Or is it just because the french were such an ass for not going to war with US?
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Anonymous2005-10-15 11:28
Everyone thinks the French owe us because we saved their ass. I think we owed THEM for the statue of liberty and when we saved them the debt was repaid. Do you know how much that much copper would cost back then? Nowadays we don't even make pennies of 100% copper because it is so expensive.