Fullerene Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 If there had been no Napoleon, there would have been no Waterloo and you know what that means Spoiler No Eurovision win for ABBA. Serious stuff this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 7 hours ago, Lurkst said: Now you mention wee fella, I recall a book of x rated facts doing the rounds at school, one of which was that Napoleon had a two inch long penis. I'm sure Google could confirm but definitely NSFW so I'll pass for now... Corr…aw, shite! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Mark Knopfler says w**k 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Fun Fact: Everybody knows that after Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena in the middle of the South Atlantic. What is less well known is that there was concern that the French might use Tristan da Cunha as a base to mount a rescue plan despite being nearly 2,500 miles away. Thus a garrison was sent to Tristan da Cunha in 1816 to prevent this from happening. The garrison was evacuated a year later but some members chose to remain and they are the ancestors of those people who live there today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Fullerene said: Fun Fact: Everybody knows that after Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena in the middle of the South Atlantic. What is less well known is that there was concern that the French might use Tristan da Cunha as a base to mount a rescue plan despite being nearly 2,500 miles away. Thus a garrison was sent to Tristan da Cunha in 1816 to prevent this from happening. The garrison was evacuated a year later but some members chose to remain and they are the ancestors of those people who live there today. You should look up the definition of ‘fun’. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chink Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 11 hours ago, Lurkst said: Now you mention wee fella, I recall a book of x rated facts doing the rounds at school, one of which was that Napoleon had a two inch long penis. I'm sure Google could confirm but definitely NSFW so I'll pass for now... what kind of School did you attend 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, chink said: what kind of School did you attend Kids are obsessed with the "fnaar, fnaar" aspects of history. There was one ditty that did the rounds at my old school about Good King Billy and a 12 foot willy, but perhaps best not to go into too much detail of the rest, including the neighbour, a snake and a rake. (If you know, you know.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chink Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Just now, Salt n Vinegar said: Kids are obsessed with the "fnaar, fnaar" aspects of history. There was one ditty that did the rounds at my old school about Good King Billy and a 12 foot willy, but perhaps best not to go into too much detail of the rest, including the neighbour, a snake and a rake. (If you know, you know.) i remember that one but to be honest Hitler having one ball was the only thing i can remember like that apparently true according to Netflix 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Nappy may have been a w@nk but the Tory chunts in charge of Britain at the time made Suella Braverman look like Jeremy Corbyn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane of Cawdor Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 I recall (vaguely) reading in one of Orwell's essays the suggestion that Napoleon whistled the tune "Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre" at Waterloo. This French children's song has the melody we use for "For he's a jolly good fellow". Assuming that the egotistical Bonaparte was a good judge of character, I'll take his word for it and vote accordingly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 A w**k, but he's still one of the all time greats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chink Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Had Britain on the back foot in Spain at the start of the Peninsular War Done pretty well until his Moscow and Prussia i think were the decisive factor at Waterloo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 "Well, there it is. That's Jeeves. Where others merely smite the brow and clutch the hair, he acts. Napoleon was the same." PG Wodehouse 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 There's a family legend (likely shite) that an ancestor served on the Bellerophon ("Billy Ruffian"), the ship that Napoleon surrendered on after Waterloo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 One of my favourite Total War games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 8 hours ago, tamthebam said: Nappy may have been a w@nk but the Tory chunts in charge of Britain at the time made Suella Braverman look like Jeremy Corbyn Now that’s a makeover show I’d watch… Anyway Napoleon > Nelson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 15 hours ago, chink said: what kind of School did you attend Another "fact" I recall from the book is that 3 in every 1000 men can suck their own penis. Which sparked a playground reworking of the UB40 classic One In Ten. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, Lurkst said: Another "fact" I recall from the book is that 3 in every 1000 men can suck their own penis. Which sparked a playground reworking of the UB40 classic One In Ten. Ron Jeremy's one of them. Look what happened to him. Say no to autofellatio, gentlemen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Thatcher's Cider. Carling Lager. Napoleon Brandy. Obviously he is a w**k as most alcoholic beverages are named after historical despots by the looks of it. David Tennant just got lucky one of his ancestors couldn't spell or he would have been the worst of the lot, probably. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Musketeer Gripweed said: Thatcher's Cider. Carling Lager. Napoleon Brandy. Obviously he is a w**k as most alcoholic beverages are named after historical despots by the looks of it. David Tennant just got lucky one of his ancestors couldn't spell or he would have been the worst of the lot, probably. I've just discovered Thatcher's Blood Orange cider. I feel dirty ordering it, especially as they've started running Man from Del Monte rip-off adverts casting their CEO as Apple Jesus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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