Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1532960)

Does anyone know the etiology of the term "surrender monkey?"

I like the term even if I don't use it. I was just wondering if anyone knew how it started.

Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 1532963)

Not sure if this is TIC but, if you believe Wiki, it started from a 1995 episode of "The Simpsons." It started out with "cheese eating."

Cheese-eating surrender monkeys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Denny

Originally Posted by http://www.backwoodshome.com/humor/salutetofrance.html

A Salute To France - An Ally That's Always Good For A Laugh

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion. You just leave a lot of useless noisy baggage behind."
— Jed Babbin, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me."
— General George S. Patton

"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure"
— Jacques Chirac, President of France
"As far as France is concerned, you're right."
— Rush Limbaugh,

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee."
— Regis Philbin

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag."
— David Letterman

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!"
— Jay Leno

"Going to war without France is like going duck hunting without your accordian"
— Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense

"The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we found truffles in Iraq."
— Dennis Miller

"French troops arrived in Afghanistan last week and not a minute too soon: the French are acting as advisers to the remaining Taliban, to teach them how to surrender properly."
— Jay Leno

"They've taken their own precautions against al-Qa'ida. To prepare for an attack, each Frenchman is urged to keep duct tape, a white flag, and a three-day supply of mistresses in the house."
— Argus Hamilton

"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of its national will fighting against DisneyWorld and Big Macs than against the Nazis?"
— Dennis Miller

"After what they say was an exhaustive investigation, the Defense Minister of France said today that Osama bin Laden is either still in hiding in Afghanistan, he may have escaped to Pakistan, or he may be dead. Hey, France, thanks a lot. We'll take it from here. Hard to believe they were invaded twice." -
— Jay Leno

Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 1532850)

Nah, we still have the Delta IT department. ;)

Carl

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1532956)

An early Douglas attempt at a Lifting Body design for NASA.

Originally Posted by Roadkill (Post 1533035)

Where's the bidpacks?? They've only got 4.5 hours left to the deadline, normally bidpacks are out several days early.

Wonder what is holding them up?

Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1532960)

Does anyone know the etiology of the term "surrender monkey?"