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2003-04-07 Europe

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Posted by Former Russian Major 2003-04-07 04:10 pm|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Excellent post!

Posted by Tony 2003-04-07 16:40:58|| 2003-04-07 16:40:58|| Front Page Top

#2 I once worked for American Motors back when they were building Renaults( Hey I didn't design 'em I just worked there . Well anyway they were having problems with transmission failures. The Frog engineers sent over the specs of the test circuit they wanted set up to simulate the hydraulic functions of the trannys. We set up every thing to specs and when the engineers showed up and we showed them exactly what the problem was they instantly went into a state of denial. There was no possible way that they could be wrong. What was really hillarious was the fact that the guy who found the problem was from germany and had been in the Wermacht

Posted by Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-04-07 17:31:43|| 2003-04-07 17:31:43|| Front Page Top

#3 All this must be true... Whoops!?! Excuse me, a monkey just flew out of my butt...

Posted by Capsu78 2003-04-07 17:32:44|| 2003-04-07 17:32:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Thought-provoking analysis, Major.
Capsu78... it might be time for those shock treatments again.

Posted by Targus 2003-04-07 19:21:07|| 2003-04-07 19:21:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Can anyone say Vichy

Posted by Timmy the Wonder Dog 2003-04-07 21:24:15|| [morningthunder.blogspot.com] 2003-04-07 21:24:15|| Front Page Top

#6 It's "...des Francais" not "...de les frogs.

Posted by kkriel 2003-04-07 23:23:15|| 2003-04-07 23:23:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Yeah, I realized that after I posted it. Why do you think I don't go by "Former French Student Who Decided Spanish Would Be More Useful", or "Former French Student Who Decided Italian Is Sexier"?

Posted by Former Russian Major 2003-04-07 23:30:43|| 2003-04-07 23:30:43|| Front Page Top

#8 I talked to a french friend of mine yesterday, he said "Chirac is all talk, then nothing ever happens." The French know when they've been taken for a ride, but, they're living in denial.

Posted by George 2003-04-08 03:35:28|| 2003-04-08 03:35:28|| Front Page Top

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