• cfgaussian
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    10 months ago

    I’d say they’ve been sort of a running gag since 1815.

    • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]@hexbear.net
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      I’d say 1849. Napoleon III was just a parody of Napoleon.

      Napoleon: Frenchman with an italian accent

      Napoleon III: Frenchman with a swiss accent

      Napoleon: Leads 50,000 professional soldiers to Egypt, many of whom die to attrition and assaults cities, then quietly sails back to France.

      Napoleon III: Leads 50 dudes to France, whom immediately surrender upon meeting actual soldiers, then quietly walks back to Switzerland.

      Napoleon: Returns from exile on a desolate rock, entire army defects to him

      Napoleon III: Returns from exile in England. Is arrested by customs agents at Boulogne.

      Napoleon: News of his return causes all of europe to band together to stop him.

      Napoleon III: News of his return is widely mocked.

      Napoleon: Leads coup with popular support

      Napoleon III: Gets elected because people see “Napoleon” on the ballot.

      Napoleon: Makes brother king of Spanish America. Independence movements ensue.

      Napoleon III: Makes some german guy king of Mexico. Leaves, guy is immediately executed.

      Napoleon: Wins 5 coalition wars, abolishes the Holy Roman Empire.

      Napoleon III: Gets wrecked by Germany.

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        Napoleon III, His disastrous life is a comedy, I don’t know why no one has ever made a film for the masses.