Mark Moburg wrote:
>
> At 11:15 AM 3/5/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >I have a Motobecane, and I must say that I find French engineering to be
> >absolutely amazing.
>
> <<snip>>
>
> >but my impression is that the French approach the
> >engineering problem from an entirely different angle, perhaps having
> >something to do with man's place in the universe. I may not agree, but
> >it is a refreshing change of pace.
> >
> >Jim Blackwood, Esq.
> >'71 V-8 MGB roadster
> >
> ===Reply===
>
> Puts me in mind of the joke (with many, MANY apologies to European listers
> -- all in fun :^) --
> What's a European's idea of heaven? It's where the English are the police,
> the French are the cooks, the Swiss are the bankers, the Italians are the
> lovers, and the Germans are the engineers.
>
> What's a European's idea of hell? It's where the English are the cooks, the
> French are the engineers, the Swiss are the lovers, the Italians are the
> bankers, and the Germans are the police.
>
> Flame away . . .
>
> Mark Moburg
> markmoburg@mindspring.com
I love it.
Geoff Love, The English Connection
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