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

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

Went to an ourdoor show in France many years ago and they depicted all
Napolean's victories in glorious lights and galloping horses, but they
seemed to miss out Waterloo for some reason.
No mention of Moscow, either.

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On 22/01/2012 19:02, David WE Roberts wrote:

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


Went to an ourdoor show in France many years ago and they depicted all
Napolean's victories in glorious lights and galloping horses, but they
seemed to miss out Waterloo for some reason.
No mention of Moscow, either.

Cheese eating surrender monkey's as Mr Clarkson calls them.

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 22/01/2012 19:02, David WE Roberts wrote:

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


Went to an ourdoor show in France many years ago and they depicted
all Napolean's victories in glorious lights and galloping horses,
but they seemed to miss out Waterloo for some reason.
No mention of Moscow, either.

Cheese eating surrender monkey's as Mr Clarkson calls them.

I believe the original quote was by Groundskeeper Willie

--
Adam

David WE Roberts wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
I thought he was as bad as Hitler?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...oleonland.html

Went to an ourdoor show in France many years ago and they depicted all
Napolean's victories in glorious lights and galloping horses, but they
seemed to miss out Waterloo for some reason.
No mention of Moscow, either.

I remember getting ****ed up in Slavkov u Brna with my father in law. I
forget the reason for visiting (I think his Mother lived there).

--
Adam

Sounds like these Frenchies don't know their arse from their Elba.
Brian

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"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
...
David WE Roberts wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
I thought he was as bad as Hitler?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...oleonland.html

Went to an ourdoor show in France many years ago and they depicted all
Napolean's victories in glorious lights and galloping horses, but they
seemed to miss out Waterloo for some reason.
No mention of Moscow, either.

I remember getting ****ed up in Slavkov u Brna with my father in law. I
forget the reason for visiting (I think his Mother lived there).

--
Adam

On 2012-01-22, David WE Roberts wrote:

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

Went to an ourdoor show in France many years ago and they depicted all
Napolean's victories in glorious lights and galloping horses, but they
seemed to miss out Waterloo for some reason.
No mention of Moscow, either.

Did you try reminding them? :-)

Justin.

On 22/01/2012 19:02, David WE Roberts wrote:

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


Went to an ourdoor show in France many years ago and they depicted all
Napolean's victories in glorious lights and galloping horses, but they
seemed to miss out Waterloo for some reason.

I wonder how many Britons can name the other nations involved, even
though the British Army was only about one third of the force opposing
Napoleon?

Colin Bignell

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:34:47 -0000, Nightjar
wrote:



I wonder how many Britons can name the other nations involved, even
though the British Army was only about one third of the force opposing
Napoleon?

Colin Bignell

I managed Prussia. :-(

And at least knew there were others. :-)

--
Rod

Does seem a strange choice of person for a theme park though.
I mean, if they do that the Belgians and lots of other EU countries will
need to have one too, but I cannot come up with any famous people who have
not got dark pasts.
Brian

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"polygonum" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:34:47 -0000, Nightjar
wrote:



I wonder how many Britons can name the other nations involved, even
though the British Army was only about one third of the force opposing
Napoleon?

Colin Bignell

I managed Prussia. :-(

And at least knew there were others. :-)

--
Rod

On Jan 23, 4:58*am, "Brian Gaff" wrote:
Does seem a strange choice of person for a theme park though.
*I mean, if they do that the Belgians and lots of other EU countries will
need to have one too, but I cannot come up with any famous people who have
not got dark pasts.
*Brian


Jesus?

On 23/01/2012 04:58, Brian Gaff wrote:
Does seem a strange choice of person for a theme park though.

Asterix has already been done.

I mean, if they do that the Belgians and lots of other EU countries will
need to have one too, but I cannot come up with any famous people who have
not got dark pasts.

Can you come up with any famous Belgians?

Colin Bignell

On 22/01/2012 21:41, polygonum wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:34:47 -0000, Nightjar
wrote:



I wonder how many Britons can name the other nations involved, even
though the British Army was only about one third of the force opposing
Napoleon?

Colin Bignell

I managed Prussia. :-(

Despite Waterloo being fairly close to Brussels, the Belgians seem to be
the least likely to be remembered, which does appear to be the fate
history has dictated for them. Even in Belgium, you get offered French
Fries, despite it being Belgian troops who, in the First World War,
taught American troops how to cook emaciated chips. The Americans
thought they were French, although that could just be down to their
grasp of geography.


And at least knew there were others. :-)

Which, I suspect, is a lot more than many people.

Colin Bignell

On 23/01/2012 07:12, Nightjar wrote:
On 22/01/2012 21:41, polygonum wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:34:47 -0000, Nightjar
wrote:



I wonder how many Britons can name the other nations involved, even
though the British Army was only about one third of the force opposing
Napoleon?

Colin Bignell

I managed Prussia. :-(

Despite Waterloo being fairly close to Brussels, the Belgians seem to be
the least likely to be remembered, which does appear to be the fate
history has dictated for them. Even in Belgium, you get offered French
Fries, despite it being Belgian troops who, in the First World War,
taught American troops how to cook emaciated chips. The Americans
thought they were French, although that could just be down to their
grasp of geography.

It's just a pity that since the completion of the terminus for the
Channel Tunnel rail link trains from France no longer terminate at Waterloo.

SteveW

On 22/01/2012 21:41, polygonum wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:34:47 -0000, Nightjar
wrote:



I wonder how many Britons can name the other nations involved, even
though the British Army was only about one third of the force opposing
Napoleon?

Colin Bignell

I managed Prussia. :-(

And at least knew there were others. :-)

The Dutch.

SteveW

On 23/01/2012 22:02, Steve Walker wrote:
On 22/01/2012 21:41, polygonum wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:34:47 -0000, Nightjar
wrote:



I wonder how many Britons can name the other nations involved, even
though the British Army was only about one third of the force opposing
Napoleon?

Colin Bignell

I managed Prussia. :-(

And at least knew there were others. :-)

The Dutch.

The Anglo-Netherland Army, under Wellington comprised English, Scots,
Welsh, Irish, Germans (mostly Hanoverians), Dutch and Belgians. The
Prussian Army under Blucher contained Germans, Prussians and Poles.

The other allies were Austria and Russia, both of whom had armies on the
way to France, but too far away to take part in the battle.

Colin Bignell

In message , polygonum
writes
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:34:47 -0000, Nightjar
wrote:



I wonder how many Britons can name the other nations involved, even
though the British Army was only about one third of the force opposing
Napoleon?

Colin Bignell

I managed Prussia. :-(

And at least knew there were others. :-)

Dutch, Belgians, but they were on both sides I think.
--
hugh

On Jan 22, 9:34*pm, Nightjar
wrote:
On 22/01/2012 19:02, David WE Roberts wrote:



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

Went to an ourdoor show in France many years ago and they depicted all
Napolean's victories in glorious lights and galloping horses, but they
seemed to miss out Waterloo for some reason.

I wonder how many Britons can name the other nations involved, even
though the British Army was only about one third of the force opposing
Napoleon?

Colin Bignell

Well at least theYanks weren't there so we don't have to put up with
movies where John Wayne wins the war.

In article ,
"David WE Roberts" writes:

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

Went to an ourdoor show in France many years ago and they depicted all
Napolean's victories in glorious lights and galloping horses, but they
seemed to miss out Waterloo for some reason.
No mention of Moscow, either.

I was listening to some retired politician or civil servent on the
radio a while back, talking about some of the games they got up
to. On one official visit of the French to Downing Street, they
managed to take the official photographs under a large painting of
Wellington, without the French noticing at the time.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

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...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....

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

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

In article , John Williamson
writes:

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


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

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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.

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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.

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Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

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

Tone

Where they gonna build it, Elba?

Is there perhaps going to be a Brothel as one of the attractions?

I understood good ol Nap was pretty keen on those.

I'm sure there are endless jokes coming in this thread so I'll sit back and
enjoy them.

Brian

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

On Jan 22, 6:24*pm, harry wrote:
I thought he was as bad as Hitler?http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl.../9027394/Franc...

Perhap's they've been watching re-runs of Bill and Ted's Excellent
Adventure and are planning on building enormous waterslides?

Matt

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

That is like the Germans building one for Hitler.

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:24:19 -0800 (PST), harry
wrote:

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

Perhaps they're going to keep re-running Waterloo until he wins it?
cue ABBA