Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cheese-eating surrender monkeys

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep (non-admin closure) — Caknuck 07:18, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cheese-eating surrender monkeys

Cheese-eating surrender monkeys (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Delete. Un-noteable phrase, nuff said. Dalejenkins 18:28, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment The article makes several claims to notability. If its not kept, a merge to Culturally significant words and phrases from The Simpsons makes sense. Zagalejo 18:33, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep This has entered the political lexicon as thoroughly as Axis of weasels. Anything meriting a NY Post cover surely merits a Wikipedia article. MJustice 18:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep I found it interesting. Its seems to have enough different uses noted on the sight that someone may search the phrase. Information is sourced and factual. Really good visuals too. I like it. Dayleyj 18:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Notable and sourced. Lugnuts 19:02, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Remove uncited material and merge with Culturally significant words and phrases from The Simpsons. The phrase originates from The Simpsons, but even though it has some use outside of the Simpsons, I don't think it's enough to warrant it's own article. Calgary 19:51, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, this is a phrase which has political significance (however tongue-in-cheek at times) in the US. It shows up 8 times in current Google News results. Articles that just use the phrase: [1][2][3] Articles which discuss the phrase's usage: [4][5][6] The phrase may have peaked (as has US-French animosity) but the article deserves more references. --Dhartung | Talk 20:15, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Especially useful for external links into Wikipedia. And call me ignorant of the latest memes, but I didn't know the origin was Simpsons-related until I looked it up. I for one welcome our memetic overlords. --Robertb-dc 20:16, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Simpsons-derived meme that has spread into culture at large, with 690 hits in a Google News Archive search. Alansohn 20:53, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. To quote the eminent RickK: "Well-worked on article by several people, absolutely no reason for deletion". Only replace several with dozens. —Xezbeth 21:02, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Proquest shows 21 occurrences of the phrase in reliable publications, most related to American reaction to France's lack of support for the invasion of Iraq. Thus there is material to expand and improve the article. Edison 21:27, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Yes it's a non notable phrase that everyone in the western world has heard. It's appeared in innumerable third party sources. Nick mallory 01:19, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Not notable in 1995, notable since 2003. --Groggy Dice T | C 11:48, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep though not without reservations. JJL 15:34, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Important contemporary cultural reference ROxBo 23:34, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, in the names of those who will never have a chance to see this. "Lest we forget" -- particularly those who pick and choose when they will and will not assist their "allies". -- SockpuppetSamuelson 10:52, 2 July 2007 (UTC)


The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.