Saturday, July 24, 2004

So much for the “honor” of the French

I was bothered when I heard that the French spectators were spitting on 5-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong as he fought ahead to take the overall lead with just a handful of days left. I’ve heard that it’s supposed to be ‘good luck’ in Europe to get spit on. (I’m guessing that they picked up on that from our soldiers after WW2, but I could be wrong.) Maybe they were just Eurotrash well-wishers…

I was a little more bothered when I saw a picture of one of those “well-wishers” jumping in front of his bike and flipping him the bird. So much for the French citizenry and sense of good sportsmanship.

But this shit really pisses me off. They’ve started issuing death threats against him. Wassamatta? Are they just pissed off because they can’t field a serious challenger on their own home turf? Are they tired of getting pwn3d by a guy who is so tough that he’s a survivor of testicular cancer? (IOW, he got his nuts cut off, and he’s still more man than they are.)

Or is it that he’s an American at a time when it is de rigeur to insult anything pro-American?

Inquiring minds wanna know.