Originally posted by YUG0slav
it wouldn't throw a french player off his game as much as give him a good one (imo)
I've got to agree - Making 3 Queen moves in the opening is rarely good.
If you want to throw a French player off I think you have a few better options, here are a couple of things I'd suggest looking at...
Reti Gambit - A recommendation from Bedlam - 1.e4 e6 2.b3!? d5 (Most common) 3.Bb2!? dxe5. It's a good style opening for players that like bishop play and open games. There's good compensation for the pawn if black doesn't simply decide to give it back.
1.e4 e6 2.Qe2!? - is a line that Northern Lad has used/recommended. I forgot the name of it at this point (It's named after some classical chess player) but I do remember Northern Lad mentioning that he's been playing it with the original style of an early b3/Bb2. One example of him using it is Northern Lad - Weyerstrass.
Or finally, 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 (Exchange) exd5 4.c4!? French players generally hate playing the exchange (It's like seeing the closed sicilian) and this line seems very interesting, maybe worth a shot. I suspect that things will be quite open. Obviously if you want closed positions I'd recommend the Advanced (3.e5).