In article , John Williamson
writes:

Seems a suitably sheddy thing to do:-

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harry wrote:
I thought he was as bad as Hitler?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...oleonland.html

The local newspaper makes it sound really, well, quite boring, to be honest.

Re-enact Waterloo every day (I wonder who'll get to win this time?). Get
splashed in the Battle of Trafalgar, ski through the Saint Bernard Pass....

I take it they're not planning a Petainland then?

--
Mike Fleming

In article , {mike}
@tauzero.co.uk says...
I thought he was as bad as Hitler?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...oleonland.html

The local newspaper makes it sound really, well, quite boring, to be honest.

Re-enact Waterloo every day (I wonder who'll get to win this time?). Get
splashed in the Battle of Trafalgar, ski through the Saint Bernard Pass....

I take it they're not planning a Petainland then?


The Foch they are.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

On Jan 22, 7:15*pm, John Williamson
wrote:
Seems a suitably sheddy thing to do:-

Adds crosspost

harry wrote:
I thought he was as bad as Hitler?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl.../9027394/Franc...

The local newspaper makes it sound really, well, quite boring, to be honest.

Re-enact Waterloo every day (I wonder who'll get to win this time?). Get
splashed in the Battle of Trafalgar, ski through the Saint Bernard Pass.....

There's even going to be an Egyptian maze. Yawn

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

Many years ago, a mate of mine used to drive through France with the
words scrawled in the dirt on the back of his lorry's box trailer, "We
Won at Waterloo!." he was a laugh.

Tone

Tin Tin

In article 52b1a7f8-2c9b-4b38-be21-
,
says...
Many years ago, a mate of mine used to drive through France with the
words scrawled in the dirt on the back of his lorry's box trailer, "We
Won at Waterloo!." he was a laugh.


The French don't call it Waterloo, IIRC, so it was probably like water
off a duck's back.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

In article 59118971-4043-41b2-a593-0bc5504f5495
@f11g2000yql.googlegroups.com, says...
Tin Tin


Aaaargh, the bells - the make me made, you know.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

On Jan 31, 12:16*pm, Skipweasel wrote:
In article 52b1a7f8-2c9b-4b38-be21-
,
says...

Many years ago, a mate of mine used to drive through France with the
words scrawled in the dirt on the back of his lorry's box trailer, "We
Won at Waterloo!." he was a laugh.

The French don't call it Waterloo, IIRC, so it was probably like water
off a duck's back.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

Twaz in Inglish anyways. But we thought it was funny following him.

Tone

On 23/01/2012 13:45, wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:40:38 +0000, Nightjar
wrote:

Here's a list I prepared earlier:-
Heironymus Bosch Painter
Jacques Brel Singer
Rene Magritte Painter
Eddy Merckx Cyclist
Plastique Bertrand Musician
Adolphe Sax Saxophone inventor
Georges Simenon Writer
Jean Claude Van Damme
(AKA "The Muscles from Brussels) actor
Eddie Ickx Racing car driver (Indianapolis 500 winner)
Audrey Hepburn Actress


I think that to count as famous Belgians, first the man on the Clapham
omnibus needs to have heard of them and second he needs to know they are
Belgian, which, between them, probably rules out most of that list. :-)

On first acquaintance, they all look French.

You mean they were all Walloons? Even Mr. Bosch?