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Noncredible France joke (sorry France, these jokes still give me joy) (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

France jokes by Americans are usually just embarassing because they show how ignorant most Americans are about military history.

PugJesus I know you're not ignorant, so in this case it's just confusing.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

France jokes are part of my heritage, and no amount of fully justified beatings by angry Frenchmen will ever fully stop me from finding them funny

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, you're descended from people oppressed by the French. (audience member: "that could be anyone!") Got it, makes sense now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I dunno, this feels pretty accurate to WW2 to me. Their tanks were all stuck in the wrong place and not allowed to go fight, so they basically did have to sit and watch in the rear view mirror as the commanders kept going "It's a diversion! Trust me!"