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spy rule (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 11 months ago by sunnie@sopuli.xyz to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 37 points 11 months ago

Ironically John French was known for his hatred of the french... even more so than the Germans he was facing in WWI

[-] Adi2121@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago

A true Englishman

[-] grimdeter@lemmy.ml 26 points 11 months ago

Who knew that next JoJo will be french

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 19 points 11 months ago

The formatting has been altered. Original

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

I was thinking that this must be WW1 based on the names but only situation I could come up for the French being on both sides would've been some Vichy shit

[-] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 15 points 11 months ago

Master of disguise: Johnny English

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

Fernand de Langle de Cary

I choose to believe that Langle is a corruption of L'Angle, which itself is derived from a phrase meaning "The English". I will neither be taking nor leaving questions.