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Eddie B 3:52 Mon Jun 15
The 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo

What convinces an otherwise normal man to be a reenactor and dress up and march around a field, surely there's more dignified ways of commemorating one of the most famous European battles?

They're doing it for WWII now too. During the recently D-Day celebrations, standing alongside real British veterans, there were knobheads dressed up as American GI's. WTF?!

Grumpster 4:01 Mon Jun 15
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To celebrate what a genius Wellington was.

I'd have to go dressed as Major Richard Sharpe.


As for the loons, they probably look at people who go to football in the same way as we look at them. Different hobbies for different breeds.

Mr Anon 4:01 Mon Jun 15
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Anyone catch the story about France demanding that Belgium scrap that special 1 euro coin they minted to commemorate Waterloo? They complied but reminted a special 1.50 Euro coin to the same design. Haha

Brussels Sprout 4:02 Mon Jun 15
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Griffin will be all over this thread.

WHOicidal Maniac 4:36 Mon Jun 15
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I took part in a Sealed Knot battle a couple of times. Used borrowed kit an got taught how to load and fire a musket then spent the evening camping in 1600's style getting pissed on mead and wine...fucking right laugh but its an expensive hobby to maintain.

Swiss. 4:40 Mon Jun 15
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WHOicidal

"spent the evening camping in 1600's style getting pissed on mead and wine..." did you end up with your knott 'unsealed' ???

Swiss. 4:42 Mon Jun 15
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The place where Wellington camped Le Bois De La Cambre is literally a 10 min walk from my appartment. A beautiful wood with an excellent night club there called Jeux d'Hiver....

WHOicidal Maniac 4:57 Mon Jun 15
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Swiss. 4:40 Mon Jun 15

As soon as I typed that I knew that was coming.. :)

eusebiovic 5:05 Mon Jun 15
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No disrespect but does anybody else still find it tragically sad to see grown men still taking this so seriously? I mean it was 200 fuckin' years ago!

Since then Britain & France have

1) Created Concorde - The greatest passenger jet airline ever created...unlikely to be bettered in the near future - if ever again.

2) Created Channel Tunnel - I think we all like and respect each other enough to realise that this was a truly great idea for both nations respectively

3) We gave them the Beatles and Stones they gave us New Wave, Jean Paul Belmondo and the finest threads and tailoring around which were the inspiration for our MOD culture

Would it be safe to say that we kissed and made up a long time ago?

;-)

easthammer 5:07 Mon Jun 15
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Just returning from holiday (waiting for taxi to airport) just finished holiday read "Waterloo" by Benard Cornwell an excellent read based on commentaries of those involved. Griping stuff even when you know the outcome. Seems we just scraped in the winners and it was a real touch and go affair. All down to the efficiency of British Guards and the Prussian just getting to attack the French right flank in time. Overall bloody slaughter on both sides. But the winners right history.

Mikey P 5:07 Mon Jun 15
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Raises glass to the Prussians.

Eggbert Nobacon 5:07 Mon Jun 15
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no they are still cunts eusebiovic

easthammer 5:10 Mon Jun 15
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Write but it could be right I guess

Oh dear 6:03 Mon Jun 15
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eusebiovic, are you nuts?

I don’t why we bothered to “kiss and make up”, those fucking cunts never do us any favours, despite your assertions.

It doesn’t do any harm what-so-ever to remind the snivelling Gallic wankers how they were slapped about and their correct place in any pecking order

:>)

Northern Sold 9:15 Mon Jun 15
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Oh look it's Eddie Backward having a pop at the US GI's... who would have ever thought that...


Regarding waterloo....



Lord Uxbridge: By God, Sir. I've lost my leg.

Duke of Wellington: By God, Sir. So you have.




Oh and I have seen Lord Uxbridge's false leg

Far Cough 9:21 Mon Jun 15
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Good victory over the garlic eating monkeys but we couldn't have done it without Blucher

thecockneyboy 9:35 Mon Jun 15
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Got a few mates that run around as Waffen SS, they take it proper serious, they've been in Fury and stuff on the discovery channel, the kit is very expensive aswell, they've always been nutters, ex Airborne maniacs.

Northern Sold 9:36 Mon Jun 15
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Had a good pipe did old Blucher...




Duke of Wellington: [referring to his army] I don't know what they'll do to the enemy; but, by God, they frighten me.

bruuuno 9:37 Mon Jun 15
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Text a frog girl I'm seeing wishing her happy Waterloo day....
Being French she will not see the funny side

Northern Sold 9:37 Mon Jun 15
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Was in the sealed knott with me Mum and me step Dad at the time... couple of years we done it... was about 9 years old... good laugh... my first taste of scrumpy cider

Toe Rag 9:40 Mon Jun 15
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I like the quote by Wellington whilst at a ball in Vienna in 1814, apparently the French officers present all turned their backs on him. A woman present apologised to him for their rudeness to which he is said to have replied "I have seen their backs before Madam"

Ha ha ha, good old Nosey!

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