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    Posted: December 10 2012 at 18:19
I found this on another site (don’t know if it’s true, but I think it’s funny and wanted to share it):

When I was young my father said to me:

"Knowledge is Power....Francis Bacon"

I understood it as "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon".

For more than a decade I wondered over the meaning of the second part and what was the surreal linkage between the two? If I said the quote to someone, "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon" they nodded knowingly. Or someone might say, "Knowledge is power" and I'd finish the quote "France is Bacon" and they wouldn't look at me like I'd said something very odd but thoughtfully agree. I did ask a teacher what did "Knowledge is power, France is bacon" mean and got a full 10 minute explanation of the Knowledge is power bit but nothing on "France is bacon". When I prompted further explanation by saying "France is Bacon?" in a questioning tone I just got a "yes". at 12 I didn't have the confidence to press it further. I just accepted it as something I'd never understand.

It wasn't until years later I saw it written down that the penny dropped.
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Yes.
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France is not bacon.  America is bacon.  France is stinky cheese.  Pig
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All of a sudden ,i want to eat France, as long as France is bacon that is not too crispy and over cooked
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Points: 8368 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 10 2012 at 22:30
Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

All of a sudden ,i want to eat France, as long as France is bacon that is not too crispy and over cooked


Impossible.
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I like bacon.
 
I don't like France.
 
Ergo, France can not be bacon.
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LOL
 
Vive la bacon!

Edited by The Bearded Bard - December 11 2012 at 10:21
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If France is bacon, where are the eggs?
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^I'm surprised you would ask when the answer is clearly Turkey

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Things just got a whole lot more confusing:


Edited by manofmystery - December 12 2012 at 10:45


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Points: 10841 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 15:59
Originally posted by zappaholic zappaholic wrote:

France is not bacon.  America is bacon.  France is cheese for true men and women.




Fixed.
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