To: ProtectOurFreedom
Time for “a whiff of the grape.”
7 posted on
05/31/2020 11:31:56 AM PDT by
taxcontrol
(Stupid should hurt - Dad's wisdom)
To: taxcontrol
“whiff of the grape?”
Grapeshot was a form of ammunition from a cannon in Napoleonic times, and it is a quote from Napoleon describing how he dispersed crowds with cannon fire. He fired grapeshot into the crowd, and so a “whiff of grapeshot” refers to that incident.
22 posted on
05/31/2020 11:43:25 AM PDT by
Grampa Dave
( If the reason you're wearing a mask is to protect me, stay at home. If you are sick, stay at home)
To: taxcontrol
Nice historical reference. It’s LONG overdue.
To: taxcontrol
Good analogy. However, Napoleon was not the best example to site. He too was a loser. Lol!
49 posted on
05/31/2020 12:04:56 PM PDT by
Afterguard
(Deplorable me!)
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