Napoleonic Trivia #44 (1 Viewer)
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trooper
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What was the French nickname given to Napoléon by his schoolmates when he was at the military school of Brienne?
La paille au nez. Trooper
Napoleon1er
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La paille au nez. I know this, but I don't know why it was....
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I can't believ Trooper beat me to it! I think it took me 60 seconds to post, and in that time, trooper got it! I'm impressed.....
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Fastest Google in the West, pardner. Trooper
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Beat you by a short nez!
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'Dems fitin' wrds pardner! I's a-been-a think'n, an' as moderater is ma witness, I challenge you, Trooper, to a good ol' fashioned Google-off! I pur-pose that Johnnybach here posts a trivia thread at high noon Texas time, on Tuesday, (1:00pm for me) (6:00 pm for you), and we see who can answer it fastest! Maybe it should also be sumthin neither of us know 'bout (maybe medieval, Ancient), so we HAVE to 'oogle it. If ya accept (ya too JB) than post here.
Good luck,
Fastest 'oogler in Whip City (nickname for Sringfield),
Sandor
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"La paille au nez" (the straw in the nose) is the right answer. Bravo Trooper!
For those of you who wonder why? Here is the answer:
When Napoléon was telling his name "Napoleone" (before he converted it to French spelling) with his Corsican accent; to his French schoolmates it sounded like "Napoillioné" which is close in pronunciation to "La paille aux nez" therefore that nickname. Voilà !