Rostrum's Napoleon gag

Michael Andre-Driussi · 16 Oct 2002, 16:58 · from urth-v0210.mbox · original

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From: Michael Andre-Driussi <mantis at siriusfiction.com>
Subject: (urth) Rostrum's Napoleon gag
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:58:01 -0700
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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.)

=3Dmantis=3D



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