10-15-2004, 03:55 PM
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| French? Italian?
Which of the two countries has a stronger fencing program and produces more top-tier athletes -- France or Italy? | 
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10-15-2004, 04:01 PM
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| France. I have no basis to back this up on, nor do I have any facts, but that is my answer anyway.
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10-15-2004, 05:57 PM
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| I belive the Italians have been producing many top-notch fencers lately. | |
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10-15-2004, 06:50 PM
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| It's too close to call. I'm not sure how to judge this one. How about this: Number of Olympic fencing medals Won by France: 105 Number of medals Won by Italy: 100. It's hard to seperate them.
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10-16-2004, 12:11 AM
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| Italy in foil, France for saber, no one really does epee....jk 
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Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and its all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it's all organized by the Italians.
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10-16-2004, 12:13 AM
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| The russians are coming, the russians are coming!
They're just so damned fast and aggressive... | |
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10-16-2004, 12:14 AM
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Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and its all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it's all organized by the Italians.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered" George Best | |
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10-16-2004, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by JackSparrow It's too close to call. I'm not sure how to judge this one. How about this: Number of Olympic fencing medals Won by France: 105 Number of medals Won by Italy: 100. It's hard to seperate them. | But we have the upper hand in gold medals... 
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