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Okay, I should have said they've not been such a warfaring nation in more recent years, like now, which is when the comment was made, compared to some others we could mention. Since various debacles in foreign climes, including their former colonies. (A cousin was a the Legion on one of those escapades, pour soul, and got court martial for hitting an officer to defend another soldier, so I have personal testimony of their ass-dom there.)


That is of course not at all to say they haven't been in big, big wars in the past.


But the characterisation was a now-characterisation (based on current behaviour and responses to current events), not a historical one.


Sorry, I should have made it clearer what I meant.


But that was a throwaway remark in a list in brackets in a light-hearted email; not a statement of government policy ;-)


Hiding, Mockney?


This was, you know, being the Lounge, meant to be a light-hearted attempt at generating some inventive and fun ideas. But I reckon you lot are really not up to it.

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I can never imagine the Normans as French.


The Norse who headed to France must have felt pretty sweet when the Christmas circulars started arriving from their mates in Iceland and the Faroes.


"So. Life here is pretty sweet. The Frankish food and women are to die for, and any time we get a bit moody or short of the readies we just pop across and kick some Anglo Saxon derriere. Even the winters are warm: and we can burn trees any time we are cold, which certainly smell better than whale oil - and are a lot easier to catch LOL!! :)).

Seriously, how are things with you?"


"Dear brother. Thank you for your letter. Sorry for the late reply but I had to wait four months for it to get light enough for me to read it. It's just like home here, only even colder, darker, and more miserable ROFL!! If I see another salted herring I think I will go a little beserk (geddit?) Must go now, as I have a precarious cliff-top existence to maintain. PS Some of the lads say there is a great land to the West, full of bison and large flightless birds, and ready for the taking. One day we'll think of a name for it, but at the moment we're just not up to it."

Ted Max

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Dear Norman


If you want to take that Godwinson down a peg or two I suggest turning up at Hastings two days after you said you would, at seven in the morning. Make sure you slam the van doors as you get out. Instruct his missus to get a brew on, and then while they're distracted brutally impose your claim for the monarchy by imposing a systematic and ruthless confiscation of land and property. Kill any who rebel but reward those who side with you with land and titles (you can make those up as you go along).


Then leave a bill for twice the estimate plus VAT. They won't know what's hit them.


Signed,


Stan

Fear 'n boozin

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Brendan Wrote:


> Yes they do. They're actually pretty good at it

> too contrary to comon (well not common more like

> just Anglo Saxon) belief.


I'm more than happy to agree the French love warfare, but can you really claim they are any good at it? Granted, like the Italians, they are more than capable of beating people armed with spears, but as this in-depth and accurate research shows, when it comes to taking on the senior school, they just can't cope:


Cheese Monkeys

Huguenot

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Dear Stan


Many thanks for the advice. Still troubled by the Ghingers up north, all full of impotent rage. Decided to shag their wives for them on their wedding night, just to make the point like, but they don't half whinge. Would have thought they'd be pleased with a bit of French pork.


With some befuddlement I see they blame it on the English, which makes me laugh. Works for me.


Norm

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