Tuesday, March 14, 2023

1st Infantry Regiment of the French Republican Guard.


 

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  1. Any time I see "French" and "army" in the same sentence, it reminds me of the joke:

    "WW-2 French infantry rifle for sale. Never fired. Only dropped once."

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    1. The flag we planted on the moon has most likely turned all white by uv light and atmosphere, so it actually looks like France was the first country to land on the moon

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  2. Just remember, we'd all be speaking English if it weren't for the French. Oh, wait...

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    1. They helped during our Revolutionary War. They didn't like the British either.

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  3. Saw some article some time back that mentioned that current English was a mix of Old English and influences from the Norman invasion ~10th Century.

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    1. Plus Old Norse grammar and any vocabulary we could pilfer from colonial expansion and military expeditions.

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    2. try "Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue"/ McWhorter. informative, enjoyable read.

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  4. My fun fact is Napoleon was Emperor of the French, which is about the same size as Texss.

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    1. True, but in the day, his empire was a wee bit larger than that, wasn't it?
      Like pretty much everything from Gibraltar to Russia, and Denmark to Sicily?

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  5. Look at the way he's holding the rapier in his right hand with his pinky tucked under. THAT'S about as French as it gets people. Sacre bleu!

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