Paladin Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 I think St. Joan of Arc, St. Bernadette, St. Louis de Montfort, St. Denis, St. Martin de Tours, St. Therese of Liseux, and Our Lady of Lourdes would respectfully disagree that France is [i]le smell of elderberries[/i]. Also, your mother was a hampster and your father smelt of elderberries!
Mercy me Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Aren't they doing the bashing themselves these days? I am just sitting back and watching.
Snarf Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Si on veut parler propre, on doit dire "Vive [b]la[/b] France". ...and yet that's probably got some mistake in it.
dairygirl4u2c Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 [quote]If I may clarify, the American misconception that the French do not bathe daily is erroneous. This is no longer the case and has not been for quite some time. Those who would denigrate such a practice, however, are ignorant of the practice of all humans for thousands of years, including Americans as recent as a century ago and perhaps as little as fifty years ago. In fact, in the lives of the Saints it is often recounted that they would go without bathing as a penance, even though, as Father Butler notes, this was considered a necessity in warm countries. As for the fact that the women do not shave under their arms, if I recall correctly, it has been intimated to me that this is no longer the case, and I should say that I have never observed--at least in person or in a modern-day photograph--a woman's underarm which is unshaven in France or any part of Europe. Perhaps those women who do not reveal their underarms do not shave them, but those who do immodestly reveal them do shave. Besides, that the practice of not shaving under one's arms would be disgusting or improper is a result of modern misconceptions. Men do not shave under their arms. Women did not shave their legs, at least not above their knees, until modern times because of the fact that they were not exposed. The same could be recognised, among both men and women, regarding hair on the back, stomach or arms or on a man's chest. There is certainly nothing objectively proper with shaving beneath one's arms. The primary reason I make these comments is to inform people, especially Americans, of the reasons that many people find Americans to be ignorant and even arrogant, even regarding matters as important as the status of the Church and as trivial as grooming. This ignorance is excusable for the most part, but the arrogance which follows is not only inexcusable but utterly ridiculous. N.B., if I may suggest this, I would direct those who wish to create frivolous and unstudious threads to Open Mic or the other boards of these forums[/quote] Dude, it's just a joke thread, no one's serious. You've demonstrated your intelligence.. we're all impressed. Now go! Your powers of deduction and intelligence are being squandered here when there are even greater threats to mankind. Ok well, really though, if you were so smart, you wouldn't be wasting the time it took to write the above threads... or at least the bashing of the humor. A few disclaimers to prop the French, maybe. One day you'll see, with most of the smart people at phatmass, not to waste time on these petty things, even though I myself at times tend to succomb. (whatever that says about me, you be the judge)
Amator Veritatis Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Snarf, as for an error in the above, [i]propre[/i] is not an adverb. [i]Proprement[/i] is the adverbial form of [i]propre[/i], but from what I understand, it would be more authentic to say [i]correctement[/i] if one were to use an adverb in that case, but this impression may simply be a result of colloquial or less dignified speech which I may have encountered.
Resurrexi Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 [quote]think St. Joan of Arc, St. Bernadette, St. Louis de Montfort, St. Denis, St. Martin de Tours, St. Therese of Liseux, and Our Lady of Lourdes would respectfully disagree that France is le smell of elderberries. [/quote] don't forget St. Louis, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Sarah, and St. Lazarus!
Era Might Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 (edited) Don't forget St. Catherine of Siena called for the Pope to LEAVE France. It is the whore of Babylon!!! Edited April 7, 2006 by Era Might
Moosey Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Dont forget St. Therese's parents, Louis and Zelie Martin!
toledo_jesus Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 [quote name='Amator Veritatis' date='Apr 6 2006, 01:55 PM']If I may clarify, the American misconception that the French do not bathe daily is erroneous. This is no longer the case and has not been for quite some time. Those who would denigrate such a practice, however, are ignorant of the practice of all humans for thousands of years, including Americans as recent as a century ago and perhaps as little as fifty years ago. In fact, in the lives of the Saints it is often recounted that they would go without bathing as a penance, even though, as Father Butler notes, this was considered a necessity in warm countries. As for the fact that the women do not shave under their arms, if I recall correctly, it has been intimated to me that this is no longer the case, and I should say that I have never observed--at least in person or in a modern-day photograph--a woman's underarm which is unshaven in France or any part of Europe. Perhaps those women who do not reveal their underarms do not shave them, but those who do immodestly reveal them do shave. Besides, that the practice of not shaving under one's arms would be disgusting or improper is a result of modern misconceptions. Men do not shave under their arms. Women did not shave their legs, at least not above their knees, until modern times because of the fact that they were not exposed. The same could be recognised, among both men and women, regarding hair on the back, stomach or arms or on a man's chest. There is certainly nothing objectively proper with shaving beneath one's arms. The primary reason I make these comments is to inform people, especially Americans, of the reasons that many people find Americans to be ignorant and even arrogant, even regarding matters as important as the status of the Church and as trivial as grooming. This ignorance is excusable for the most part, but the arrogance which follows is not only inexcusable but utterly ridiculous. N.B., if I may suggest this, I would direct those who wish to create frivolous and unstudious threads to Open Mic or the other boards of these forums. [right][snapback]937750[/snapback][/right] [/quote] You're annoying. You wasted like five minutes typing all that, and nobody is going to benefit from it. What a French thing to do.
toledo_jesus Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 [quote name='Didacus' date='Apr 6 2006, 04:46 PM']Oh my tres chere Mere patrie, comme autruis s'amuse a te faire saigner. [right][snapback]937846[/snapback][/right] [/quote] don't get upset. I said the French. I specifically said NOT French Canadians.
dspen2005 Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 someone has a preoccupation w/ the french... isn't this the 2nd thread you've started about the french?
toledo_jesus Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 [quote name='Deeds' date='Apr 6 2006, 05:58 PM']France is [i]fabuleuse[/i]. I'll take France over the USA any day. You do know that France has a centre-right government and that the riots are because under new laws, employees under the age of 26 can be fired for no reason during their first two years in a job? Just checking... [right][snapback]937902[/snapback][/right] [/quote] you do know that under their current center right socialist government job security was such that employers could NOT fire anyone within the first couple years? So, they would not hire many people because they were stuck with them. That's why the stupid French are rioting. This thread is not about defending the French, it's about bashing them. Now get with the program.
toledo_jesus Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 [quote name='dspen2005' date='Apr 6 2006, 10:27 PM']someone has a preoccupation w/ the french... isn't this the 2nd thread you've started about the french? [right][snapback]938344[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I'll start one for every day of the Revolution!
Theoketos Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Nope, bashing a people is stupid. Amator Veritas, though extremely long winded and boring, is correct.
toledo_jesus Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 [quote name='Theoketos' date='Apr 6 2006, 10:30 PM']Nope, bashing a people is stupid. Amator Veritas, though extremely long winded and boring, is correct. [right][snapback]938357[/snapback][/right] [/quote] sigh. nobody claimed it was anything but stupid. That's not the point. Nobody really wants to talk about their idiot socialist policies that led to these riots. I swear. They should call this site hairsplitters.com.
toledo_jesus Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 [quote name='Era Might' date='Apr 6 2006, 10:35 PM']What's it like in the cornfields of Toledo? : [right][snapback]938378[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I wouldn't know. Ohio is also le smell of elderberries. my name was for Toledo in Spain, cause they make swords there and I'm a huge nerd.
Theoketos Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 HAHA Corn fields. Fine, it is more then stupid it is harmful, I will not condone it. Try again, Let us unite against boringness and nothingness.
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