Discussion » Self destructive French

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Posted by WarHead, around November 2005:
 
What about those Frenchies, shitting on their own doorsteps?
Posted by Brock, around November 2005:
 
Um.

What?
Posted by Grim..., around November 2005:
 
Yeah, it's nuts.
I'm still not entirely sure why their rioting, but hell, it's not like them to, well, be so drastic, is it?
Posted by Sul_DUPE1, around November 2005:
 
Everyone needs a good riot every now and then.
Posted by WarHead, around November 2005:
 
it's not like them to, well, be so drastic, is it?


Do I detect a note of irony?

C'mon, the French are always rioting. I think it's compulsory for students, but now the immigrants are at it as well. Just because they can't get jobs, are constantly descriminated against by most of the populace, live in ghettos in substandard accomodation and their kids aren't allowed to wear their traditional religious apparel. They are so ungrateful.
Posted by Grim..., around November 2005:
 
Oh.
I can't remember hearing about anything like this before (but then, you do have 30 years on me).

/runs
Posted by WarHead, around November 2005:
 
Oh, yeah, they were known for it.
Posted by Grim..., around November 2005:
 
Come, now, even with the IAmCal Exaggeration Factor(TM) scaled in, once in 1968 and once in 2005 can hardly be described as
always
Posted by WarHead, around November 2005:
 
They hush it up. French students are the most militant in the world. It's so common place they don't report it.
Posted by Sul_DUPE1, around November 2005:
 
"Fire ze missiles"
"But I am le tired"
Posted by Saltation_DUPE1, around 12th November 2005:
 
French weather forecast on TV last night:

French weather forecast
Posted by syl_DUPE1, around 12th November 2005:
 
heh heh
Posted by Saltation_DUPE1, around 12th November 2005:
 
oh, and it's not the traditional french who are rioting, apparently-- media (including the algerian media) reckons it's the north african pseudo-immigrants.

their battle cry- "we don't need no stinkin' integration! give us back our country, you indigenous bastards!"