# Rostrum's Napoleon gag

*The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 16 Oct 2002*

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### Michael Andre-Driussi
*16 Oct 2002, 16:58*

>> Rostrum quoted blattid and wrote:
>> So ... what does this say about Den?

> That he was the sort of youth who was a pedantic know-it-all and people
> would get offended because they thought he was smarting off?
> 
> "Why did Napoleon keep his hand in his vest?"
> 
> "Gee, I don't know."
> 
> "Well, actually he didn't..."
> 
> (eyes roll)

LOL!  Very convincing!  Deserving of Special Award!

(And here I was wondering if the hand in question was a left hand, noodling
on that flimsy angle.)

=mantis=

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