OK, here we go again. This is a well known item in Hampshire. Go Go Go!
Health and safety was very poor in 1805. I don't expect someone had put out a 'Caution wet floor' bollard.
I don't think it was in Hampshire when he fell so you are cheating Brian, but is it the Victory?
No, it didn't happen when the boat was parked in the Portsmouth dockyard Daniel. But the plaque is on the deck of Nelsons flagship 'Victory.'
I wonder if it was called 'Victory before the battle of Trafalgar?
What if we lost? Would it be called: 'The loser?'
Brian Wrote:I wonder if it was called 'Victory before the battle of Trafalgar?
What if we lost? Would it be called: 'The loser?'
Non, ce s'appellerait 'le perdant'
Hey, don't talk to me in any of that foreign rubbish.........impressive but totally unreadable to me!!
It means something like 'no, this would call itself the loser'. That may not be quite right as I only learnt French at school and the grammar in that sentence does not make sense to me.
In peace time, countries behave in a civilised manner and armies are full of soldiers.
In a war, the soldiers on both sides become conscripts. All fight for a cause that they believe to be just.
After a war, the conscripts of the victorious side become war heroes. They get to write history from their point of view and force it on the losing side. The conscripts of the losing side become war criminals.
Thanks Della, I'll remember that and possibly use it one day but I can't imagine why or when haha!
It's all dutch to me. The joke is that if we had lost we would all be speaking French....
Daniel, funny! I suppose everyone has seen the joke about H & S regs and what would have happened if Trafalgar happened today?
If not I'll post it, unless its maybe already on this forum?