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Re:JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force... by komali2 on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @10:33AM (#46289818)
It used to be I guess a slur, "surrender monkeys," because France surrendered during WWII and there was a Nazi-collaborator government established filled with French politicians.

It's unfair given the reality and importance of the French resistance, but, that's where it comes from.

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Re:JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force... by pksebben on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @11:01AM (#46290194)
That one was the brits if I'm not mistaken - Jeremy Clarkson specifically (who I have a lot of affection for - Top Gear was a significant part of my childhood, but he does make an art out of being offensively wrong).
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Re:JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force... by graemep on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @12:11PM (#46291151)
It seems to have originated in The Simpsons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese-eating_surrender_monkey...
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