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CaptainRat
Apr 18, 2003

It seems the secret to your success is a combination of boundless energy and enthusiastic insolence...

Siivola posted:

Oh, and the word "grognard" means "grumbler" in French. Napoleon's elite Old Guard had the priviledge of being allowed to complain freely, and their grenadiers were called "les Grognards" because they would not stop kvetching.

I was unaware of this particular part of the origin of the word, and now I have a mental image of Statler and Waldorf as Napoleonic grenadiers and it's the greatest thing.

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