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| Don Luskin's Joke Of The Day |
| 2004-05-27 |
| The elderly American gentleman arrived in Paris by plane. At French customs, he fumbled for his passport. "You 'ave been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. The old gent admitted that he had been to France previously. The official said, "Well zen, you should know enough to 'ave your passport ready for inspection." The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible!" the official sniffed. "You Americans alwayz 'ave to show your passports on arrival in France!" The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained. "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it to." |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #7 Why, "prince"? Because it sounds more like a common occurence in Frogistan than a joke? But then again, Frogistan is a joke. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-28 12:35:48 AM |
| #6 I enjoy bashing the French as much as anyone but this one is lame. Doesn't even produce a grin. |
| Posted by: Prince Abdullah 2004-05-27 6:55:44 PM |
| #5 Oh, and by the way, when I went to Europe in 1987 I had to get a visa to get into France. Crossed the border twice and nobody checked our passports, just flagged us through. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-05-27 5:20:11 PM |
| #4 I heard a similar joke about a British pilot landing at a German airport. Traffic controller was getting snitty and asked if the pilot had ever been to the airport before. The pilot answered, yes, in 1944 but I didn't land. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-05-27 5:19:04 PM |
| #3 Ouch. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-27 5:09:10 PM |
| #2 In Belgium there was a museum of WWII paraphernalia run by a Scot amateur historian, who also acted as a tour guide for Battle of the Bulge vets. One day, he had guided one such vet back to the scene of a very small, company vs. company, but very critical battle, where he had fought. They route marched the area for several hours, then parted company. On his return to the museum, the Scot received a phone call from the Belgian police, to ask his help, as they had found the remains of a German soldier who had died at that same battle. Amused at the irony, he called the hotel where the US vet was staying, only to be informed that the vet had died late that afternoon of a heart attack. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-05-27 5:05:15 PM |
| #1 Good one! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-05-27 5:01:30 PM |