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France on a tour.

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> A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour.
> Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.
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> At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry
> on. "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.
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> Mr. Whiting adm! itted that he had been to France previously.
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> "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
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> The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
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> "Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !"
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> 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 to help
> liberate this country, I couldn't find any damn
> Frenchmen to show it to."
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  • fishkiller41
    OOOOoooh to have been a fly on the wall.......
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  • savage170
    very good[:D]
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  • dan kelly
    very good one grd...and soooo true, at the height of ww2 there were 2000 active members of the french resistance...to hear them speak now you would think 9 out of every 10 were in it ! the french mostly didnt give a damn about the nazis being there .
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  • cce1302
    It is a good one. I've been in 7 countries outside the US and never had a passport.
    [:D]
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