Ungrateful Americans Unworthy of the French

Alan Minyard nous disait :

What rubbish. The Europeans were still absolute monarchies at the
time.

France ? A monarchy ?
UK ? An absolute monarchy ?????

"That was Alan joke of the day".

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:43:56 +0200, Skysurfer wrote:

Alan Minyard nous disait :

What rubbish. The Europeans were still absolute monarchies at the
time.

France ? A monarchy ?
UK ? An absolute monarchy ?????

"That was Alan joke of the day".

Yes, France was a monarchy at the time of the American Revolution, and
while the UK had a Parliament, at the time it was essentially an
absolute monarchy.

Al Minyard

In message , Alan Minyard
writes
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:43:56 +0200, Skysurfer wrote:
France ? A monarchy ?
UK ? An absolute monarchy ?????

"That was Alan joke of the day".

Yes, France was a monarchy at the time of the American Revolution, and
while the UK had a Parliament, at the time it was essentially an
absolute monarchy.

No, by then we'd publicly decapitated two kings who thought that their
rule was absolute: the lesson had sunk in by then.

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When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:44:17 +0100, Paul J. Adam wrote:
In message , Alan Minyard
writes
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:43:56 +0200, Skysurfer wrote:
France ? A monarchy ?
UK ? An absolute monarchy ?????

"That was Alan joke of the day".

Yes, France was a monarchy at the time of the American Revolution, and
while the UK had a Parliament, at the time it was essentially an
absolute monarchy.

No, by then we'd publicly decapitated two kings who thought that their
rule was absolute: the lesson had sunk in by then.

Two? Who was the other one?

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people who openly support the RIAA" -- comment on Wikipedia
(My real email address would be if you added 275
to it and reversed the last two letters).

Germany 2, France 0, enough said.

???

R.

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says...

The history of their actual contribution to WW1 speaks for itself.




Yes, Thanks for starting the damn thing.


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When dealing with propaganda terminology one sometimes always speaks in
variable absolutes. This is not to be mistaken for an unbiased slant.

Tank Fixer wrote:
In article ,
says...

The history of their actual contribution to WW1 speaks for itself.




Yes, Thanks for starting the damn thing.

The French assassinated Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo? I'll have to correct my
history book......it's got it all wrong! Imagine blaming those lovable
Austrians for pulling the cork out of the dike?

George Z.

In message , phil hunt
writes
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:44:17 +0100, Paul J. Adam news@jrwlync
h.demon.co.uk wrote:
In message , Alan Minyard
writes
Yes, France was a monarchy at the time of the American Revolution, and
while the UK had a Parliament, at the time it was essentially an
absolute monarchy.

No, by then we'd publicly decapitated two kings who thought that their
rule was absolute: the lesson had sunk in by then.

Two? Who was the other one?

My mistake. Charles I thought he was an absolute monarch, and lost his
head over the issue; James II also got deposed and replaced, but was
able to flee the country rather than be executed.


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When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:44:17 +0100, "Paul J. Adam"
wrote:

In message , Alan Minyard
writes
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:43:56 +0200, Skysurfer wrote:
France ? A monarchy ?
UK ? An absolute monarchy ?????

"That was Alan joke of the day".

Yes, France was a monarchy at the time of the American Revolution, and
while the UK had a Parliament, at the time it was essentially an
absolute monarchy.

No, by then we'd publicly decapitated two kings who thought that their
rule was absolute: the lesson had sunk in by then.

That is a good way to make the point :-)

Al Minyard

In article ,
am says...
Tank Fixer wrote:
In article ,
says...

The history of their actual contribution to WW1 speaks for itself.




Yes, Thanks for starting the damn thing.

The French assassinated Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo? I'll have to correct my
history book......it's got it all wrong! Imagine blaming those lovable
Austrians for pulling the cork out of the dike?



No, but the French could have let it go instead of getting involved. I
suspect the war might have been a good bit shorter. More like the previous
one in the Balkans..


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When dealing with propaganda terminology one sometimes always speaks in
variable absolutes. This is not to be mistaken for an unbiased slant.