >
- >Even Bruce, that most American of pop stars, sold out the Olympia for four
- >shows. Yet Parisians are incredibly snotty to Statesiders. Then again,
- >Parisians are snotty to other French folk too....
- >
- >Francois.
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- I hate Bruce.
-
- Most good musicians...no I won't make any more generalizations...
-
- ;)
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- later.
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- andy
- .
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