tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post682331280498075701..comments2023-11-03T14:30:45.289+01:00Comments on Red, White and Bleu: Beau JestParisgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541058433269818013noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-16271599490727451252008-11-04T10:41:00.000+01:002008-11-04T10:41:00.000+01:00That sounds so typical of the French attitude to m...That sounds so typical of the French attitude to most legislation (especially European). Happy to sign up, and equally happy to ignore it. And I'm not complaining! (Saves paying a small army of town hall jobsworths for a start!)Tim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-7228751945940176132008-10-29T22:05:00.000+01:002008-10-29T22:05:00.000+01:00many years ago, i wanted to join a bagpipe band he...many years ago, i wanted to join a bagpipe band here in NYC. my father is a piper, and i'd taken lessons. i approached the pipe major and asked about joining and he told me, "there will never be women in pipe bands. they're naethin' but trouble!"<BR/><BR/>he was wrong too. now, if it weren't for women, most pipe bands wouldn't exist.<BR/><BR/>i am sure once the older generation passes away (like the israelites with their 40 years in the desert), women will be in the FFL... why they'd want to, i don't know, but they will be there.bonnie-ann blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897963557767227247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-65431626526212337112008-10-29T16:13:00.000+01:002008-10-29T16:13:00.000+01:00Great story! What if you were a lesbian?? Would th...Great story! What if you were a lesbian?? Would that make it better or worse?? <BR/>A lot worse in America, nay impossible, but on 13 Oct British army chief General General Sir Richard Dannatt said homosexuals were 'welcome to enlist', & the ban was lifted in 2000 after going to the European court of Human Rights. Wonder what they have to say about the FL?<BR/>You could always become a member of Lords now as a woman, & sit in the pavilion, but I guess that's really scraping the barrel....Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-11674979400100349632008-10-28T19:45:00.000+01:002008-10-28T19:45:00.000+01:00I always wanted to join the Girl Guides but failed...I always wanted to join the Girl Guides but failed the medical....Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-79595102218184531692008-10-28T17:48:00.000+01:002008-10-28T17:48:00.000+01:00Hi parisgirl. I love your work. I am co-ordinating...Hi parisgirl. I love your work. I am co-ordinating a large blog project and extending an invite for you to guest blog. Please email me at jmewse{at}prowebgroup{dot}co{dot}uk if you're interested in more info.Justin Mewsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337277225882102746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-63058231434306776912008-10-28T14:31:00.000+01:002008-10-28T14:31:00.000+01:00I wonder if they take Foreigners in the Foreign Le...I wonder if they take Foreigners in the Foreign Legion. If not, could I get them under the Trades Descriptions Act?Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-20541754278797587732008-10-28T10:57:00.000+01:002008-10-28T10:57:00.000+01:00You did not get it right : there will never be wom...You did not get it right : there will never be women in the FL, unless they bear <A HREF="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1970-Legion-sapeur.jpg" REL="nofollow">beards</A> as you march on July 14th...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, why do you think their flags fly "legio patria nostra" ?Cimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162943665797137802noreply@blogger.com