Limbless French man swims English Channel!

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**Kilkrazy**

That is a headline to make you think!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2010/09/19/limbless-man-completes-channel-swim-115875-22571566/

**Emperors Faithful**

Next up "Limbless French man defeats English army at Hastings"?

Seriously though, that's not simple feat. Props to him. He might just make the US keep their French-ribbing to a minimum.

**Commander Endova**

I'm sure they had a life preserver and a white flag handy at all times.

I kid, of course. Inspirational story.

**Jihadnik**

What an unbelievable story of perseverance and triumph in the face of extreme adversity...I couldn't imagine how hard it is to come to terms with something like that...and by that I mean...being french...

**Emperors Faithful**

Jihadnik wrote:What an unbelievable story of perseverance and triumph in the face of extreme adversity...I couldn't imagine how hard it is to come to terms with something like that...and by that I mean...being french...

Emperors Faithful wrote:Next up "Limbless French man defeats English army at Hastings"?

Seriously though, that's not simple feat. Props to him. He might just make others keep their French-ribbing to a minimum.

Fixing my own post.

**Kilkrazy**

CORRECTION!

Un homme français sans des bras ou des jambes a nagé à travers La Manche.

C'est formidable !!

**MasterDRD**

Speak Americun, dammit!!! *throws empty beer can*

But yeah, now there's a french guy I can respect.

**Nurglitch**

I guess they're not going to call him "Bob" anymore.

**Soup and a roll**

Dohoho.

(You're going to hell)

**Orkeosaurus**

There must have been a German guy chasing him.

**Samus_aran115**

wat. Good for him, I guess. But what inspired him to undertake such a strange thing? Did he lose a bet or something?

**snurl**

Nurglitch wrote:I guess they're not going to call him "Bob" anymore.

You beat me to it.

**Doctadeth**

quick, someone put a swimming cap on him so he can't use his ears!

**SilverMK2**

Looks like we have to start filling the channel with mines again...

**JohnHwangDD**

SilverMK2 wrote:Looks like we have to start filling the channel with mines again...

Dude, he's French, not German...

**SilverMK2**

JohnHwangDD wrote:
SilverMK2 wrote:Looks like we have to start filling the channel with mines again...

Dude, he's French, not German...

It's only a matter of time before they surrender to the Germans though...

**Yak9UT**

Well good on him

Hes done what some people with limbs can't do.

**rubiksnoob**

Wouldn't a better title be French torso swims English Channel?

**Yak9UT**

SilverMK2 wrote:
JohnHwangDD wrote:
SilverMK2 wrote:Looks like we have to start filling the channel with mines again...

Dude, he's French, not German...

It's only a matter of time before they surrender to the Germans though...

Sigh another misinformed soul. If you know about WW1 you will know that alot of fighting was in france.

The french lost so many lives that they didn't want to enter another war for more bloodshed.

And I say thats fair enough reason why they surrenderd.

**SilverMK2**

Yak9UT wrote:And I say thats fair enough reason why they surrenderd.

*Is English*

That is more than enough reason to make fun of the French

And yes, the World Wars were part of our history lessons at school, and I have seen plenty of documentaries on the subject, so I know what happened and why.

**Yak9UT**

SilverMK2 wrote:
Yak9UT wrote:And I say thats fair enough reason why they surrenderd.

*Is English*

That is more than enough reason to make fun of the French

And yes, the World Wars were part of our history lessons at school, and I have seen plenty of documentaries on the subject, so I know what happened and why.

A valid point I guess

**Hyenajoe**

Samus_aran115 wrote:wat. Good for him, I guess. But what inspired him to undertake such a strange thing? Did he lose a bet or something?

From what I've heard, when he was at the hospital right after his amputations, he saw in the news that a woman had just swimmed the Channel. He found it inspirationnal and decided that one day he would do the same. It was nearly 15 years ago and he finally made it.

**Catyrpelius**

It took him 15 years to swim the channel?

Someone should have painted him purple.

**AbaddonFidelis**

truly an inspiration to limbless frenchmen all over the world.

**nerdfest09**

What do you call a limbless frenchman who swims the channel?......clever dick!

on a serious note though, that trip would have taken some serious testicular fortitude to do! frenchman or no, that is pretty courageous swim for anyone, especially with no arms or legs.

**AbaddonFidelis**

nah its not that big of a deal. I know a guy who ran the boston marathon with no head.

**Da Boss**

If the guy hadn't been french, this thread would have been full of people congratulating the guy and talking about how inspirational he was.

People might want to think about how biased they are, how unfounded and stupid those biases are, and how goddamned tired french surrender jokes are.

**Orkeosaurus**

Q: When do French tanks drive forward?

A: When the enemy sneaks up from behind!

**AbaddonFidelis**

Q: Why do the french line their streets with trees?

A: So the germans can march in the shade!!!

**Orkeosaurus**

Q: What colors are the French flag?

A: White.