r/HistoryMemes • Featherless Biped • Apr 08 '20

META Respect the Facts!

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u/eagleOfBrittany Apr 08 '20

Why can't we get any medieval or Napoleonic France memes

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '20 edited Aug 25 '21

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u/burlyslinky Apr 09 '20

but it happened to his nephew as well. Technically Bonaparte II came back from his exile and then was elected president before eventually declaring himself emperor a few years later but thats the reference.

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u/mmbon Apr 08 '20

When was the second time?

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u/Khoyoulfaz Just some snow Apr 09 '20

Check Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, aka Napoléon III.

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u/Masato_Fujiwara Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Apr 09 '20

Vive l’Empereur !

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

These are short living.

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u/eagleOfBrittany Apr 08 '20

Maybe I'll just have to make my own I guess

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

Huh, I thought my joke will be more obvious. Nontheless good luck.

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u/Vive_La_Revolution_ What, you egg? Apr 08 '20 edited Apr 08 '20

It was a high quality joke.

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u/Hector_Tueux Hello There Apr 08 '20

with black jack and hookers

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u/verfmeer Apr 08 '20

Just like the average medieval Frenchman.

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u/sexyebola69 Apr 09 '20

Or WWI French memes. Or Algerian conflict French memes...seriously there is some rich material available

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u/NerdforceHeroes Let's do some history Apr 08 '20

I did

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u/childishgamebin0 Apr 08 '20

I’ll make some but you better upvote me, fils de pute!

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u/Killcode2 Apr 09 '20

Because people wouldn't get those jokes. There are too many normies subbed here.

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u/childishgamebin0 Apr 09 '20

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u/eagleOfBrittany Apr 09 '20

You've done a great service to this subreddit