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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 2, 2009 18:22:28 GMT -5
So, until a few days ago, I thought the only clichés about French people were that we all have mustaches, we like cheese, bread, wine and frog legs and, occasionally, we're also cowards apparently.
But recently, I've discovered we're also apparently somehow linked to Jerry Lewis and I just don't get it. That doesn't sound like a French name so i take it he isn't French and in fact I don't even know who Jerry Lewis is!
Somebody please explain this mystery to me or I'll never be able to get some sleep ever again.
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Post by ani on Jan 2, 2009 18:23:23 GMT -5
There's three things I know about Jerry Lewis:He's a goofball comedian, he's loved by the french and he hates people who are "not normal"
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Post by Brother Coyote on Jan 2, 2009 18:23:56 GMT -5
The joke is for some reason the french along with being backward cowards also find Jerry lewis to be EXTREMELY funny.
Its like Germans and the Hasslehoff.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 2, 2009 18:27:10 GMT -5
The joke is for some reason the french along with being backward cowards also find Jerry lewis to be EXTREMELY funny. Backward cowards? Would that be brave? Or afraid of things that aren't dangerous and brave against actual danger? And what I wonder is how this Jerry Lewis thing started? I mean, Hasselhoff is at least German so as stupid as it is, there still IS some reasoning behind it. But jerry Lewis and French people? |
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 2, 2009 18:28:34 GMT -5
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Post by Supersmark is a Troll on Jan 2, 2009 18:29:38 GMT -5
The joke is for some reason the french along with being backward cowards also find Jerry lewis to be EXTREMELY funny. Backward cowards? Would that be brave? Or afraid of things that aren't dangerous and brave against actual danger? And what I wonder is how this Jerry Lewis thing started? I mean, Hasselhoff is at least German so as stupid as it is, there still IS some reasoning behind it. But jerry Lewis and French people? Have you seen Jerry Lewis' work? If not search for him on youtube, he's pretty funny. |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jan 2, 2009 18:37:34 GMT -5
The joke is for some reason the french along with being backward cowards also find Jerry lewis to be EXTREMELY funny. Its like Germans and the Hasslehoff. Get your stereotypes right! It is not that the French are supposed to be cowards; they're supposed to be easy to defeat in battle. That is, of course, ignoring that whole Napoleon-conquering-damn-near-everything-he-looked-at thing. Fate has not been kind to the French military for some time, has it? Yellow Fever riddling the troops sent to retake Haiti after their revolution, the Nazi war machine simply going AROUND the Maginot Line (which would have held off almost any other military at time), and being the first Western military to get involved in the quagmire that became the Vietnam War were all unfortunate. |
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 2, 2009 18:55:25 GMT -5
The joke is for some reason the french along with being backward cowards also find Jerry lewis to be EXTREMELY funny. Its like Germans and the Hasslehoff. Get your stereotypes right! It is not that the French are supposed to be cowards; they're supposed to be easy to defeat in battle. That is, of course, ignoring that whole Napoleon-conquering-damn-near-everything-he-looked-at thing. Fate has not been kind to the French military for some time, has it? Yellow Fever riddling the troops sent to retake Haiti after their revolution, the Nazi war machine simply going AROUND the Maginot Line (which would have held off almost any other military at time), and being the first Western military to get involved in the quagmire that became the Vietnam War were all unfortunate. Well, a lot of American people do consider us cowards, especially since the whole Irak thing (ignoring the fact that we stood up against the most powerful country in the World and sort of defended one of the weakest ones). And yeah, our army has been pretty pretty unlucky but let's be honest, there's also been a lot of legit lack of efficiency, not necessarily from the soldiers (who, from what I hear, are actually very good), but mostly from the officers and the bureaucrats who had a tendency to take very retarded decisions at very crucial times. So a bit of bad luck + a bit of stupidity = major catastrophe. And thanks a lot for the links, Deadpool! It does explain it. but yeah, if you guys went in France nowadays and asked someone about Jerry Lewis, the only answer you'd probably get would be a confused look, a Frenchman scratching his head and "who ze Hell iz Djairee Laiweess?" |
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Post by teamjd on Jan 2, 2009 18:59:48 GMT -5
french ladies can be pretty hot.
Also, Jerry Lewis rules
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 2, 2009 19:18:39 GMT -5
french ladies can be pretty hot. Indeed:    |
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Jan 2, 2009 19:19:44 GMT -5
french ladies can be pretty hot. Always letting the little head think for you, eh J.D.? Ah, I kid. |
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Post by Strotha on Jan 2, 2009 23:05:19 GMT -5
Didn't I bring this stereotype up to you a few times?
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 2, 2009 23:10:09 GMT -5
Get your stereotypes right! It is not that the French are supposed to be cowards; they're supposed to be easy to defeat in battle. That is, of course, ignoring that whole Napoleon-conquering-damn-near-everything-he-looked-at thing. Fate has not been kind to the French military for some time, has it? Yellow Fever riddling the troops sent to retake Haiti after their revolution, the Nazi war machine simply going AROUND the Maginot Line (which would have held off almost any other military at time), and being the first Western military to get involved in the quagmire that became the Vietnam War were all unfortunate. Well, a lot of American people do consider us cowards, especially since the whole Irak thing (ignoring the fact that we stood up against the most powerful country in the World and sort of defended one of the weakest ones). And yeah, our army has been pretty pretty unlucky but let's be honest, there's also been a lot of legit lack of efficiency, not necessarily from the soldiers (who, from what I hear, are actually very good), but mostly from the officers and the bureaucrats who had a tendency to take very retarded decisions at very crucial times. So a bit of bad luck + a bit of stupidity = major catastrophe. And thanks a lot for the links, Deadpool! It does explain it. but yeah, if you guys went in France nowadays and asked someone about Jerry Lewis, the only answer you'd probably get would be a confused look, a Frenchman scratching his head and "who ze Hell iz Djairee Laiweess?" Hell if it wasn't for the help of the French, the US wouldn't be a country.  |
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Post by Se7en: Horse That Wrote Poems on Jan 3, 2009 0:09:27 GMT -5
Well, a lot of American people do consider us cowards, especially since the whole Irak thing (ignoring the fact that we stood up against the most powerful country in the World and sort of defended one of the weakest ones). And yeah, our army has been pretty pretty unlucky but let's be honest, there's also been a lot of legit lack of efficiency, not necessarily from the soldiers (who, from what I hear, are actually very good), but mostly from the officers and the bureaucrats who had a tendency to take very retarded decisions at very crucial times. So a bit of bad luck + a bit of stupidity = major catastrophe. And thanks a lot for the links, Deadpool! It does explain it. but yeah, if you guys went in France nowadays and asked someone about Jerry Lewis, the only answer you'd probably get would be a confused look, a Frenchman scratching his head and "who ze Hell iz Djairee Laiweess?" Hell if it wasn't for the help of the French, the US wouldn't be a country. OH HERE WE GO! Always with the debt of honour to General Lafayette!  j/k |
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Jan 3, 2009 0:18:50 GMT -5
The Kids in the Hall had a great skit about this phenomena on their shows years back with Kevin McDonald as the French comedy icon
Language Warning: Mcdonald can audibly be heard uttering a curse word under his breath near the end
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 3, 2009 0:47:38 GMT -5
Jerry Lewis is a comedic geniuis.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Jan 3, 2009 0:59:15 GMT -5
I suddenly feel like eating some crepes.
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Post by default on Jan 3, 2009 1:22:13 GMT -5
french ladies can be pretty hot. ...When they bother shaving their armpits. SOMEONE HAD TO GO THERE ... Snitsy made me do it. |
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Post by leapinglambert on Jan 3, 2009 10:40:57 GMT -5
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Post by respectmeordye3 on Jan 3, 2009 11:13:42 GMT -5
I always knew Jerry Lewis's original version of The Nutty Professor was funnier than Eddie Murphy's boringly yawn of a remake. Murphy's version didn't make me laugh once...I mean his Buddy Love wasn't even interesting--it was just Murphy acting like Murphy--no imagination into the character or anything....at least Lewis's Buddy Love had imagination.
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