Preparations

[clauclauclaudia]

Okay. I have printed images of the Statue of Liberty and copies of The Marseillaise sheet music. I have an American flag at home. What else do I need for an anti-anti-French protest protest?

Comments

[kathrynt.livejournal.com]

Baguettes?

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

Trying *not* to make this sound like a list from Better Off Dead: Brie. French wine. Evian. Find an old Peugeot and ride around in it. (Better yet, find a Citroen.) A French flag. A model of the Eiffel Tower.

Whatever you do, do *not* substitute Vichy water for the Evian....

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Whatever you do, do *not* substitute Vichy water for the Evian....

Bwah/ha/.

[juanal.livejournal.com]

Le Car, you have to find a Le Car, a friend of my dad used to drive a Le Car.

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

the ironic thing is, it was only known as a "Le Car" in the USA. In Europe it was the Renault 5, and it wasn't the sorry piece of tin we got here, it was a kick-butt econobox, especially in its "Turbo" version. The Turbo version won all sorts of races.

But one of my all time favorite French car is the Citroen 11CV Traction Avant that can be seen in the movie Diva.

"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, at tres, tres precis."

[davehogg.livejournal.com]

Lots of french fries, french toast, french braids and french kisses.

[davehogg.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, and don't forget a picture of the Marquis de Lafayette.

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

And Pierre L'Enfant, who laid out Washington, D.C.

Another Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkey for Peace

[marmota.livejournal.com]

Well, I've been discussing a t-shirt idea in a number of places, but my french isn't good enough a)to phrase it correctly, or b)to identify when someone else has. Basically, I want to take the offensive turn of phrase that's going around, "cheese-eating surrender monkey", and try to put some positive spin on it...

Picture a peace sign in french flag colors, with the caption "Un Autre Singe Reddition que Mange Fromage Pour la Paix". or perhaps it's "Un Autre Singe de Redittion qui Mange du Fromage Pour la Paix", I'm not sure. At any rate, if it amuses you too, feel free to put it on a sign or something. It's not like it's something I'd want to make money on.

[johnd.livejournal.com]

have you considered lots of french kissing while listening to ethel merman's rendition of 'god bless america'?

[kightp.livejournal.com]

"Mastering The Art of French Cooking," of course, by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck.

[emmacrew.livejournal.com]

A beret and one of those striped French Sailor shirts?

A French maid outfit?

French ticklers!

[jenelope.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, camembert! A bunch of historical facts to spur you in righteous indignation (that seems to be what I'm arming myself with, primarily). Not french toast, because that's American. A few well-practiced insults to hurl at people when they make cheap jokes. Couchon! Idiote! Les Etats-Unis goverment me donne un mal de tête. Ils n'ont pas besoin de votre aide.

Merde! Mes Français sucent. In fact, it's so bad, I erased what I wrote and used an on-line translator.

[firni.livejournal.com]

French wine!

Sort of like dinner last night:

Waiter: "Would you care for some wine?"
Firni: "Is it FRENCH wine?"
Waiter: "No, we don't carry any French wines."
Firni: "Then no. Iced tea, s'il vous plait."

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

A copy of de Toqueville to read.