Trafalgar Re-enactment Due
The plucky British defend valiantly against the united forces of France and Spain.
No - it's not the recent EU summit or an Arsenal game - it's the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of a famous French military defeat.
Hands up: Chirac in Traditional French Battle Pose
A cheap shot, of course, but there are rumours that the celebrations on the French side might be a little prickly too, as Chirac is said to be planning to stay over in Singapore longer than originally planned to celebrate the expected French win of the 2012 Jeux Olympique. And which unfortunate host and event is he planning on snubbing? Step forward Mr T Blair and the G8 Summit in Gleneagles.
No - it's not the recent EU summit or an Arsenal game - it's the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of a famous French military defeat.
Hands up: Chirac in Traditional French Battle Pose
A cheap shot, of course, but there are rumours that the celebrations on the French side might be a little prickly too, as Chirac is said to be planning to stay over in Singapore longer than originally planned to celebrate the expected French win of the 2012 Jeux Olympique. And which unfortunate host and event is he planning on snubbing? Step forward Mr T Blair and the G8 Summit in Gleneagles.
My understanding was that it was a famous military defeat for the blue team, and a victory for the red team. Who are these British, French and Spanish people you're talking about?
Posted by
Matt |
Wed Jun 29, 04:31:00 pm
But that means the French who came across here and took over are us now, cause they/we took over... So it was a British Military Victory, and the beginning of British History? And the guys who came across stayed here, and the wetters they left behind in France have screwed up ever since.
Just an idea, you know, to keep the conversation moving.
Posted by
Matt |
Fri Jul 01, 10:22:00 am
Julius Caesar was addressing the crowd in the Coliseum.
"Friends, Romans and Countrymen, lend me your ears. Tomorrow I take our glorious army to conquer Northern Europe and I shall start with France. We shall kill many Gauls and return victorious."
The crowd are up on their feet
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. Hail mighty Caesar"
Brutus turns to his mate and says
"He doesn't half talk some shite him. He couldn't fight his way out of a wet parchment bag."
Six months later, Caesar comes back having conquered France and
addresses the crowd in the Coliseum.
"Friends, Romans and Countrymen, I have returned from our campaign in France and as I promised, we killed 50,000 Gauls".
The crowd are up on their feet again.
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. Hail mighty Caesar".
Brutus once again turns to his mate.
"I'm sick of his bullshit, I'm off to France to check this out."
So Brutus sets of for France and three weeks later he comes back to Rome. Caesar is addressing the public in the Coliseum again.
"Friends, Romans and Countrymen, tomorrow we set off for Britain and we are going to sort those bastards out"
The crowd are up on their feet.
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. Hail mighty Caesar"
Brutus jumps up and shouts
"Caesar, you are a liar. You told us that you had killed 50,000 Gauls in France but I've been there to check it out and you only killed 25,000!!!!"
The crowd are stunned and all sit down in silence.
Caesar gets up and looks slowly round the Coliseum then across at Brutus and says
"Brutus, you are forgetting one thing....................................
Away Gauls count double in Europe."
Posted by
Ben |
Fri Jul 01, 05:03:00 pm
AP and UPI reported that the French Government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "run" to "hide." The only two higher levels in France are "surrender" and "collaborate."
The raise was precipitated by the recent fire which destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively disabling their military.
Posted by
Ben |
Fri Jul 01, 05:07:00 pm